July 2009 Russian Experts Examine New Freedom of Conscience Violations Posted August 25, 2009 The most pressing problem in realizing the principle of freedom of conscience in present-day Russia is the necessity to oppose the ongoing violation of this principle at the federal, regional & local level. First Religious Liberty Festival in Jerusalem Draws Hundreds Posted August 26, 2009 Hundreds of religious liberty proponents from Israel and the Palestinian Territories gathered in Jerusalem Sunday for the symbolic city's first festival of religious freedom.