This week, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released two reports highlighting the conditions of religious freedom in North Korea and in Eritrea, two nations which Jubilee Campaign and our partners have been focused on in recent years. In this article, we will summarize the main points. North Korea Korea Future Initiative …
In July 2021, human rights activists and organizations were pleased to hear of the acquittal of Pakistani Christian couple Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel after they had spent 7 years in prison. The couple was falsely accused by a local Muslim cleric of sending blasphemous text messages in English to his phone; in spite of …
August 5, 2021 HARGEISA, Somaliland – A regional court in Hargeisa, Somaliland, dismissed all the charges against Christian couple, who have been held since January on charges of “apostasy” and “spreading Christianity.” The couple, and others similarly charged, were released immediately. (Middle East Concern) The charges followed raids in January when police arrested the couple …
This Thursday, 30 June 2021, the United States Department of State released the new 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) which, in addition to providing brief yet comprehensive country profiles for each nation with regards to their trafficking mitigation progress and setbacks, also discusses issues such as trafficking within and among families, the compounded …
When the Freedom to Believe is a Crime WASHINGTON DC| 21 July 2021 Survivors who escaped torture and death sentences for their religious beliefs are calling for the end of “apostasy” laws. Over 20 countries criminalize ‘apostasy’ – leaving a state religion – and over 10 countries carry the death penalty. Mariam Ibrahim was imprisoned, …
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In July 2021, the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India released its Half Yearly Report in which it outlined the various forms of persecution that have taken place against the nation’s Christian minority within the past six months. In total, 145 individual cases were recorded; like in previous years, the states of …
In early June 2021, 21 members – including 15 women – of the Christian new religious movement Bloody Holy Spirit were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for their involvement in a xie jiao. The Chinese government defines xie jiao as “evil cults” that promote “superstition” and “heterodox teachings”, though numerous scholars and human rights …
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Jubilee Campaign has already released numerous news articles regarding the Algerian government’s abrupt and forced closure of protestant churches across the nation. Most recently, earlier in June we reported on the closure of three churches in a single day and in a single area. In fact, Jubilee Campaign has publicized our 12-page Rejoinder from Jubilee …
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Over the past week, two nations join the ever-growing list of those which recognize the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghur and Turkic Muslims as genocide. Months earlier, in January 2021, the United States under the former Trump presidential administration was the first nation to formally make such a genocide determination. In the weeks and months …
More Nations Formally Recognizing the Genocide Against Uyghurs in China Read More »
In early June 2021, news broke that the Algerian government arbitrarily shut down three more churches in a single day, one of which being the renowned Oratoire Church in Oran, with the other two located in El-Ayaid and Ain-Turk. Interestingly, the decision to arbitrarily close these three churches had been made back in 2020; however, …
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