Mary, an 18-year-old Christian convert, successfully secured protection from members of her family who threatened to kill her for converting from Islam.
Continue readingOn the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Spotlight on Violence in Pakistan
Pakistani Christian communities subjected to severe violence from recent mob riots; ADF International is actively engaged in religious freedom efforts in Pakistan.
Continue readingImprisoned for 2018 Social Media Post, Algerian Christian Released from Prison
Pastor Hamid Soudad, an Algerian Christian-convert and leader in the Evangelical Church of Algeria, has been released from prison.
Continue readingArguments submitted at Europe’s top human rights court on COVID worship ban
Top EU official Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges 2021 COVID restrictions on public worship at the European Court of Human Rights
Continue readingEuropean Parliament calls for an end to violence in Manipur
In an urgency resolution the European Parliament has called for the government of India to “take urgent steps to restore calm” in the midst of a tribal and religious crisis unfolding in Manipur.
Continue reading“What we are seeing in India is a religious freedom crisis”—Human rights advocates call for end to religious persecution in India following Modi’s visit to US
Violence against Christians and other religious minorities in India has escalated over recent years with dramatic upticks in 2022 and 2023.
Continue reading“No one should be sentenced to death for peaceful expression”—Human rights advocates call on Nigeria to release prisoner of conscience Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
209 international and Nigerian human rights advocates call for the immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu.
Continue readingChristian banned from Türkiye brings case before European Court of Human Rights
ADF International files case on behalf of Rachel Zalma* before Europe’s top human rights court after she was unlawfully banned from living in Türkiye.
Continue readingVIDEO: ADF International applauds European Parliament for supporting Yahaya Sharif-Aminu and condemning Nigerian blasphemy laws
ADF International released a video thanking members of the European Parliament for their support of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu in a near-unanimous urgency resolution.
Continue readingEuropean Parliament condemns Nigerian speech laws which put “blasphemous” Whatsapp musician on death row
In an urgency resolution the European Parliament has called for the release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Nigerian musician sentenced to death under the blasphemy law of Kano state, northern Nigeria. The resolution “recalls that blasphemy laws are in clear breach calls of international human” and “contrary to the Nigerian Constitution which guarantees religious freedom and freedom of expression.
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