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by bcadmin | Dec 23, 2021 | Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Biden Administration, Church in Asia, International religious freedom, lead, News, Olympics, Sam Brownback, USCIRF | 0 |
Two of the nation’s leading religious freedom advocates are calling for the Chinese government to be held accountable for its human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2021 | Catholic news, Free Access, International religious freedom, News, Patriarch Bartholomew I, President Joe Biden, United States | 0 |
Washington D.C., Oct 26, 2021 / 13:40 pm Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed religious freedom and climate change with U.S. leaders on Monday in Washington, D.C., and announced an interfaith initiative to encourage vaccination against COVID-19. After the Orthodox patriarch met with President Joe Biden on Monday, Oct. 25, the White House stated that the
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 21, 2021 | Afghanistan, Aid to the Church in Need, Church in Africa, exploitation of women and children, International religious freedom, News, Pope Francis, War | 0 |
Here are five stories not making the headlines in most of the world.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 21, 2021 | Ambassador Sam Brownback, Biden Administration, Cardinal Dolan, Christians in Iraq, Church in the US, International religious freedom, lead, News, Russian Orthodox Church | 0 |
Looking back on the 2021 International Religious Freedom Summit, co-chair Sam Brownback believes it accomplished the goal of building relationships between global religious leaders, and laying the foundation for what he hopes will be a “global movement.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 30, 2021 | Archbishop Angaelos, Archbishop Warda, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Chen Guangcheng, conscience, International religious freedom, News, News Briefs, Religious persecution, Sam Brownback, Tristan Azbej | 0 |
Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2021 / 19:00 pm Ahead of the International Religious Freedom Summit 2021 (IRF Summit), co-chairs Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett, along with the Summit’s over 70 partner organizations around the world, have […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 30, 2020 | Featured, International religious freedom, News, Pandemic, Religious Freedom, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Christians and others practicing their faith experienced serious challenges to religious freedom around the world this year, heightened by dangers posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 5, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the US, International religious freedom, News, Religious Freedom, religious liberty, United Nations | 0 |
The U.N. special investigator on religious freedom urged countries to repeal laws undermining the right of minorities to worship and hold beliefs, pointing as examples to China’s detention of Uighurs, 21 countries that criminalize apostasy, and sweeping surveillance of Christians in North Korea and Muslims in Thailand.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 27, 2020 | Archbishop Felix Machado, Asia, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in India, India, International religious freedom, lead, News, Religious Freedom | 0 |
When religion is “instrumentalized or politicized for vested interests,” the cause of peace is put “in jeopardy,” an Indian archbishop has told a forum on religious liberty in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 13, 2020 | Ambassador Sam Brownback, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Associated Press, China, Church in Asia, Communist Party, Congressman Chris Smith, human rights, International religious freedom, Marco Rubio, News | 0 |
China on Monday said it will ban entry to U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Representative Chris Smith and Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback over their criticism of the ruling Communist Party’s policies toward minority groups and people of faith.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 10, 2020 | Associated Press, China, Church in Asia, International religious freedom, News, Persecution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Uighurs, US State Department | 0 |
China said Friday it will retaliate against U.S. officials and institutions following Washington’s imposition of sanctions on three local officials of the ruling Communist Party over human rights abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 10, 2020 | Associated Press, China, Church in Asia, International religious freedom, News, Persecution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Uighurs, US State Department | 0 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, including a member of the ruling Politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities that China has detained in the western part of the country. The decision to
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 3, 2020 | Aid to the Church in Need, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, International religious freedom, Lord David Alton, Lord Tariq Ahmad, News, UK government | 0 |
The British government is being called on to assist religious minorities around the world who are facing further hardship due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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