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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Anibal Heredia Burgos: Building Bridges Across Puerto Rico
Faith-Based Coordinator Anibal Heredia Burgos on pioneering interfaith collaboration—and why the new Ideal Church of Scientology of Puerto Rico represents a turning point for community impact.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Quebec Laws Target Religious Expression, Push Educators From Classrooms
Teachers are being pushed out of Quebec classrooms for wearing hijabs, turbans and other religious symbols. Civil liberties groups say the province’s escalating secularism laws are targeting faith itself.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Public School District Settles Religious Freedom Lawsuit, Restores Training Access for Students
The agreement between the Chicago Board of Education and Moody Bible Institute resolves a four-month dispute over whether public school programs can impose hiring conditions on faith-based institutions.
HUMAN RIGHTS
California Church Files Federal Suit After Mob Blocks Worshippers and Families During Services
Repeated attacks forced parishioners to abandon services, prompting a lawsuit that highlights escalating threats to houses of worship across the country.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Japan’s Shame: Dissolution of Unification Church Sparks Outrage and Condemnation
A first-of-its-kind ruling in Japan orders the dissolution of a major religious organization, raising urgent questions about the state of religious freedom in modern democracies—and how quickly it can erode.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Federal Jury Awards $667K to Muslim Inmates Pepper-Sprayed by Prison Guards While Praying
A guard with a history of Islamophobic remarks initiated pepper-spraying a group of Muslim men praying at a Missouri state prison. Jurors found First Amendment violations and awarded damages.
HUMAN RIGHTS
USCIRF Annual Report Names Global Religious Freedom Violators, Hungary Among Nations Under Scrutiny
The bipartisan commission details mass persecution worldwide and flags Hungary for targeting the Church of Scientology.
CHURCHES
A Decade On, the Church’s Brussels Victory Still Stands as a Cornerstone of Religious Freedom in Europe
A Belgian court dismissed all charges and condemned the prejudiced investigation behind them—a decision widely viewed as a landmark affirmation of the right to freedom of religion across the continent.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
California Bill Would Make Disrupting Religious Services a Felony
Lawmakers seek stronger legal tools as attacks on houses of worship in California rise, threatening congregants’ ability to worship in peace.
HUMAN RIGHTS
German Federal Court Rules Employers Cannot Discriminate Against Applicants for Religious Attire
Germany’s highest labor court awards €3,500 to a Muslim woman denied a job because of her hijab. In a nation facing persistent anti-Muslim discrimination, the decision marks a landmark victory for religious rights.
