freedom of religion | freedom of religious belief

political rights [ political freedom | civil and political rights(UNBIS) ]

freedom of movement [ freedom to travel | right to freedom of movement | right to move freely ]

freedom of religious beliefs [ freedom of religious worship ]

freedom of assembly and of association

Sakharov Prize | Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Religious professionals

Social and religious professionals

educate religious professionals | religious professional training | instruct religious professionals | train religious professionals

10. Restates its concern regarding the full and effective respect of the right to freedom of religion for all religious minorities in a number of third countries; in this context stresses that freedom of worship is but one aspect of the right to freedom of religion, as the latter includes the freedom to change one’s religion and to also manifest it in teaching, practice and observance, at the individual, collective, private, public and institutional level; in this context it underlines that the public element is central to religious freedom, and that to prevent Christian believers from expressing their faith publicly, while reducing th ...[+++]eir religion to a private phenomenon, gravely violates their right to religious freedom;

18. Reiterates its concern regarding the full and effective respect of the right to freedom of religion for all religious minorities in a number of third countries; in this context stresses that freedom of worship is but one aspect of the right to freedom of religion, as the latter includes the freedom to change one's religion and to also manifest it in teaching, practice and observance at the individual, collective, private, public and institutional level; in this context underlines that the public element is central to religious freedom, and that to prevent Christian believers and others from expressing their faith publicly, while re ...[+++]ducing their religion to a private phenomenon, gravely violates their right to religious freedom;

The freedom of worship is formally recognised, but in reality, it is restricted, for instance, with respect to the choice of place of worship.

The European Union is very concerned at the deterioration in the exercise of freedom of religion or belief, and especially the freedom of worship, in Iran, where the pressure on people belonging to religious minorities has worsened in recent months.