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UN Special Rapporteur on religious persecution in India: “solidarity with victims important.”
NEW DELHI (21 August 2020) – Amidst the COVID-19 crisis in India and a time when attacks and violence against religious minorities in India are on the rise, ADF International’s...
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New Report Highlights Simple, Sobering Truth: Christians Face Rising Levels of Persecution Worldwide
OpenDoors recently released its 2020 World Watch List profiling nations where it is hardest—and most dangerous—to be a Christian in the world today. Familiar offenders litter the top ten, including...
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Combating the Persecution of Christians Worldwide: A framework for Western engagement
Combating the Persecution of Christians Worldwide: A framework for Western engagement Since the days of Christ’s first apostles, Christians have faced persecution for their faith. Recent research confirms that the...
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International Migrants Day: many still fleeing persecution
VIENNA (18 December 2019) – On International Migrants Day we specifically remember those who are forced to flee due to religious persecution. Christians are recognized as the most persecuted religious...
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“Europe should no longer turn a blind eye to religious persecution”
BERLIN (5 November 2019) – Today, Tehmina Arora, Director of Advocacy, Asia for ADF International, spoke to the Stephen's Circle, a group of parliamentarians inside the CDU/CSU-group at the German...
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International day commemorating victims of religious persecution observed for the first time
NEW YORK (21 August 2019) – Tomorrow, the “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” will be observed for the first time. The...
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Biggest US human rights ministerial: “Protect those facing violence and persecution”
WASHINGTON DC (19 July 2019) – This week, the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom took place in Washington DC from 16-18 July. The Ministerial was hosted by the Office...
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Pakistani converts facing deportation in the Netherlands at real risk of persecution
STRASBOURG (17 July 2019) – Recently, ADF International submitted an intervention in T.M. and S.Y.M. v. the Netherlands at the European Court of Human Rights. A Pakistani Christian couple applied...
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