“Today, the court has decided that certain thoughts, silent thoughts, can be illegal in the United Kingdom”, Adam Smith-Connor said after the court ruling.

The lives and health of the 11 pastors and ministry leaders imprisoned on questionable legal grounds must be safeguarded, the body says.

“In any democracy with a respect for religious freedom, all should be allowed to pray in the privacy of their own minds”, says the defence. Trial is set for November.

Speakers agreed that instead of regulating the practice of surrogacy in the European Union, efforts should be made to highlight that surrogacy means, in essence, the commodification of children.

France, Spain, Germany and Ukraine are mentioned in the 2023 USCIRF report, which was criticised  for its way of addressing the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The director of the March For Life UK was arrested again near an abortion facility, 3 weeks after being acquitted for the same incident.

The Finnish parliamentarian to be tried on 24 January for expressing her biblical convictions about homosexuality hopes her case will encourage other Christians to openly speak about their faith.

The document was published only two days after a similar blacklist in Argentina. Targeted groups include the European Christian Political Movement and ADF.

The European Christian Political Movement adds pressure to the Bulgarian government. Christians across Bulgaria have been praying and protesting for the last four weeks.

Abortion rates for prenatal diagnoses of Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal abnormality, are high: nearly 100 per cent in Iceland, 98 per cent in Denmark, and 90 per cent in the United Kingdom.

The majority of the political parties voted in favour of the Bill that could endanger religious freedom. The ruling Conservatives (PP) confirmed their abstention.

ADF International warns the proposed law would endanger fundamental freedoms: “We strongly encourage the Spanish Parliament to reject the bill”.