Serbia's Parliament Passes New Religion Law

Yesterday, Serbia's National Assembly passed the country's controversial new religion law just before the Serbian Easter recess, according to Forum18. The vote was 120 for the law, 4 votes against and 5 abstentions, with the remainder of the 250 parliamentary deputies absent. The final text of the law has not yet been made publicly available. Unconfirmed reports are that the law requires new religious communities to obtain 8,000 signatures in order to be approved for registration.