by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Sep 2008 | News
The European Union has expressed concern over the Iranian parliament’s decision to pass a bill that would classify apostasy as a crime punishable by death, saying it would constitute “a serious infringement of the freedom of religion or belief, which includes the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Sep 2008 | News
A German bishop has condemned the passing through the Iranian parliament of a bill that would prescribe the death penalty for apostasy from Islam, calling it “totally unacceptable”. Bishop Martin Schindehütte, who presides over foreign affairs for the German...
