The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) announced the results of its 2024 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea and a public awareness survey on North Korean human rights at the Franciscan Education Center in Seoul’s Jeong-dong on Jan. 23.

Canada’s highest court will determine if the province of Quebec can enforce a 2019 law banning public officials in authority positions from wearing religious symbols while on duty.

Vietnamese authorities have arrested 71-year-old Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung in Ho Chi Minh City, charging him with spreading “anti-state propaganda.” Officers also detained his son during the same raid but later released him after several hours of interrogation.

The strength displayed by the four returning soldiers held hostage was evident from the moment that Hamas brought them out of the vehicles during the release ceremony on Saturday.