Islam
The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review
Oppression isn’t just striking Muslims The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued its latest report about religious freedom in the United States, and…
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Islam
Religion News
Russia Convicts Another Jehovah’s Witness of Extremism
This is the second conviction in the country Sergei Skrynnikov, a Jehovah’s Witness, was found complicit in participating in extremist organizational activities. The April 1, 2019…
Christianity
Russia Confiscates $30.4 Million Property From Jehovah’s Witnesses
The seizure of the administrative building is the latest in a series of confiscations of the religion’s properties. Based on official documentation dated March 1, 2019,…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witnesses to Appeal Dennis Christensen’s Guilty Verdict in Russia
After 20 months in pretrial custody, Christensen was sentenced to 6 years’ jail time. A Danish Jehovah’s Witness, Dennis Christensen, was sentenced to six years in…
Agnosticism
LA Faith Coalition to Hold Emergency Press Conference Demanding Disney CEO Bob Iger End Anti-Religious Hate on A&E Networks
Religious leaders will gather in front of Disney offices to “end anti-religious hate.” World Religion News received an email overnight from Los Angeles Faith Coalition about…
Celebrity
Revered Christian Reverend writes Disney in the defense of Scientology
Scientology’s ‘STAND’ group and AME minster Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray ask Disney head Bob Iger to take action against incendiary programming. In November 2018, the…
Christianity
Arson Attacks Target Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls in Washington State
A $36,000 cash reward has been announced by law enforcement authorities. Both Washington State police and federal authorities have begun to investigate a series of violent…
Buddhism
Russia Continues Crackdown on Buddhist Stupa
The Enlightenment stupa faces an uncertain future in Russia The Russian Federation is under fire for their treatment of religions within their borders. One of the…
Christianity
USCIRF Vice Chair is Adopting Jehovah’s Witness and Scientologist Religious Prisoners in Russia
Russia regards non-traditional religious denominations as criminal organizations The Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Kristina Arriaga, announced on September 26 her…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witnesses Will Now Be Exempt from Military Service Act in South Korea
Constitutional Court Allows Jehovah’s Witnesses To Avoid Military Service A momentous change has occurred in South Korea. The South Korean Constitutional Court has ruled that a…
Christianity
South Korea May Stop Jailing Jehovah’s Witnesses
Constitutional Court Could Overturn Law on Refusing Military Service South Korea’s Constitutional Court is potentially making a historic change. The court will rule on whether a…
Christianity
Russian Government Criticizes Putin for Treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Presidential Council For Civil Society and Human Rights Calls Out Religious Discrimination In a surprising move, a branch of the Russian government has called out…