Religious Freedom
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Ezra Jin describes harsh prison conditions in first comments since release from China
Days after reuniting with his family for the first time in eight years on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, Chinese house church Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri has vowed not to rest until he sees the release of eight other church members still behind bars in China, where they are confined to cramped cells and must sleep on floor mats in blistering heat. -
Hijab in schools: Nigeria, Ghana court cases revive debate on enforcement of dress code
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UK denies travel to Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen following hate speech conviction
The U.K. government has barred Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen from entering the country due to Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her of hate speech. -
The poor and minorities suffer most from corruption in Pakistan, report says
Entrenched corruption across Pakistan’s criminal justice system disproportionately affects poor and marginalized communities, particularly Christians prosecuted under the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, according to a new report. -
Majority of blasphemy cases in Pakistan ‘fabricated,’ officials say
Officials in Pakistan last week reported to a parliamentary committee that a majority of 333 blasphemy cases registered in the past five years in four provinces were fabricated, according to media reports. -
Protest erupts in Pakistan after Christian framed for ‘blasphemy’
A violent protest erupted in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday (July 9) after unidentified persons mailed a desecrated page of the Quran to a Muslim shopkeeper along with photographs of a Christian and his mother, sources said. -
Priest wins settlement overturning blacklisting for comments on LGBT+ ideology
An Anglican priest in England has secured a confidential legal settlement in a conflict stemming from a sermon he delivered on LGBT+ ideology at a secondary school. -
EU calls on Pakistan to act against abduction, forcible conversion of minority girls
The European Parliament on Thursday (July 9) adopted a resolution calling on Pakistan to establish a national mechanism to handle complaints from families of abducted or forcibly converted girls from religious minorities. -
EU to submit resolution on forced conversions/marriages of minority girls in Pakistan
The issue of abductions, forced religious conversions and forced marriages of minor Christian girls in Pakistan is set to come under renewed international scrutiny at the European Union Parliament on Tuesday (July 14).
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