Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash In China, it is no secret that the ruling Communist Party is in the midst of a campaign to destroy religious conviction among its citizens: from the millions of Uyghurs and Muslims in prison in Xinjiang, the exorbitant restrictions on religious practice and language of Tibetan Buddhists, to the …
Buhari’s presidential aide, Garba Shehu, states “when uncritical attention is afforded to critics with dubious intentions, it only becomes harder for both the government and people of Nigeria to engage in constructive dialogue to resolve our differences, and uphold what is enshrined in our Constitution and laws: that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.”
Image by Paul Kral from Pixabay It was revealed in a report by Eritrea Hub that, in late June 2020, a peaceful wedding ceremony taking place in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was ambushed by local security forces, and 30 Eritrean Christians from various “unregistered denominations” were arrested, rounded up, and transported to a police …
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Photo by Manson Yim on Unsplash In early July, it was announced that US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and US Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives a landmark bill that could potentially provide Hong Kong protesters with an escape route …
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Photo by Erika Giraud on Unsplash Cardinal Joseph Zen of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, in light of the recent passage of the oppressive national security law, claimed on his personal Facebook profile that “If right and proper words were considered against their law, I will endure all the suing, trials and arrests. Numerous …
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Image by videaki from Pixabay Yesterday, July 1, 2020, the United States Department of State issued a business advisory which serves to “caution businesses about the risks of supply chain links to entities that engage in human rights abuses.” One such entity is the Chinese government, which forces Uyghurs and other Muslims into concentration camps …
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Photo by Basil James on Unsplash Via social media recently, Cuban Pastor Ramón Rigal Rodríquez announced his release from prison, posting to his personal Facebook profile “Gracias a Dios por todos los hermanos que han estado orando por nosotros. Ya estoy nuevamente en casa con mi familia” (“Thank God for all the brothers who have …
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash In USCIRF’s recent update on religious freedom in Yemen, analyst Scott Weiner focuses on trends of persecution against various religious populations. The Houthi movement, a “Zaidi Shi’a Muslim revivalism and education” movement, has repeatedly been engaged in conflict with Yemeni security authorities. Despite a ceasefire agreement with the national …
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Just a few days ago, leading expert on the Uyghur crisis in China, Adrian Zenz, released two novel reports- one of which focuses on information technology company Huawei’s involvement in the persecution of Uyghurs, and the other raising discussion of the evidence of forced sterilization and birth control in Xinjiang.
Two pieces of news were recently released in mid-2020 which appear to have no relation to each other on the surface but have together drawn the attention of human rights and religious freedom activists alike for their troubling implications for the future of Pakistan and its marginalized citizens, particularly religious minorities.
