Tag: Religious Persecution
Report says Chinese authorities order parents at school to sign pledge...
The Chinese constitution states that citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief” but limits religious practices
Religious freedom ‘under assault’ across the world, say faith leaders
According to religious freedom watchdog Open Doors International, 5,014 Christians were killed in 2022 in Nigeria alone
‘State authoritarianism’ in Asia restricts freedom to worship, says new report
From tightening constraints in Vietnam to an almost total ban in North Korea, state authoritarianism restricts ability to worship freely
Hate crimes against Christians on the rise in Europe, report says
Out of 500 anti-Christian hate crimes documented in 2021, approximately 300 were acts of vandalism, such as graffiti and desecration
Police in India arrest over 200 in crackdown on Islamic group
Authorities have long claimed that the Popular Front of India has close ties with the Students Islamic Movement of India, a militant group
Church group urges dropping of charges against missionaries
The Religious Discernment Group said that accusing the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines of financing terrorists is “simply ridiculous”
Nicaraguan Catholic bishop in detention says he is healthy
Bishop Rolando Alvarez has been holed up at home in Managua for a week after riot police prevented him from leaving to say Mass
Tibetan woman arrested for Dalai Lama photo
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists around the world
Women worldwide face sex-based religious persecution
These women, simply because they are women, face horrors from rape and forced marriage to forced birth control and sterilization
Christians most persecuted among displaced people, reveals latest Open Doors report
The report said the unique story of each displaced Christian varies based on their “personal layers of vulnerability”