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The 2025 CESNUR Conference

Co-organized by:
Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR)
African Hidden Voices
African Forum for Religious and Spirituality Liberty (AFRSL)
International Society for the Study of New Religions

SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION, AND NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa, 14–19 November 2025
CTICC-2 (Cape Town International Convention Center 2)
Corner of Heerengracht & Rua Bartholomeu Dias, Foreshore, Cape Town

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2025-12-05 Rapporti Stato-Confessioni religiose

 

World Uyghur Congress and Don’t Fund Russian Army file lawsuit against Huawei, Hikvision and Dahua before Spain’s National Court

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Ukrainian civic initiative Don’t Fund the Russian Army (DFRA) have filed a criminal complaint to Spain’s National Court against Huawei Technologies, Hikvision Digital Technology, Zhejiang Dahua Technology and their Spanish subsidiaries. Prepared in collaboration with a Barcelona-based law firm, the complaint requests that Spanish authorities investigate potential corporate complicity in serious international crimes under Spain’s universal jurisdiction framework.

Good news for religious freedom from the Czech Republic

By Massimo Introvigne — The Czech Ministry of Culture has announced it will not proceed with administrative dissolution proceedings against the local Religious Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The announcement comes after months of scrutiny, public debate, and a flood of documentation submitted by the Witnesses, culminating in what can only be described as a resounding victory for freedom of belief.

'A sign of hope': Churches destroyed by the Islamic State reopen in Iraq

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor — Two historic churches in Mosul, Iraq, have officially reopened after years of restoration, nearly a decade after their destruction during the Islamic State's occupation. The reconsecration ceremonies marked a rare moment of revival for the region's dwindling Christian population.

On Wednesday, local residents, clergy and international officials gathered to inaugurate the Church of Saint Thomas, a Syriac Orthodox site dating to the seventh century, and the Chaldean Catholic Church of Al-Tahira, also known as "The Immaculate."

USCIRF Condemns Detention of Church Leaders in China

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its detention of Christian pastors across China.

On Oct. 10, Chinese authorities detained Pastor Mingri Jin and 30 other congregation leaders of Zion Church, one of the largest underground churches in China. This is just one of many recent events that have prompted USCIRF to issue this statement.

World Uyghur Congress and Don’t Fund Russian Army file lawsuit against Huawei, Hikvision and Dahua before Spain’s National Court

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Ukrainian civic initiative Don’t Fund the Russian Army (DFRA) have filed a criminal complaint to Spain’s National Court against Huawei Technologies, Hikvision Digital Technology, Zhejiang Dahua Technology and their Spanish subsidiaries. Prepared in collaboration with a Barcelona-based law firm, the complaint requests that Spanish authorities investigate potential corporate complicity in serious international crimes under Spain’s universal jurisdiction framework.

Good news for religious freedom from the Czech Republic

By Massimo Introvigne — The Czech Ministry of Culture has announced it will not proceed with administrative dissolution proceedings against the local Religious Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The announcement comes after months of scrutiny, public debate, and a flood of documentation submitted by the Witnesses, culminating in what can only be described as a resounding victory for freedom of belief.