Tag: Religious Persecution

The groups said the February coup has emboldened the military to further persecute Christians and Muslims

The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims

Afghanistan’s Christian community is comprised mostly of converts from Islam and is the country’s largest religious minority group

Aid to the Church in Need warned that religious freedom "will be particularly under threat" under the Taliban

Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang was arrested on Friday, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were taken by the police

Officials from Xinjiang and Beijing told reporters in Beijing that no religious sites had been forcibly destroyed or restricted

Aid to the Church in Need report notes that China and Myanmar are among those that have the worst records of violations

The ACN report said the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has presented several challenges directly related to religious freedom

The Protestant Church council called on the government to stop the 'harassment' against the United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says