High-level, non-partisan event this week showcases unprecedented support across the political spectrum on the urgent issue of Christian persecution.
Continue readingAmidst brutal ongoing attacks, Nigerian Christian and Muslim faith leaders sign joint declaration condemning violence
Nigerian religious leaders came together at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., to sign an important declaration on principles of inter-religious and civil society cooperation and religious freedom.
Continue readingADF International to Highlight Defense of Persecuted Christians at International Religious Freedom Summit
High-level, non-partisan event this week showcases unprecedented support across the political spectrum on the urgent issue of Christian persecution.
Continue readingU.S. Supreme Court overturns one of the world’s most extreme abortion regimes, returns decision to state-level democratic process
US Supreme Court justices have decided that each U.S. state has the freedom to determine its own abortion laws, including protections for unborn life from its earliest stages.
Continue reading“Continuously shrinking space” for freedom in Turkey, warns EU
European Parliament urges Turkey to implement “positive and effective reforms” to protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Continue readingBAIL FOR “BLASPHEMY”: Man granted bail after 3 years in prison for “blaspheming” during neighborhood pigeon argument
Human rights advocates denounce poor treatment of Stephen Masih, who suffers from bipolar disorder.
Continue reading20 years of euthanasia in Belgium: after almost 30,000 lives lost, what can we learn?
The rate of euthanasia in Belgium has increased from 235 lives lost per year (2003), to 7 lives lost per day (2021) .
Continue reading“SHAME ON YOU”: MEPs shout as European Parliament “turns blind eye” to murder of teenage Nigerian accused of blasphemy
European Parliament rejects motion to debate Christian persecution, in particular in the case of Deborah Yabuku, brutally murdered last week when her school peers accused her of blaspheming in a class group chat
Continue readingEuropean Parliament passes “hostile” report on persecuted religious minorities
On 3 May, the European Parliament adopted a report on “The persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion”. Human rights experts have denounced the report as “openly hostile towards religion”.
Continue readingProsecutor files appeal against Finnish MP’s major free speech victory
The Finnish state prosecutor has filed her appeal against the unanimous court decision which exonerated a Finnish MP and bishop of “hate speech” allegations for sharing their faith-based beliefs.
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