A conference in Milan’s Town Hall highlights religious persecution in China and the problems encountered by refugees. by Massimo Introvigne Few places are more symbolic of Milan that the S
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Unlawful Political Screening Used to Disqualify Joshua Wong (New York) – The Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) should immediately reverse its decision to disqualify the candidacy...
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WHITE HOUSE - In a hard-hitting speech on China, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence also criticized American companies for selling out this country’s values to protect their market access in the world...
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Sam Brownback is a lawyer, former United States Senator and former governor of the state of Kansas who has served as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom since February 2018...
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HONG KONG - Journalists organizations are increasingly concerned that journalists covering the increasingly violent demonstrations in Hong Kong are being targeted by police action and sometimes protes
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To support Hong Kong’s protesters and denounce communist tyranny, 65 cities in 24 countries around the world held rallies on September 29. by Li Bei “Yesterday, it was Xinjiang and Tibet. Today, i
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A roundtable featured, with many others, CESNUR and The Church of Almighty God. by Massimo Introvigne Religions: Resource or Problems for Peace? On September 19, 2019, a well-attended side even
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Cardinal Zen gathers hundreds at three churches on route to forbidden pro-democracy protest Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun led prayers in Hong Kong Sept. 15 as thousands defied a police ban on staging d
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Return Minors Housed in State-Run Institutions to Relatives (New York) – Chinese authorities should immediately release to their families children held in “child welfare” institutions and boarding ...
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More than 1.4 million displaced people in over 60 refugee hosting countries will need resettlement next year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday, while also supporting a call for far greater protection for vulnerable LGBTI individuals seeking asylum.
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As of 5:30pm local time, Italian authorities were still blocking the Sea Watch 3 from docking at the Lampedusa port, over 24 hours after they entered Italian waters.
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Surveillance technology should be banned immediately until “effective” national or international controls are put in place to lessen its harmful impact, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday.
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A record 70.8 million people fled war, persecution and conflict in 2018, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday, appealing for greater international solidarity to counter the fact that “we have become almost unable to make peace”.
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June 4 commemorates Tiananmen. It is more than a memory. Persecution continues in China, and is even exported abroad through the harassment of refugees.