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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Religious Freedom</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/743</link> <description>Feeds > By taxonomy term</description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Indonesia: Monitor Trials of Deadly Attack on Religious Minority</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/indonesia-monitor-trials-deadly-attack-religious-minority</link> <description>(New York) - Indonesia's Judiciary Commission should monitor the trials of those charged in the deadly February 2011 attacks on the Ahmadiyah community in western Java, Human Rights Watch said in a <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/99903">letter</a> to the Judiciary Commission released today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/indonesia-monitor-trials-deadly-attack-religious-minority">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/anti-ahmadiyah-violence">anti-Ahmadiyah violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/cikeusik">Cikeusik</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indoniesa">Indoniesa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:37 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99907 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia: Letter to Judiciary Commission regarding Ahmadiyah trials </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/indonesia-letter-judiciary-commission-regarding-ahmadiyah-trials</link> <description>June 16, 2011 Prof. Dr. Eman Suparman Chairman Judiciary Commission of the Republic of Indonesia Jl. Kramat Raya 57 Jakarta &#160; Via facsimile: +62 21 3906215 Via email: kyri@komisiyudisial.go.id Re: Monitoring Trials at Serang District Court <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/indonesia-letter-judiciary-commission-regarding-ahmadiyah-trials">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ahmadiyah">Ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/cikeusik">Cikeusik</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/serang-district-court">Serang district court</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:35 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99903 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan: Forced Returns to Uzbekistan Illegal</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/10/kazakhstan-forced-returns-uzbekistan-illegal</link> <description>(Astana) - The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/10/kazakhstan-forced-returns-uzbekistan-illegal">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/forced-expulsions">Forced Expulsions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</category> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99693 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia: Ensure Security in Religious Killings Trial</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/19/indonesia-ensure-security-religious-killings-trial</link> <description>UPDATE: The opening of the trial has now been postponed to April 26. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/19/indonesia-ensure-security-religious-killings-trial">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ahmadiyah">Ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/attacks-against-ahmadiyah">attacks against ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:02:34 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98293 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia Risks Taking Pakistan's Path to Intolerance</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/18/indonesia-risks-taking-pakistans-path-intolerance</link> <description>Were a hundred Indonesians to die in a suicide bombing, one would expect Indonesian politicians, political parties and religious groups to condemn it no matter who the victims were. But when such an attack occurred last year in Pakistan, silence ruled the day. The one political leader who spoke out was the target of vitriol from religious parties and groups. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/18/indonesia-risks-taking-pakistans-path-intolerance">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ahmadiyah-attacks">Ahmadiyah attacks</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/attacks-against-ahmadiyah">attacks against ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/pakistan">pakistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-persecution">Religious Persecution</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-tolerance">religious tolerance</category> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:46:13 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ali Dayan Hasan</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98191 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Malaysia: Drop Charges Against Indian Activists</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/01/malaysia-drop-charges-against-indian-activists</link> <description>(New York) - The Malaysian government should drop politically motivated charges against 52 members of an ethnic Indian organization before their trials start on April 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The 52 are charged with &quot;belonging to an unlawful society.&quot; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/01/malaysia-drop-charges-against-indian-activists">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/hindraf">Hindraf</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/malasia">Malasia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:58:47 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97742 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/30/vietnam-montagnards-harshly-persecuted</link> <description>(Bangkok) - The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country's Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/30/vietnam-montagnards-harshly-persecuted">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/montagnard">Montagnard</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/vietnam">Vietnam</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/vietnam">vietnam</category> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:57:58 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97656 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Montagnard Christians in Vietnam</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/03/30/montagnard-christians-vietnam-0</link> <description>This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweeps to root out Montagnards in hiding. It details how the authorities have dissolved house church gatherings, orchestrated coerced renunciations of faith, and sealed off the border to prevent asylum seekers from fleeing to Cambodia. </description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/report">Report</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/vietnam">Vietnam</category> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:27:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97632 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/15/indonesia-revoke-provincial-decrees-ban-faith</link> <description>President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch repeated its call for the president to revoke the national anti-Ahmadiyah 2008 decree, which bars public propagation of the Ahmadiyah faith. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/15/indonesia-revoke-provincial-decrees-ban-faith">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ahmadiyah">Ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ban">Ban</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religion">Religion</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:12:03 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97341 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia: For Ahmadiyah, the Official Line Kills</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/24/indonesia-ahmadiyah-official-line-kills</link> <description>Last July, violence erupted when municipal police and hundreds of people organized by militant Islamist groups tried to break into an Ahmadiyah mosque in Manis Lor village, West Java.聽 <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/24/indonesia-ahmadiyah-official-line-kills">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ahmadiyah">Ahmadiyah</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/religious-persecution">Religious Persecution</category> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:55:36 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Elaine Pearson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">96784 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>