Tag: religious freedom
Vietnam religious freedoms group hits out at sentences against Peng Lei...
Vietnam's Interfaith Council said sentence was a serious violation of the issue of freedom of religion and belief
Abuse survivor’s ordeal sheds light on Malaysia ‘unilateral conversions’
The issue has become another battleground between increasingly vocal Islamist hardliners and those seeking to defend the rights of minorities
Cao Dai follower in Vietnam detained for hours after returning from...
Followers of 1926 Pure Cao Dai in Tien Giang province say they have frequently been harassed for many years
Pakistan: Kidnappings, forced conversions are ‘human rights issue’
According to the latest Religious Freedom in the World Report, “the problem of abducted Christian and Hindu girls got worse”
Chinese use Muslim holiday for propaganda purposes, celebrating with Uyghurs
Authorities in Xinjiang sent local cadres to celebrate an Islamic holiday with Uyghurs in China’s far-western region amid ongoing repression
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
Missionaries in Hong Kong warned v. difficult future as China tightens...
An archbishop warned that closer integration with China in coming years could lead to mainland-style restrictions on religious groups
Myanmar’s ‘shadow government’ calls for religious freedom
The generals in the ruling junta are reportedly using religion and race as weapons by supporting ultra-extremist groups
Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
India has a long history of communal violence and authorities have shut down internet connections and imposed a curfew in the city
Christian rights group claims China heightens control over state-sanctioned Churches
China's state-sanctioned religious bodies issued a joint initiative "advocating frugality and abstaining from extravagance"
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