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16 Apr 2011

Landmark religious freedom case victory in Russia

A Jehovah's Witness on trial in Siberia has been found innocent of charges of "inciting religious hatred and enmity," in a key religious freedom case.
8 Mar 2011

Turkish Protestants still face 'long path' to religious freedom

Turkey's Christian churches still face severe hardships, despite recent pledges by the government to improve protection of religious rights.
24 Feb 2011

Indonesia must commit to freedom of religion, says Amnesty

Amnesty has urged the Indonesian government to repeat its commitment to protecting freedom of religion in the face of militant intolerance.
14 Oct 2010

Churches prioritise peace, migrants' rights, religious freedom and development

Peace, migrants' rights, freedom of religion, security and development are the four priority themes adopted by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs.
17 Jul 2008

Madrid inter-faith summit highlights global problems and possibilities

The scale of the challenge and the glimmer of new possibilities in interreligious understnading is on display at the 16-18 July international interfaith conference convened in Madrid by the Muslim World League.
16 Apr 2008

Power to which people, exactly?

Britain counts itself as a mature democracy. But what really guarantees freedom and fairness, asks Simon Barrow, and how does the church relate to the will of the people in wider society?
17 Mar 2008

Plea for recognition of Orthodox Christians in China

The new Orthodox metropolitan of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia says his priorities include dealing with the Chinese government to bring about the proper recognition of Orthodox Christians in mainland China.
11 Mar 2008

Violence in Indian state is partly fuelled by religious intolerance

Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India.
7 Feb 2008

Malaysian Christians upset over seizure of Bibles

The seizure by Malaysian customs officials of 32 English-language Bibles from a Christian woman who was bringing them into the country for a study group has prompted an outcry from Christians in the Muslim-majority country.
16 Nov 2007

Protests at Turkish damage to historic Orthodox monastery

A world church leader has responded with "strong disappointment and shock" to what he says is the unlawful recent destruction of an historic Orthodox Christian Church by eight officials of a local Ministry of Forestry in Turkey.

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