31 January 2004 Sri Lanka: Buddhists on warpath Lord Buddha may have stood for peace and benevolence, but his disciples in Sri Lanka are an angry lot. Buddhist... Read more
30 January 2004 Sikh religious bodies appeal to France on turbans Sikh leaders and religious groups from Punjab have asked the French government to review a proposed law banning the wearing... Read more
09 January 2004 Nepalese to spread Osho’s gospel in India Fourteen years after godman Rajneesh aka Osho's death, a Nepalese disciple who spread the movement in this Himalayan kingdom plans... Read more
08 January 2004 Afghanistan: Shia make constitutional gains Shia Muslims, a significant minority in Afghanistan, made important gains in the new constitution passed Sunday at the end of... Read more
07 January 2004 Kyrygyzstan: religious freedom survey In its survey analysis of religious freedom in Kyrgyzstan, Forum 18 News Service notes that both registered and unregistered religious... Read more
18 December 2003 China: when will Beijing’s Orthodox have church? After today's funeral of Beijing's last Orthodox priest, it is still unknown when the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church will have... Read more
17 December 2003 India: VHP launches drive against Christian missionaries and conversions in Chhattisgarh Encouraged by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the assembly poll, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has launched a... Read more
16 December 2003 India: the lost Jews of Mizoram "I am convinced the Mizos are Jews. There are lots of similarities between Israelis and Mizos," said Rabbi Hannock Avizedek,... Read more
06 December 2003 Iraq: women join Shia revival The collapse of the Ba'athist regime has given Shia women a chance to learn about their once-suppressed faith. Read more
01 December 2003 Mongolia: authorities don’t follow neighbours’ exclusion of religious leaders Even though Mongolia's influential neighbours China and Russia have not recently hosted Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso XIV or Pope John... Read more