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CONFERENCES AND WEBINAR
LIREC partecipated in the webinar ““The Constructive Role of Religious Minorities on the Path towards Peace and Human Development in the Society and Nation”, organized by by IAPD Europe AND UPF Switzerland
LIREC participated in the webinar organized by CESNUR and HRWF - Tax Justice as Social Justice: The Tai Ji Men Protest in Taiwan
LIREC organizes webinar on USCIRF Report. Freedom of Religion: From the USCIRF Report on Persecutions in Russia to Violations in Europe
LIREC partecipated in the webinar “The source of an ethical society and the role of women”, organized by the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish chapters of the Women´s Federation for World Peace Europe.
LIREC participated in the International Conference “Jehovah’s Witnesses and Their Opponents: Russia, the West, and Beyond”, September 3, 2020.
LIREC participated in the first "Peace Talks" webinar of the series organized by UPF-Italy (with the collaboration of the Women’s Federation for World Peace-Italy). The main theme of the meeting was "The Role of Faith and Spirituality in the Time of the Coronavirus."
On the 18th of June 2019 Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in collaboration with LiREC, held a press conference at the Press room of the Italian Parliament in Rome, concerning the human rights violations faced by women belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan.
On March 5, 2019 the Center for Studies on Freedom of Religion, Belief and Conscience (LIREC) organizes the panel n. 61 at the Annual Conference of the European Academy or Religion. TITLE: Yoga as a way of spirituality, source of well-being and social cohesion, from the East to the West.
The Study Center on Freedom of Religion and Belief (LIREC), as part of its Awareness Project organizes the conference The movements of human potential. Pathways and paths for personal development in secularized society.
Rome, Italy—The beautiful and historic Sala Zuccari was the setting of a UPF celebration of the 2018 UN International Day of Peace. LIREC participated in the conference organized by UPF, titled “The Right to Peace: Italy Bridge of Peace for a Stronger and Stable Europe.”
The Center For Studies LIREC will partecipate to the Jalsa Salana, the Annual Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK. It is a unique three-day event that brings together more than 35,000 participants from over ninety countries.
The Center for Studies LIREC will partecipate in the Interreligious Leadership Conference sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, in Vienna, on the theme “Toward Interdependence and Mutual Prosperity: The Role of Religious Leaders and Parliamentarians”.
On March 6, 2018 the Center for Studies on Freedom of Religion, Belief and Conscience (LIREC) organizes the panel n. 63 at the Annual Conference of the European Academy or Religion. TITLE: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement: "Love for all, Hatred for none". An Islam of peace suppressed and persecuted in the Islamic World.
THE NEW FRONTIERS OF DIALOGUE AND FREEDOM OF BELIEF. Rome, 16 January 2018, 14p.m. – 18p.m.Camera dei Deputati (House of Parliament) - Sala del Refettorio, Via del Seminario, 76 – 00186 Rome, Italy
CESNUR and LIREC, in cooperation with MP Luigi Lacquaniti organize, at the House of Parliament, a press conference on: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN CHINA. A case study of persecution against Christian minorities.
This seminar, organized in co-operation with MP Lacquaniti, will discuss the problems of religious liberty in Russia, a cause of serious concern in Europe. A case in point is the recent "liquidation" of the Jehovah's Witness. In the meantime, Russian authorities have moved against other religious and spiritual movements, with the same accusations of "extremism".
PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS
On Holocaust Remembrance Day it is important to reflect on the stories of the victims. One of these is the story of Simone Arnold‑Liebster, born in 1930, who, together with her parents, belonged to the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
LIREC signed an Appeal: Providence Church: Netflix, Usque Tandem? An International Appeal
Tokyo, March 25, 2025. FFWPU Dissolution Order in Japan: Official Statement
LIREC signed an Appeal: The Transnational Persecution of The Church of Almighty God
LIREC signed a statement on the “Religious liberty crisis in Japan"
SOUTH KOREA. The Shincheonji Paju Case: Open Letter of human rights NGOs to the President of South Korea
Human Rights Violations in Eritrea: Jehovah’s Witnesses Among the Most Affected Minorities
Open Letter to the Commonwealth Secretariat . A Call to Suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth Over Blasphemy Laws and Human Rights Violations
TURKEY. 40 Asylum-seekers in Edirne under threat of an imminent humanitarian crisis. How to prevent such an outcome? Open Letter of 10 human rights NGOs calling on the Turkish authorities and the UN to follow their recommendations
Rome, 30 November 2023. Letter to all members of the French Senate: law proposal against “cultic aberrations”.
Rome, le 30 novembre 2023. Lettre a tous les membres du Sénat Français: proposition de loi contre les «dérives sectaires».
Bomb attack during Jehovah’s Witnesses’ annual event in Kerala: solidarity with victims’ families and congregation.
LIREC supports the Joint letter on The Proposed Freezing of Assets of Religious Corporations the Government Seeks to Dissolve: A Danger for All Faiths in Japan
LIREC wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Kishida : Concern about the dissolution of FFWPU in Japan
LIREC supports the Joint letter on Dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan. The Request for Dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan: A Tragic Violation of Freedom of Religion or Belief
LIREC supports the Joint letter: Freedom of Religion or Belief. Concern About Ill-Founded Accusations of Trafficking in Argentina. A Letter to the Argentinian Authorities.
AGENZIA DIRE - March 16, 2023. Interview with Raffaella Di Marzio, Director of LIREC. Massacre in Hamburg, the expert: "Against Jehova's Witnesses Hate Speech also by Media"
April 9, 2023. Still violence against Jehovah's Witnesses: Bombing in front of a Kingdom Hall
Massacre at a Kingdom Hall in Germany: solidarity and support for the victims and the Christian congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Press release: Nine Ahmadi Muslims Murdered in Brutal Terrorist Attack on Mosque in Burkina Faso
This release concerns a serious case of disinformation against the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification ("Unification Church").
LIREC supports the Joint letter: “Russia – FECRIS – War in Ukraine – UN ECOSOC”
Press Release. Jehovah’s Witnesses take MIVILUDES to court
A serious case of misinformation. Jehovah's Witnesses are not against vaccines. The reference to these individuals’ religious affiliation is very serious and does nothing more than damage the reputation of a minority.
Letter to Mrs Angela Merkel and Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany : All deportations of the Ahmadis from Germany should be stopped.
LIREC Conference at the Italian Parliament: Discussion on the Freedom of Religion and State Security. On November 8, 2021, a conference was held in the New Hall of the Parliamentary Groups of the Chamber of Deputies, organized by Hon. Stefano Ceccanti in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Freedom of Religion, Belief and Conscience.
FECRIS founding association UNADFI formally reported to the French National Court of Audit for alleged gross financial mismanagement and discriminatory activities
LIREC condems violence against Hindu in Bangladesh. Partha dasa, a Krishna's devotee, lost his life during the attacks.
Memorandum To: Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission. Subject: Human Rights: NGOs press VP Josep Borrell to review Pakistan’s GSP+ status.
FECRIS and affiliates: Defamation is in their DNA Defamation cases condemned by European courts in Austria, France, Germany and Spain By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers
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