The European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of Hungarian church freedom.
Continue readingMagyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház and Others v. Hungary
Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey
Turkey defies European Convention on Human Rights by discriminating against Christians.
Continue reading“Nigeria must remain a Country of Particular Concern”
Today, a large and varied group of human rights experts and advocates for religious freedom have urged U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.
Continue readingAfghanistan: Religious minorities “at extreme risk of being targeted with deadly violence”
UN: Human rights experts call on governments to take robust, coordinated action.
Continue readingAfghanistan’s Christians are turning off phones and going into hiding
Without any clear plan from the United States to evacuate Afghans under special threat, not to mention the remaining thousands of American citizens, Afghan Christians and many other religious minority groups are stranded.
Continue readingInternational day commemorating victims of violence based on FORB
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
Continue readingStreet preachers keep being arrested. More must be done to protect free
Christians are finding themselves in trouble with the law for using allegedly “threatening or abusive” language. The police are too quick to penalise the speech complained of, rather than consider what rights the accused has to speak freely in public.
Continue readingPakistani Christians granted asylum after release from death row
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
Continue readingIn Turkey, Christians are being persecuted just for preaching
“I’m afraid I can’t let you through,” said the man at the airport desk. “The government has issued a permanent re-entry ban against you.”
Continue readingBiden nominates new U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom
President Biden announced Friday his nomination of Rashad Hussain as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom (IRF).
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