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Belgian court strikes down order shuttering National Conservatism conference for hosting the ‘conservative, religious right’

April 17, 2024

The Belgian justice system has acted promptly to protect the freedoms of speech and assembly by issuing a decisive emergency late-night ruling in favour of the conference on National Conservativism that has been mired in controversy and disruption since it began yesterday in Brussels. The conference, scheduled for 16 – 17 April, will now be able to

Cardinal Müller takes to stage despite police trying to close National Conservatism conference as political crackdown escalates in Brussels

April 16, 2024

Dramatic scenes in Brussels today at the National Conservatism conference offered a harrowing harbinger of what a police state in the heart of Europe might look like. After the conference began, local Brussels police suddenly arrived at the Claridge building hosting the conference, and proceeded to set up a barricades in front of the event

‘Terrified’ pro-life student group needs police protection from baying mob at Manchester University

March 02, 2024

A student pro-life group who met at the University of Manchester required police intervention due to a hostile crowd of up to 250 people that surrounded the building where the meeting took place. The student pro-life group, Manchester Pro-Life Society, met for a talk on the evening of 1 March. The harassment began as soon