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German Scientologist Wins Unlawful Dismissal Case from Munich Art Museum

19 Apr 2019
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Nathan Glover

Museum agreed to compensate him with a €110,000 severance and a pension A case filed by a German Scientologist, fired two years ago from his position at the Haus Der Kunst Museum in Munich, has come...

Place of Worship Violence Continues, This Time, At A Church of Scientology

28 Mar 2019
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Gary Nguyen

Man Wielding Samurai Sword Attacks Scientology Church in Inglewood In the latest incident in violence against churches and places of worship, a Samurai sword wielding man burst inside the Scientology...

Russia Confiscates $30.4 Million Property From Jehovah’s Witnesses

06 Mar 2019
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Gary Nguyen

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, the Russian federation has officially...

Jehovah’s Witnesses to Appeal Dennis Christensen’s Guilty Verdict in Russia

06 Feb 2019
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Liza Kay

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 prison in Russia...

Religious Hate Crimes on the Rise in England and Wales

18 Oct 2018
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Gary Nguyen

People Targeted are Mostly Thought to Be Muslim and Jewish Data released by Home Office of the UK Government showed a sharp increase in hate crimes in both England and Wales. Both English police and Welsh...

Russian Government Criticizes Putin for Treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses

22 Jun 2018
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Derek Welch

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 the actions of their government’s...

Christian-Only Town Must Now Allow Non-Christians to Buy Homes

17 May 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Bay View Association violates Federal Fair Housing laws as the town is not exempt from any fair housing laws. The community is affiliated with United Methodist Church. Bay View was established...

Russia Violates Its Own Laws to Persecute Jehovah’s Witnesses

26 Apr 2018
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Alison Lesley

Russian Government's persecution of Jehovah's witnesses escalated in lead up to one year anniversary of ban. In a continued act of bitter irony, the Russian government is violating laws it created...

New Jersey’s First Sikh Mayor Target of Discrimination

25 Feb 2018
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Derek Welch

Ravi Bhalla Reveals He has Received Death Threats The Mayor of Hoboken, Ravi Bhalla, has revealed that death threats were issued to him. The threats targeted his family as well. Bhalla is only three...