“Decontaminate” Europe? New Anti-Hate Report Describes Pro-Life and Child-Protection Advocates as a “Viral Load” Introduction The launch of The Hate Review at the European Parliament on 12 October 2026 marks an urgent…
The Price of Unyielding Faith: How Japan’s War on Conscience Threatens Global Democracy There are books written to document history, and there are rare, transformative texts that force the international community to…
Why Estonia’s dispute with the Orthodox Church concerns the whole of Europe By Dr. Ján Figeľ, President of FOREF Europe First published in The European Times Editor’s Note FOREF Europe publishes this…
What Europe’s history of antisemitism teaches us about religious freedom today FOREF Europe Commentary Freedom of religion or belief is not really tested when we defend communities that society respects. It is…
Four Years of Impunity: The Murder of Deborah Samuel Yakubu and Nigeria’s Unanswered Case on Blasphemy Violence FOREF EUROPE -Vienna, 22 August 2026 – Lord David Alton, the EU’s first Special Envoy…
Viktor Orbán’s Government Stripped More Than 300 Religious Communities of Their Rights Vienna, April 29, 2026 (FOREF) -When observers catalogue Hungary’s democratic backsliding under Viktor Orbán, a familiar list appears: captured media,…
News Alert: Escalating State Pressure on the Armenian Apostolic Church – A Threat to Religious Freedom in the World’s First Christian Nation February 3, 2026 | FOREF Europe – Forum for Religious…
Wenn Narrative Recht ersetzen: Medienmacht und der heikle Balanceakt des Rechtsstaats Ein exklusives Gespräch über die wachsende Rolle medialer Narrative für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfreiheit in Deutschland Wien, 12. Januar 2026 – FOREF…
Persecution Against Religion is News No.1—and Censored The press is democracy’s watchdog. When it becomes the pet of anti-religious power, democracy dies. By Marco Respinti* *A paper presented at the hybrid conference…
A Dangerous Precedent: Japan’s Assault on Religious Freedom and Its Global Fallout Peter Zoehrer, Journalist and Executive Director of FOREF Europe, delivered this address at the CESNUR 25 Conference in Cape Town,…
CESNUR 2025 — Charting a Global Future for Religious Pluralism Uniting History, Indigenous Faiths and New Spiritual Movements on the Shores of Cape Town, South Africa By Peter Zoehrer, FOREF Europe Date:…
Freedom of Religion Is the Litmus Test of Democracy — Japan Must Not Fail It By Jan Figeľ, Former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, President of FOREF Europe.…