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Religious freedom
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Formerly Imprisoned Nicaraguan Pastors and Ministry Leaders Pursue Justice at International Court
11 pastors, ministry leaders with Puerta de la Montaña now safe in Guatemala after being sentenced to millions in fines and 10+ years in prison on sham charges.
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Christian Convert From Islam Freed After Imprisonment Over Facebook Posts
Contributor to Facebook group for Christian converts from Islam has been freed after over three years in detention Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, father of 5, withstood severe conditions – and period of hunger strike – before…
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United Nations experts call for immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, denounce blatant human rights violations in Nigeria
Experts with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention call for the immediate and unconditional release of Nigerian Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. Sharif-Aminu currently remains in prison while awaiting Supreme Court appeal following death sentence for…
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WIN: Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempt to ban religious symbols from public buildings
Win for religious freedom as country’s highest court rejected attempt to ban religious symbols such as crucifixes from public spaces on the basis of “hurt emotions” ADF International submitted a “friend of the court”…
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‘Tsunami of censorship’: US congressional committee criticises UK’s abortion centre ‘buffer zones’ and online censorship
Influential committee makes intervention on alarming state of free speech in UK and Europe Abortion centre ‘buffer zones’ and Online Safety Act in UK criticised LONDON (22 November 2024) – An influential US congressional committee…
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Almost 60,000 signatories ask Keir Starmer to protect freedom of thought, as army veteran prosecuted for silent prayer
Public letter to PM pleads: “act urgently to ensure that thought is never buffered, censored or criminalised.” Army veteran convicted for silently praying near abortion facility last week Government set to roll out censorial “buffer…
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Algerian pastor convicted of “illegal worship” shares his story, advocates for re-opening churches
WASHINGTON, DC (18 October 2024) Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, a Christian convert and pastor in the Protestant Church of Algeria, has been sentenced to heavy fines and a prison sentence for the so-called crime of “illegal…
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‘Two-tier policing’: Pastor arrested and held in police cell for 13 hours after commenting on Islam and affirming sex is binary while street preaching
Pastor and grandfather Dia Moodley assaulted by member of public andthen arrested Avon and Somerset Police apologise after Mr Moodley’s signs,including one with Bible text, destroyed under their instruction Mr Moodley pursuing complaint against police…
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Evangelical church in Rome, deemed a “shop” by authorities, appeals to top human rights court – Italian state demands 50,000€
The Italian Supreme Court ruled against Christian community Breccia di Roma after lower courts affirmed that Evangelical places of worship “can look different” than other denominations.
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RELEASED FROM PRISON: Nicaraguan authorities release fraudulently convicted pastors, ministry leaders
11 pastors, ministry leaders with Puerta de la Montaña now safe in Guatemala after being sentenced to millions in fines and 10+ years in prison on sham charges.
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