Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:53
Netherlands: Calvinists refuse vaccines and social distancing
In the Netherlands, Protestants make up around 16 percent of the population. A small group of traditional Calvinists are opposed to vaccination and social distancing. Most of these believers, who live in a region known as…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:37
Finland: Christian MP could face prison
Former government minister and current MP Päivi Räsänen is charged over her tweet about homosexuality, when she posted a picture of her Bible open at Romans 1:24-27 which describes homosexuality as 'shameful'. In the post she…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:34
France / Norway: Covid passports
France’s parliament has given the green light for so-called Covid ‘health passes’ which people will have to carry when attending crowded events and venues. Some MPs have said it may lead to discrimination. The law committee…
Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:44
Europe: Indian Covid variant in seven countries
The Covid variant behind a devastating surge of infections and deaths in India has been detected in many European nations. Data obtained from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control showed that the B.1.617 variant…
Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:41
Russia: Navalny dissolves political network
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s political network is disbanded ahead of court rulings declaring it an ‘extremist’ organisation. A Moscow court is expected to ban the network’s crowdfunded work, which would put members and supporters at…
Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:12
UK, Germany, France: grave concern over Iran enrichment
The governments of the UK, Germany and France have expressed ‘grave concern’ over Iran’s move to boost uranium enrichment to 60% in response to what Tehran says was an attack by Israel against its key nuclear…