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 readingInternational day commemorating victims of violence based on FORB
Street 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).
Continue readingUS Senators call for action on increased religious persecution in Algeria
Five United States Senators, two Republican and three Democrats, signed a letter this week, addressed to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, expressing concern and urging action regarding increased persecution of religious minorities in Algeria.
Continue reading“The Crisis of Religious Freedom in Nigeria”, High-Level Event
Tomorrow, ADF International will host a dinner event on the grave challenges facing Nigeria regarding the protection of religious freedom.
Continue readingThe G7 Forces Africans To Choose: China Or Progressivism
“This is not just about confronting or taking on China,” a senior official in Biden’s administration said this month. “But until now we haven’t offered a positive alternative that reflects our values, our standards and our way of doing business.”
Continue readingHow the Irish, and Many Others, Lost Their Religious Freedom to COVID Restrictions
Around the world, religious institutions bore the brunt of coronavirus rules. We can’t let this happen again.
Continue readingPakistani Christians escape death sentence
The Lahore High Court has overturned a death sentence for a Catholic Pakistani couple. A session court had sentenced Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel to death by hanging in 2014 over blasphemy charges.
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