religious communities

Catholic Civil Rights League executive director calls for stronger public, political and police action to protect worshipers in response to an early summer conflagration of anti-Catholic arson, vandalism, threats and…

Montenegrin President Milo Dukanovic refused to approve amendments to a controversial law on religion which has been strongly criticized by ethnic Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox Church.Dukanovic sent the amendments back to parliament…

PODGORICA, Montenegro - The parliament of Montenegro has approved changes to a controversial law on religion that had been heavily criticized by ethnic Serbs and the Serbian Orthodox Church. A total of 41 deputies from the ruling…

On Sunday November 25, more than 3,000 people attended a large rally to defend religious freedom in Sofia (Bulgaria). Many journalists covered this demonstration, compared to the two previous events. Almost all…

Bulgarian evangelical Christians have received support from several international organizations, after the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance warned against drafting a new law on religion that would severely restrict…

Hundreds of ethnic Serbs rallied on the outskirts of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to protest the alleged suppression of religious and other rights of Serbian minorities in neighboring Montenegro. On January 9, demonstrators marched…

BELGRADE - Thousands of people gathered in the Serbian capital to protest the alleged suppression of religious and other rights of Serbian minorities in neighboring countries. The January 8 march to St. Sava's Church in Belgrade was led…

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's parliament on Friday approved a law on religious communities despite street protests and a last-minute attempt in the hemicycle by pro-Serbian opposition MPs to block the vote.By law, religious communities…

A policeman watches over priests and nuns of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Podgorica, Montenegro, in 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE / BORIS PEJOVIC The legislative committee of Montenegro's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill on freedom of…

Bulgarian evangelicals called on international bodies to respond to new legislation that could severely restrict religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities. "The Bulgarian state wrongly takes power…

The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) calls on Christians across Europe to raise their voices in defense of religious freedom in Kazakhstan. According to a letter published by the body representing evangelical…