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Statement by Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on Catholic Magazines – Another Step Toward Discrimination Against People of Faith On March 14, a press briefing was held with the participation of Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz1. The briefing concerned the recently published list of magazines that will receive funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. During the briefing, […]

Pilgrimage and Religious Freedom: Integration and Tensions Pilgrimage as a unique form of movement—both physical and spiritual—symbolizes a journey toward the source of values, order, the search for meaning, and the integration of a community in spiritual unity. In this sense, pilgrimages often unite local communities, strengthen social bonds, and constitute an affirmation of religious […]

Religious Freedom Lab in the Croatian Parliament: „Europe Sees a Rise in Hate Crimes Against People of Faith” Although it was expected that Europe would move in a unified direction regarding the protection and respect for religious freedom, it appears to be heading in a different, undesirable direction. This could be one of the conclusions […]

Religious Holidays and Ideological Neutrality Long before Christmas, long before Advent, and recently even before All Saints' Day celebrated on November 1st, holiday decorations referencing Christmas began appearing in many stores. They typically disappear quickly once the gift-buying season is over, thus revealing their commercial character, which we have probably already grown accustomed to and […]

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief On 22 August, the agendas of many countries and international organizations remind us of the victims of violence motivated by religion or belief. This day is observed as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion […]

Germany. Controversy over the decision regarding muezzins singing The call of the muezzins to Friday prayers will be heard over the speakers at the central mosque of the DITIB (Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs) association in Cologne. This is the result of a decision made by the High Mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker, in early […]

China - Apple forced to remove Quran and Bible from China’s App Store Apple Inc. Has removed two apps from the China’s App Store: Quran Majeed and Olive Tree Bible App. Quran Majeed is produced by Pakistan Data Management Services and has over 35 million users globally including 1 million users in China. Firma Olive […]

Chile. The new Constitution must guarantee the religious freedom In Chile, work on a new Constitution is currently underway; Among other things, Chileans fight, for equality of all before the law and access to education. About the need to introduce provisions on freedom of access to education, freedom of teaching and freedom of religion spoke […]

Religious persecution rises in Spain The Spanish Constitution guarantees religious freedom and prohibits discriminatory behavior on the basis of religion, but, as Observatory for Religious Freedom report (OLRC) shows, in 2020, compared to 2019, attacks on religious freedom increased by 37%. 174 cases, or 66% of all attacks was aimed at Christians, including 158 specifically at […]

Pakistan – religious leaders reject law protecting religious minorities The Pakistani constitution of 1973 grants in theory the same status to all citizens, but systemic discrimination and forced conversion to Islam continues. In August 2019 already, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs, with representatives of other religious minorities in Pakistan, prepared a declaration in which they ask, […]