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WIESBADEN (24. Mai 2019) – Wie und wo kann und darf ich als Christ in Beruf und Öffentlichkeit über meinen Glauben sprechen? Unter dem Titel: „Rede frei! Mit Recht über das Evangelium sprechen“ beantwortet dies jetzt eine neue Broschüre, die in Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Evangelischen Allianz in Deutschland, der Juristenvereinigung „Christ und Jurist e.V.“ und ADF International entstanden ist. „Niemand...
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LONDON (23 May 2019) – Richmond Council has been taken to court over a controversial Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) introduced around an abortion facility in Twickenham. The censorship zone has banned prayer, offers of support and peaceful protest outside the facility. “Even while a similar legal challenge is before the Court of Appeal, another Council has attempted to bring...
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WASHINGTON DC/LONDON (15 May 2019) – What can the international community do to protect religious freedom worldwide? The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released its 20th Annual Report. The report analyzes the conditions in those countries considered by USCIRF to be the world’s worst violators along with policy recommendations on how they can be improved. The...
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VIENNA (8 May 2019) – Today, Asia Bibi arrived in Canada, according to her lawyer. Late last year, her death sentence for blasphemy was overturned by the Pakistani Supreme Court in a landmark ruling, sparking violent protests. Despite her acquittal and significant international criticism, Bibi was kept in custody and not allowed to leave the country. “We are delighted that...
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NEW DELHI (6 May 2019) – A pastor of a small Indian village in Madhya Pradesh was acquitted of the charges held against him under disputed anti-conversion laws. In 2016, Pastor Balu, his wife, his son, and members of his congregation were violently attacked, later detained by the police and falsely accused of forcing conversions to Christianity. The landmark...
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London (3 May 2019) - On 3 May, Ryan Christopher of ADF International will appear on BBC NEWS to comment on a report ordered by UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The review, led by the Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, estimated that one in three people suffer from religious persecution. Christians were the most persecuted religious group,...
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ESTRASBURGO (12 de abril de 2019) - Esta semana, la Gran Sala del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos emitió su primera opinión consultiva. La decisión se refería a las cuestiones jurídicas relacionadas con la gestación subrogada. El Tribunal indicó que los países no están obligados a inscribir a una "madre gestante" en un acuerdo de maternidad subrogada como madre...
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Nueva Delhi/Colombo (24 de abril de 2019) – ¿Qué es lo que se les viene ahora encima a los cristianos de Sri Lanka? Después de los ataques a iglesias y hoteles en toda Sri Lanka el Domingo de Pascua, las comunidades cristianas se esfuerzan por atender las necesidades materiales y emocionales de sus miembros. En respuesta a las continuas...
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WASHINGTON D.C. / SANTIAGO DE CHILE (29 de abril de 2019): ¿Se mantienen apegados a su mandato la Comisión Interamericana y la Corte Interamericana? Juntas, las dos instituciones son conocidas como el Sistema Interamericano, se han convertido en una fuente de controversia en las Américas. Esta semana, cinco países de la región presentaron la Declaración del Sistema Interamericano al...
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