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Freedom of religion or belief, a right that speaks to something so deep-seated in each of us that it practically defines what it is to be human, is under attack in many parts of the world. Repressive laws, exclusion, deportation, imprisonment and out-and-out genocide threaten the liberty of far too many religious communities in far too […]
Australian movie star Chris Hemsworth has been criticised for starring in a slick advertisement promoting Abu Dhabi as a tourism destination in partnership with the United Arab Emirates government, the latest celebrity to use their influence to promote the gulf state. Hemsworth features in the minute-long ad with his actor and model wife, Elsa Pataky, […]
A recent international summit provided John Shipton with a platform to discuss the state of the world’s leading nations and the downfall of the USA. Dr John Jiggens writes. THE RECENT BRICS summit in Kazan summed up the results of the Russian presidency of the organisation in 2024. John Shipton, an Australian activist and the […]
Sitting on the floor of a rented room in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Karim recalls the pain and grief he sustained during a bombing in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in August, severely injuring him and killing his 7-year-old daughter. “She died on the spot,” he said in an interview in September. (Karim is identified only by his […]
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson October 31, 2024 The United States condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unjust imprisonment of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan. On October 29, PRC courts sentenced Yu Wensheng to three […]
Joint Statement of the 2024 United States-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (2+2) Media Note Office of the Spokesperson November 1, 2024 The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea. Begin Text: U.S. Secretary of State Antony […]
‘Ukrainians will never be the same’ This year was the second time Ukrainian Christians gathered at Valley View Camp. Built by the Madison Church of Christ in Tennessee, the camp operates as a nonprofit with close ties to the congregation. The Madison church, which supported Yasinskyi’s work in Ukraine, underwrote both Ukrainian gatherings and even […]
The head of Russia’s human rights council on Wednesday called Moscow’s major crackdown on dissent part of “sanitary measures” while the country fights in Ukraine, denying the existence of political repression. Russia has banned criticism of its war on Ukraine, handing out prison terms or fines to those who denounce it. All of President Vladimir […]
Pastor Eli Abdullah Tinau lives in the charred room that remains of his home after an attack by militant Fulani Muslims, an increasingly violent group accused of killing thousands of Christians in middle and northeastern Nigeria. But Tinau, a Fulani Christian who converted from Islam, is committed to sharing the Gospel with Fulani Muslims as […]
WASHINGTON — The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has urged the U.S. government to intercede for the American families and Chinese orphans caught in limbo by the end of China’s international adoption program. In an Oct. 24th letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood asked Blinken to […]