Persecution
Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims
The arrests occurred in Tehran, Rasht, Urmia, Kermanshah, and Varamin, with a further arrest in Kerman before the conflict, UK-based non-profit Article18 claimed.
'Ensuring their story is remembered': Report highlights forgotten exodus of Iraqi Jews
Iranian rapper who took part in Mahsa Amini protests sentenced to death
Iranian Baloch human rights activist at risk of deportation from Sweden - report
For Iraq's persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
The Yazidis have suffered since IS marauded into Sinjar in 2014, one of the Sunni extremist group's conquests that shocked the West into military action to stop it.
Jewher Ilham - a Uighur woman fighting for her father
Ilham Tohti, an Uighur activist and 2020 Nobel Peace Prize finalist, has not been seen since 2017. His daughter talks about her efforts to free her father and fight for China's Muslim minority.
Kosovo is a test of Israel’s moral character
In the 1990s, 10,000 Kosovo Albanians died and about one million were displaced as a result of Serbia’s aggression.
US politicians blast Algeria for church closures
Algerian authorities shut one church because it ‘celebrates non-Muslim worship’
China’s people of faith: Canaries in Xi Jinping’s coal mine
Thanks to the coronavirus, a sickened world is taking a second look at China’s extreme despotism, typified by its policies on religious freedom.
UN Rapporteur blasts Iran’s execution of gays based on Islamic morality
Iran imprisoned LGBT activist in solitary confinement
US designates five Iranians for 'preventing free and fair elections'
"The unelected Guardian Council has purged sitting parliamentarians, reformists, and even select traditional conservatives from this election." Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at FDD, said.
Iran’s regime sentences Christian convert to prison for “insulting Islam”
Iranian Christian forwarded message making fun of mullahs.
Iran continues to persecute Christians in violation of international law
Although Iran's constitution nominally protects religious minorities, ex-Muslim converts are afforded no such protection and are considered enemies of the state.
Persecution of Christians likely to rise in 2019, report warns
The two most populous nations on Earth, India and China, are increasingly hostile toward Christians.
