India’s Anti-Conversion Laws and Their Effects on the Christian CommunityJuly 12, 2021 — Religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed to all Indian citizens by the country’s constitution and laws. However, the religious freedom rights of India’s religious minorities, including Christians, have been...
Brief: Religious Freedom in AlgeriaJuly 7, 2021 — Although the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 provided an unparalleled opportunity for Algeria to improve its human rights and religious freedom record, the nation has only succeeded in...
Caught in the Crossfire: Myanmar’s Christian Minorities Under Tatmadaw RuleJune 14, 2021 — When the Burmese military overthrew Myanmar’s civilian government in February, the international community responded with swift condemnation of the Tatmadaw and vocal support for Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement. The preservation of...
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Humanitarian PerspectiveJune 10, 2021 — ICC urges the international humanitarian and religious freedom community to further investigate this situation. Awareness, assistance, and advocacy are the three greatest needs. ICC makes the following humanitarian observations: International,...
Three Reasons Congress Should Embrace International Religious FreedomMay 31, 2021 — By Arielle Del Turco The release of the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report this month confirmed the dire situation of many religious believers around the world. The evidence...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 3May 28, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 3 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 2, click here. Looking to the...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 2May 21, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 2 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 1, click here. Christianity in the...
Nationalism and Religious Persecution: A Study of Three CountriesMay 19, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD In observing the prevalence of religious persecution in various countries, I have noted that in countries with a strong national identity defined by those currently in...
Factsheet: Christian Persecution in Pakistan Q1 2021May 17, 2021 — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently published its 2021 Annual Report. In this report, USCIRF once again recommended Pakistan be designated a “Country of Particular Concern”...
Why International Religious Freedom Is Important to the Work of USAIDMay 5, 2021 — By Arielle Del Turco In his first few months in office, President Biden’s administration has either canceled or put on hold some of the religious freedom programs conducted by the...
Holocaust Remembrance Day ReflectionApril 7, 2021 — By Dana Stancavage Barbed wire fencing, guard towers, and barracks are what I saw in July 2016 as I drove into Majdanek concentration camp in Lublin, Poland. It was lightly...
Christians in the Crossfire in EthiopiaApril 5, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Recently my pastor called me and asked, “What do you know about what is happening in Ethiopia?” Puzzled, I responded, “Nothing—why?” He relayed that he had...
Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Q4 2020March 30, 2021 — With at least 73 incidents of militant violence in the final quarter of 2020, Nigeria continues be one of the most violent nations in the world. The two main aggressors,...
Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsFebruary 19, 2021 — | Updated February 19, 2021 | According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Factsheet on Blasphemy, roughly one-third of the world’s nations maintain a law,...
The Ongoing Plight for the People of the Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary 5, 2021 — By Guest Contributor Scott Morgan The instability in one of Africa’s most restive regions continues unabated. While most governments have been focused on the Tigray crisis within Ethiopia or the...
Religion, Tradition, and Persecution: The Plight of Christians in MexicoFebruary 3, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Mexico is a large diverse country which has been adversely impacted by generations of crime cartels, governmental corruption, poverty, and inadequate basic infrastructure. As a newly...
