Is public worship a privilege or a protected right? The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected a request to make it illegal for countries to restrict religious gatherings, as during the COVID pandemic.

The Court in Bad Kissingen has acquitted a soldier from the German Bundeswehr who was prosecuted because he refused a COVID-19 vaccination. He was charged with disobeying orders, but the judge did not agree.

In 2022, the complete number of antisemitic incidents was lower than in the year before. But concerning physical attacks, it was a record year.

French healthcare workers who did not get a full Covid vaccination will soon be allowed to return to their jobs again. "However, they won't be received with flowers everywhere."

There are no signals that the Covid pandemic has led to a decline in the religious involvement of the Dutch population.