Europe ruling supports public religious practice
THE European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that people unable
to practise their religion in public may be regarded as subject to
persecution and thus be eligible for asylum in the European
Union.
The decision, published on 5 September, rejects a suggestion by
the German authorities that, in assessing claims of religious
persecution, a distinction could be made between "core areas" of
religious freedom and its external manifestation. Such a
distinction, the judgment reads, ...
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