Local parliament votes to scrap proposal, keeping Belgium's capital as the only part of the country where ritual slaughter is still legal

Far-right presidential candidate says animals should be stunned to reduce suffering, which is incompatible with kosher and halal rules

Effort calling to assist observant individuals amid the COVID-19 pandemic is backed by Jewish, Muslim groups and lawmakers including Deutsch, Omar

The decision suggests Jews and Muslims find a way to make electronic stunning of animals consistent with religious law -- despite the fact that it's prohibited

European Court of Justice says authorities can effectively ban religious ritual slaughter; Israeli Foreign Ministry says decision sends 'a harsh message to all European Jewry'

European Jewish groups decry ruling that okays outlawing the slaughter of animals that haven't been stunned, say it puts 'animal welfare above... freedom of religion'

Most of Poland's kosher, halal slaughterhouses produce meat for export; under new law, ritual slaughter will be allowed only if meat is sold locally

Advice from advocate general Gerard Hogan seen as a blow against efforts to end Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter across the Continent

Kirsten Gillibrand and Debbie Stabenow send letter to Agriculture Department to ensure coronavirus aid will accommodate Jewish, Muslim recipients

Party files bill after Senate scrapped 2012 ban; Netherlands’ highest general administrative court warns legislation will unreasonably compromise religious freedoms