Tag: Freedom of Religion
Long Arm of Russian Law Reaches Obscure Siberian Church
The arrest of the leader of a small religious group reveals that Russian repression reaches even to the depths of the Siberian forest.
Archaeologists Uncover Decapitated Bodies From Roman Britain
Technological advances, including DNA and tooth enamel analyses, allowed researchers to form new conclusions about capital punishment under Roman rule.
Quebec’s Ban on Public Religious Symbols Largely Upheld
The ruling exempts English-speaking schools and effectively allows provincial legislators to wear turbans or head scarves, but it angered civil liberties advocates as discriminatory.
State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms
Even as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken similarly condemned abuses and oppression from China to Syria to Venezuela, he overturned aspects of the Trump administration’s human rights agenda.
Indonesia Says Schools Can’t Make Girls Wear Head Scarves
The decree, which applies to public schools in the Muslim-majority country, came after a Christian father confronted an official at his daughter’s school.
An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France
Nicolas Cadène sees the failings of France’s secular model even as he upholds it.
France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘a Trap’
Once denounced by French leaders, the images are now defended across the political spectrum, widening a divide with Muslim nations and leaving many French Muslims alienated.
Vatican Extends Deal With China Over Appointment of Bishops
The agreement calls for China to formally recognize the pope’s authority within the church, while the Vatican in turn recognized the legitimacy of bishops previously appointed by Beijing.
Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River
Once a vast prison ground for political exiles, the banks of the Ket River are now home to a range of solitary settlements.