15 June 2021 | Forum 18
Azerbaijan
Article on the government's failure to fulfil its obligations under international law with respect to freedom of religion and belief
A Strasbourg Court judgment alone "is not enough for justice" (Appeal or News Release, English)
9 June 2021 | Forum 18
Russian Federation
Article on 20 Jehovah's Witnesses and one Muslim who are currently serving prison terms on extremism charges
More jailed after "extremist organisation" trials - list (Appeal or News Release, English)
7 June 2021 | Forum 18
Russian Federation
Khakasiya Republic: 70-year old Jehovah's Witness an her son sentenced to 2 and 6 years in prison respectively on extremism charges
Oldest Jehovah's Witness – and first woman - jailed (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 June 2021 | Forum 18
Ukraine
Luhansk: Authorities denied Catholic priest the return to his parish; religious texts banned as "extremist" and other restrictions of freedom of religion and belief
Luhansk: "The last Mass was in April 2020" (Appeal or News Release, English)
28 May 2021 | Forum 18
Uzbekistan
Samarkand region: Police raid in a mosque; Muslim teacher sentenced to 15 days in prison for teaching a group of boys and men how to read the Koran
Police raid mosque, teacher jailed for 15 days (Appeal or News Release, English)
17 May 2021 | Forum 18
Russian Federation
Amendments to religious law ban individuals considered "extremists" by the authorities from leading or participating in religious groups
Widened ban on "extremists" exercising religious freedom (Appeal or News Release, English)
13 May 2021 | Forum 18
Uzbekistan
Bukhara: Parents reportedly put under pressure by their children's school deputy director not to teach Islam to their children or let girls wear religious clothing
Parents told not to teach Islam to their children (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 May 2021 | Forum 18
Russian Federation
New law requires clergy, missionaries and religious teachers who have studied abroad to undergo re-training and be re-certified by a centralised religious organisation before being allowed to work
How will re-training of foreign-trained clergy be implemented? (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 May 2021 | Forum 18
Turkmenistan
All imprisoned conscientious objectors, all of them Jehovah's Witnesses, amnestied on the occasion of a religious holiday; no Muslims imprisoned for exercising freedom of religion and belief were included in the amnesty
16 conscientious objectors freed, Muslim prisoners of conscience remain (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 April 2021 | Forum 18
Uzbekistan
Shia Muslim fined for having allegedly illegal religious material on his phone; 2 Muslim prisoners of conscience tortured in detention
Shia Muslim fined for having Shia material (Appeal or News Release, English)