Tag: religious freedom
Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
India has a long history of communal violence and authorities have shut down internet connections and imposed a curfew in the city
Christian rights group claims China heightens control over state-sanctioned Churches
China's state-sanctioned religious bodies issued a joint initiative "advocating frugality and abstaining from extravagance"
Protestant family of 13 in Vietnam expelled from village for religious...
At least one child was reportedly denied a birth certificate because the parents refused to renounce Protestantism
Indian Sikh leader calls for countering conversion to Christianity
“Churches and mosques are being built in large numbers in the villages of Punjab, which is worrisome for us”
Vietnam’s religious groups face state persecution, church leaders say
Vague laws allow the government to undermine a constitutional commitment to religious freedom
US report on international religious freedom cites genocides in China and...
The report singles out the two countries for their repression of mostly Muslim Uyghurs and Rohingya
Chinese Christians find it harder to get passports amid pandemic travel...
An overseas education consultant said the cases had emerged in Zhejiang's Wenzhou city as well as other locations in the region
Cardinal Zen set to appear in Hong Kong court next week
Cardinal Zen was arrested May 11 under China’s national security law with at least four others for his role as a trustee of a relief fund
US religious freedom group tags India as ‘country of particular concern’
India has always rejected the reports, saying international groups have no business interfering in the country’s internal affairs
Indonesia urged to review blasphemy article in draft Criminal Code
Civil society and human rights groups said the existence of the blasphemy article is “very worrying” in Indonesia
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