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Tajikistan, Release of Jehovah’s Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, after four years in prison

Willy Fautre -
Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, was released from prison in Tajikistan after serving the full term of his four-year sentence. He had been imprisoned on spurious charges of “inciting religious hatred.”
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Cleric killed in Pakistan by mob following blasphemy accusation

Juan Sanchez Gil -
Blasphemy, a mob in the city of Mardan, Pakistan, murdered a local cleric who was accused of making a blasphemous remark
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China hones its Global South diplomacy

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China’s mediating role in Iran-Saudi deal signals a wider shift from wolf warrior to more constructive diplomacy.
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Human rights scholars concerned about unsolved Tai Ji Men case

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European and US human rights academics concerned about post-authoritarian persecution and the Tai Ji Men Case INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY: Chen Chu acknowledges the importance of the issue and discusses Tai Ji Men case In the middle of last...
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In March-April, 12 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 76 years in prison in all

Willy Fautre -
Not only Russian citizens disagreeing about Russia’s war on Ukraine or asking Putin to stop the war are sentenced to heavy prison terms. Jehovah’s Witnesses whose organization was banned by the Supreme Court in...
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Singapore, Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

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Experts appointed called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, the Government’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related crimes.
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Bitter Winter and European experts go to Taiwan: Witnessing for Freedom of Religion or Belief

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From April 5 to 11, Bitter Winter, its parent organization CESNUR, and the Brussels-based NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers organized a fact-finding tour of Taiwan, where they had decided to organize the 2023 edition...
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The quest for an autonomous EU-China relationship generates tensions among the EU 27

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The French president makes European partners uncomfortable with his statements on the need to distance himself from the US on foreign policy, with reference to Taiwan. Poland revolts as Germany says the EU cannot...
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates celebrated in Brussels anniversary of Abraham Accords

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European Jewis Community Centre / The Embassies of the United Arab Emirates and Israel will co-host with the European Jewish Community Centre the celebration of the Abrahamic Accords on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at...
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Pakistan Forced Conversion situation

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By Sumera Shafique Every year, human rights estimate that several hundred minor girls are forcibly married in Pakistan. While this is an issue that affects minor girls from all communities, girls from religious minorities are...
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UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia

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The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Thursday, calling for more robust...
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Japan Tibet Support Group Warns China Not to Interfere in Tibetan Religious Matters

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Tokyo: Japan Tibet Support Group members passed a five-point resolution today, in which, among other things, the members warned China not to interfere in Tibetan religious matters, including the selection of high Tibetan Lamas,...
Asia

More aid reaches Syria’s earthquake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies

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A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help earthquake victims, but humanitarians have warned that far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly. A total of 14 trucks crossed into opposition-held...
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Turkey has almost halved the price of gas for religious sites

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Turkey has announced a significant decision to lower gas prices for places of worship and industrial consumption, effective from 2023. This move aims to provide financial relief and stability, supporting key sectors of the economy.
Asia

The State Duma banned foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers

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The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has passed a bill banning foreigners from using the services of Russian surrogate mothers, Reuters reported. Under the new legislation, a child born to...
Asia

Kazakh President Tokayev re-elected with a large majority

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He received 81.31 percent of the vote. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassam-Jomart Tokayev, won yesterday’s early presidential elections in the largest country in Central Asia, AFP reported, referring to the preliminary results. Sixty-nine-year-old Tokaev, who...
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South Korea: Conscientious objectors, a legal battle against punitive alternative service

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Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service Hye-min Kim, a Jehovah’s Witness and an objector to military service, is the first person known to have refused “alternative service” since it was introduced in 2020. The...
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China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN

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China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report
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Pakistan: Deadly and devastating floods

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The Minister of Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, who on Wednesday spoke of a disaster of "rare magnitude", announced a state of emergency on Friday and appealed for international assistance. Summer monsoons are a seasonal rainfall...
Asia

When China executes prisoners of conscience to fuel organ trafficking

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China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience.
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Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar

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In Cox’s Bazar, she visited camps housing Rohingya refugees who, after terrible repression and human rights violations, fled Myanmar five years ago “to get some safety,” she said. “An estimated 1.1 million Rohingyas are in...
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Japan‘s prime minister sent a donation to a temple seen as a symbol of militarism

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"It is natural for any country to pay tribute to those who have given their lives for the motherland," commented the Chief Secretary of the Government Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a donation to...
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Iran’s persecution of Baháʼís has escalated since June 2022

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As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the "quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days of the Revolution in...
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Shocking demolitions and land grabs in persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís

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BIC GENEVA — In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baháʼís across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, in...
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Bangladesh: Conference with the EU Parliament about Human Rights Violations

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Bangladesh: European Parliament condemns human rights violations and calls for free and fair elections. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 26, 2022 - July 19th 2022, an international conference entitled "Democracy under threat and human rights violations in...
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