Religious Freedom Conditions in Latin America
Pastors and other religious leaders have been repeatedly harassed for various reason in Cuba and police in Nicaragua have stood by as mobs attack churches and worshippers.
North Korea Freedom Week Kicks Off!
North Korea Freedom Week is an annual event held to promote the freedom, human rights and dignity of the North Korean people. It first began in 2004 in Washington, D.C., as North Korea Freedom Day, the largest gathering of individuals to promote human rights in North Korea that had ever been held outside the Korean peninsula.
Letter to Secretary Pompeo on Religious Freedom in Vietnam
We, representatives of concerned multi-faith organizations and individuals, write to urge your Department to publicly and privately call on the Vietnamese government to:
Mahrokh Rokhsareh Ghanbari
Name: Mahrokh Rokhsareh Ghanbari Background: Christian Convert Age: 60s Country/Area of Origin: Islamic Republic of Iran Reason for Arrest: In December 2018, shortly before Christmas, three agents from Iranian intelligence raided the home of Mahrokh (65) and confiscated mobile phones, Bibles and other Christian materials. Officers then took Mahrokh to intelligence offices where they interrogated …
Multi-Faith Letter Submitted to President Trump Prior to His Trip to India
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Letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Pakistan’s Penal Code
His Excellency Mr. Imran Khan Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad Your Excellency, We identify ourselves as a group of religiously and ethnically diverse individuals and organizations that share a common goal to ensure the procurement and advancement of religious freedom on a global scale. We wholeheartedly agree with and promote the principle of …
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Ilham Tohti
Embed from Getty Images Name: Ilham Tohti Country/Area of Origin: China Background: Ilham Tohti is a Chinese Uyghur and former professor of economics at Minzu University in Beijing, China. He is a staunch advocate of regional autonomy legislation and an avid researcher of the relationship between Chinese Uyghurs and Han Chinese- in 2006, Tohti launched …
Naser Navard Gol Tapeh
Name: Naser Navard Gol Tapeh Country/Area of Origin: Islamic Republic of Iran Age: 57 at time of arrest Background: Naser Tapeh is an Iranian Christian convert who was arrested for his involvement in a Christian party and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Reason for Arrest: Tapeh was arrested on June 24, 2016 while he …