Tag: religious restrictions
Chinese officials restrict number of Uyghurs who can observe Ramadan
For years, officials in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have prohibited Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims from fully observing Ramadan
Christians welcome with caution India’s dismissal of petition to monitor missionaries
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to constitute a monitoring board to monitor the activities of Christian Missionaries in India
Indian lay Catholic leader welcomes court refusal to monitor Christian missionaries
India’s Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking for the establishment of a board to monitor the activities of Christian missionaries
Officials tell Lao Christians to remove videos of attack by authorities,...
Christians in Laos have faced a string of similar assaults and legal moves against them
Catholic school in India bans students wearing hijab in classrooms
The school said the ban was based on a government order and a court decision to ban hijab in all educational institutions in the state
China recruits, trains monitors for online religious content
The online training sessions for would-be "religious content reviewers" include sessions on religious policy and regulation under the Party
Court decision to ban hijab in Indian schools met with mixed...
The court earlier ruled that the wearing of the hijab “does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Court upholds school hijab ban in India’s south
Karnataka's high court ruled that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
China starts processing licenses for online religious activities
Religious groups seeking to hold online activities should first get an Internet Religious Information Service Permit
Street preacher arrested in China’s Yunnan province
The preacher reportedly traveled to Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture for an outreach program with an ethnic minority group
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