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Sikhs Share How the Farming Bill Protests in India Have a Religious Component

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On 28 December, Bitter Winter released a compelling transcript of an interview between Thierry Valle, President of the Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP), and a Sikh activist by the name of Premi Singh. The topic up for discussion was the Indian Farms Reforms of 2020, a set of agricultural bills …

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United States Passes Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020

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On 21 December 2020, it was announced that United States President Trump officially signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (H.R.4331 / S.2539), thus solidifying America’s stance on supporting the Tibetan government and the religious and cultural rights of Tibetan Buddhists. Among the most notable provisions of the new act is the following: “(2)(D) by …

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Boko Haram Attacks Claim 7 Christians on Christmas Eve

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This Christmas Eve, Boko Haram members launched an attack against Christian communities in Pemi and Debro of Borno State, Nigeria. Surviving residents of these communities report that on December 24 around 6 p.m., Boko Haram jihadists attacked Christians and set fire to the local Church of the Brethren (EYN). Attackers additionally looted Christian homes in …

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Two Pakistani Christian Maids Forcibly Converted to Islam

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As reported by Morning Star News, on 26 December 2020, family members of two Pakistani Christian young women have reported that the women, both of whom work as live-in maids in the capital, Lahore, have been forcibly converted to Islam by their employers. 18-year-old Maham Manzoor and 20-year-old Anum Manzoor, though sisters, work in separate …

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Pakistan Establishes Center for Investigating Issues Faced by Minority Girls

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On December 16th, two weeks after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan mandated a comprehensive investigation into forced conversion and marriages of primarily Christian and Hindu minority girls, the Prime Minister’s aide, Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, announced on social media the establishment of the Special Coordination Center. This Center will be tasked specifically with carrying out the …

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European Parliament Takes a Stand Against Uyghur Forced Labor

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On December 17, 2020, the European Parliament took its strongest stance against forced Uyghur labor in the Xinjiang region of China by adopting a bill titled European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Human Rights and religious freedom advocates around …

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Jubilee Campaign Executive Director Ann Buwalda Speaks at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Conflict and Killings in Nigeria’s Middle Belt

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Throughout the past month, the international human rights and religious freedom community has been buzzing about the state of affairs in Nigeria. On December 7, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Nigeria would – for the first time ever – be classified as a Country of Particular Concern with regards to violations of religious …

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USCIRF Releases New Information on Religious Freedom Conditions in Brunei

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In December 2020, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released an updated factsheet regarding religious freedom conditions in Brunei, which have over the past year deteriorated. However, USCIRF does, importantly, mention that it did not recommend Brunei to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). Brunei’s 1959 Constitution, though affirming …

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International Criminal Court to Open Comprehensive Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity in Nigeria

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On 10 December 2020, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Honorable Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, issued a statement in which she explains that she has called for a complete investigation into the situation of crimes against humanity in Nigeria. Mrs. Bensouda, whose nine-year term as prosecutor will soon come to an end on 15 June …

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