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IRAQ, Cardinal Sako flees from Baghdad to Kurdistan
On Friday 21 July, Patriarch Sako of the Chaldean Catholic Church arrived in Erbil after the recent revocation of a crucial decree guaranteeing his official status and his immunity as…
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Sanction Persecutors of Falun Gong
About Falun Gong // July 20 marks the anniversary of one of the bloodiest, and yet widely unacknowledged assaults on religious freedom in the contemporary world, medieval in its violence.…
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Scientology & Human Rights, raising up the next generation at the UN
Global youth activism for human rights receives recognition as Scientology's Human Rights Office commends Youth for Human Rights Summit. EINPresswire.com/ BRUSSELS-NEW YORK, BRUSSELS-NEW YORK, BELGIUM-USA, July 13, 2023. / The Human…
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2024 Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections, Democracy is key to relations with the EU
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh are crucial for EU-Bangladesh relations. Bangladesh's commitment to free and fair elections will determine the future of their cooperation.
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Jan Figel, The EU must not support a caretaker government in Bangladesh
Almost nine years ago, newly appointed EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was being lauded for leading the world in standing up to the junta who usurped power away from…
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Russia, A Jehovah’s Witness to serve two years of forced labor
Read about the case of Dmitriy Dolzhikov, a Jehovah's Witness in Russia who was found guilty of extremism and sentenced to forced labor.
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Omar Harfouch fully supported at a recent event in the European Parliament
A large group of Members of the European Parliament, judges, and officials gathered in Brussels on Tuesday evening to support Omar Harfouch, the Leader of the Third Lebanon Republic initiative,…
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To rebel against injustice… Harfouch receives great support from the French Foreign Affairs Committee member at the Senat
In an extraordinary meeting organized by the “International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism” (LICRA), and a member of the French Senate Nathalie Goulet, a number of prominent personalities met with…
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Out-of-School Education in Uzbekistan
In a story from Euronews, it is reported that the country of Uzbekistan is undergoing a transformation with its out-of-school education and training offerings. Bacmal avlade centers, which translates to…
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Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report
“The overall human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran has markedly deteriorated against the backdrop of continuously worsening socio-economic conditions, aggravated by sanctions and the lingering impact of…