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Church of Scientology Representative Delivers Address at the United Nations

26 Jun 2019
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Liza Kay

Beth Akiyama Director of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Officer in Washington, D.C., delivered the final message of the morning 16th annual Human Rights Summit of Youth for Human Rights...

UN Warned of Religious Animosity by Vatican Official

06 Mar 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic does not like “freedom from religion” phrase. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, a Vatican observer to the UN agencies located in Geneva, has told the United Nations Human Rights...

Danish Man Arrested in Raid on Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall

30 May 2017
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Alison Lesley

A month after Russia's Supreme Court labeled Jehovah's Witnesses as being an 'extremist' group, a series of raids by the FSB has threatened the existence of the community in the country. , despite...

Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses Increases in Soviet Nations

04 May 2017
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Derek Welch

Jehovah's Witness sentenced to five years in prison. The freedom to practice any religion and to believe in any faith is a human right that is not recognized by all countries in the world. The past...