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German Federal Court Rules Employers Cannot Discriminate Against Applicants for Religious Attire

Germany’s highest labor court awards €3,500 to a Muslim woman denied a job because of her hijab. In a nation facing persistent anti-Muslim discrimination, the decision marks a landmark victory for religious rights.

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Epstein Fallout Widens as Scrutiny Turns to Tony Ortega’s History Defending Pedophiles

Amid the collapse of careers over even distant ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Tony Ortega’s public contempt for efforts to expose predators set the stage for a lifetime of defending the sexual exploitation of kids.

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UN Lawyer Arielle Silverstein’s Support for Backpage Sex Trafficking Apologist Raises Integrity Questions

As the UN champions global efforts against modern-day slavery, scrutiny is mounting over whether its attorney’s financial support of her husband—who long defended the world’s largest child sex trafficking marketplace—undermines the institution’s human rights mandate.

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Kansas Jury Awards $5 Million to Professor in Religious Discrimination Case

A jury found that, after more than two decades at Emporia State, a tenured professor was unlawfully disciplined and pushed out by his own university for observing long-held religious holidays.

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Veteran Wins Major Civil Rights Verdict Over LAPD Psychiatric Detention

A Los Angeles jury awarded $6.8 million to Army veteran Slade Douglas, after finding police unlawfully seized him and forced him into an unconstitutional mental health hold—based on a false report.

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Largest Ever Anti-Trafficking Operation Rescues More Than 4,400

INTERPOL’s Operation Liberterra III mobilized 14,000 officers in a sweep across brothels, factories and private homes in 119 countries and territories—rescuing thousands and exposing networks that trade weapons alongside human beings.

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Investigation Exposes How a False Media Narrative Cost a Religion Its Legal Status in Japan

New research uncovers how media hysteria and falsehoods led to the denial of religious rights for hundreds of thousands of believers across Japan.

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Australia’s Religious Freedom Debate Splinters as Victoria Inquiry Draws Fire

While a federal royal commission probes rising antisemitism, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into “cults” is being condemned by faith leaders for stigmatizing religions and fueling bigotry.

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How Japan’s Courts Turned a Mother’s Faith into a Crime

A case thrown out by two lower courts was resurrected under a new legal standard that strips minority believers of basic rights.

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Operation Relentless Justice Nets 293 Child Predators While Key Enabler Walks Free

A nationwide FBI operation targets child sexual exploitation, yet the man who defended the world’s largest sex trafficking site escapes accountability.

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Georgia Election Board Settles Transparency Lawsuit, Agrees to End Private Email Use

Transparency advocates score a win as Georgia’s election board settles a public records case, mandating official accounts for all communications and ensuring open access under state law.

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UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Public Authorities for FOIA Failures

Decades-old promises of accountability falter as citizens, journalists and families are left waiting for answers, forcing legal action by the Information Commissioner’s Office.