The Street Vendors Association Nagaland (SVAN), a government-aligned civil agency organized to regulate vendor laws in Northeastern India, has acknowledged imposing financial penalties on street vendors who conducted business during Sunday morning worship hours. During an October 16, 2026 press conference, association president Kughato Zhimo defended the enforcement campaign, explaining that “immense pressure” from churches […]

The Administrative Court of Paris has overturned the government’s plan to allow businesses to employ workers on Sundays during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This ruling reinforces existing protections regarding Sunday rest and demonstrates that even the authority of the national government can be overturned by the courts when it attempts to suspend or modify […]

“I have been much burdened in regard to movements that are now in progress for the enforcement of Sunday observance. It has been shown to me that Satan has been working earnestly to carry out his designs to restrict religious liberty. Plans of serious import to the people of God are advancing in an underhand […]

First it was India [1], and now it is Austria. Government enforcement operations are being organized to monitor businesses, investigate labor violations, and ensure compliance with laws restricting commercial activities on Sundays. On October 19, 2026, Vienna’s municipal government published a statement saying that it was working alongside police, financial authorities, and municipal inspectors to […]