In 2022, global median scores on the Center’s Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Indexes mirrored 2021. But some ...

Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iran and Nigeria had the highest overall levels of restrictions on religion, among the 25 most ...

Finnish commitment to defending their sovereignty from an imperialistic Russia has long been part of the Finnish psyche, and intrinsic to how the state is run. Since Putin's revanchist mindset ...

In response to drones, many are joking that they'd welcome aliens if it means a break from office commutes and paying bills.

The Russian Orthodox Church is involved in mobilizing soldiers, participating in the "Time of Heroes" program, and ...

Golani, the militant leader who led the stunning insurgency that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years ...

Syrians poured into the streets in celebration after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s ...

Russian state news agencies say the ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow with his family and been given ...

Joyful crowds gathered in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab ...

Russian state news agencies were reporting that President Bashar ... ties with the group years ago leads the biggest rebel ...

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent ...

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...