Should taxpayers’ money in Belgium go to suspicious anti-cults outfits?
HRWF (12.07.2023) – On June 26, the Federal Observatory on Cults (CIAOSN / IACSSO), officially known as the “Center for Information and…
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States must redouble efforts against intolerance based on religion or belief
religion or belief / Urgent debate on "the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent…
Belgium, Is CIAOSN ‘Cults Observatory’ at odds with principles of the European Court of Human Rights?
Learn about the controversy surrounding the concept of "cults" and the legality of identifying them. Discover the conflicting views between the Belgian…
United Religions Initiative: Local Cooperation Brings Peace, Resilience, Restoration
Planting thousands of trees along Malawi’s Lilongwe River; modeling regenerative lifestyles at an eco-village outside Amman, Jordan; banning new oil and gas…
The oppression of minorities in Iran, the Azerbaijani community as a symbol of Iranian tragedy
An international conference entitled "The oppression of Minorities in Iran: The Azeri community as an example "was organised at the European Parliament…
UN Urges Türkiye Not to Deport Persecuted Ahmadi Religious Minority
GENEVA (5 July 2023) – UN human rights experts* asked Turkiye last Tuesday not to deport over 100 members of a persecuted religious minority who…
Russia, A Jehovah’s Witness to serve two years of forced labor
Read about the case of Dmitriy Dolzhikov, a Jehovah's Witness in Russia who was found guilty of extremism and sentenced to forced…
Humanitarian thread and secret diplomacy
By Alexander Soldatov, “Novaya Gazeta” On the occasion of the visit of the Pope’s special envoy to Moscow and Kiev According to…
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: a Muslim teacher who advocated dialogue
I would like to illustrate my point by outlining the contributions to the idea and practice of Muslim-Christian dialogue made by two…
Pope Francis: The Christian does not believe in superstitions, such as magic, cards and horoscopes
“When you don’t understand the word of God, but read horoscopes and consult fortune-tellers, you start to go downhill,” he warned some…