Nigerian Schoolgirls Officially Released from Captivity
The group of Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted from their boarding school on Friday, February 26th, have officially been released from captivity as of March 2nd, 2021. No further details were provided regarding why the girls were eventually released, and the Nigerian government has denied claims that they had paid ransom for the girls’ release. …
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27 Nigerian Schoolboys Released by Kidnappers, 317 Schoolgirls Still Missing
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, a group of gunmen in Nigerian released 27 teenage schoolboys that they had abducted the week prior from Government Science secondary school in Kagara District, Niger State, Nigeria. During the initial incident on February 17th, a group of armed individuals ambushed the school and kidnapped 27 students, as well as …
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Dutch Parliament Makes Genocide Determination Regarding China’s Persecution of Uyghurs
A month after the United States Department of State officially designated the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide, and just four days after the Canadian Parliament made the same determination, the Dutch Parliament has now joined the chorus of countries calling out the People’s Republic of China for its crimes against humanity and …
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300 Schoolgirls Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zamfara State
On 26 February 2021, news broke in the early morning that an unidentified group of gun-wielding assailants abducted some 317 Nigerian schoolgirls in a midnight ambush on Jangebe Government Girls’ Secondary School. Zamfara State’s Commissioner of Information, Hon. Saluiman Tunau Anka, confirmed that the kidnapping occurred sometime around midnight, and that some of the students …
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Twen Theodros
Name: Twen Theodros Country/Area of Origin: Eritrea Background: Theodros is an Eritrean Christian Reason for Arrest: Theodros was originally arrested in Asmara, Eritrea in 2004 for her spiritual beliefs, but she was swiftly released after her father convinced her to sign documents pledging that she would neither evangelize nor engage in Christian worship or activities. …
Zhang Wen Shi
Name: Zhang Wen Shi (Chinese name) or Jang Moon Seok (Korean name) Country/Area of Origin: Zhang is ethnically Korean but is a Chinese citizen. Zhang is currently imprisoned in North Korea Reason for Arrest: Prior to his detention, Deacon Zhang resided in Changbai China, a town located on the border between China and North Korea. …
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
Name: Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Country/Area of Origin: Nigeria Age: 22 years Background: Sharif-Aminu is an Islamic gospel musician from Kano State, Nigeria. He is a member of the Tijaniyya Sufi Islamic order. Reason for Arrest: In a series of audio recordings of an argument were posted and circulated via a WhatsApp messaging group. Though we do …
Behnam Mahjoubi
Name: Behnam Mahjoubi Country/Area of Origin: Iran Background: Mahjoubi is a member of the Sufi Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community in Iran Reason for Arrest: In April 2018, Mahjoubi was arrested for his participation in a protest that had taken place in February and was in condemnation of the Iranian government’s mistreatment of religious minorities. …
Canadian Parliament Formally Recognizes Chinese Government’s Persecution of Uyghurs as Genocide
On Monday, February 22, 2021, the Canadian parliament’s House of Commons passed a non-binding motion to formally designate the Chinese government’s persecution and treatment of the Uyghur population as genocide. The landmark decision, spearheaded by the Conservative Party, passed through the House on a vote of 266-0. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been relatively unwilling …