Tag: Religious Persecution

Bishop Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Ortega’s regime, was charged with being a “traitor of the homeland” on Feb. 10

According to religious freedom watchdog Open Doors International, 5,014 Christians were killed in 2022 in Nigeria alone

Bishop Shao was reported to have been taken by authorities with his secretary, Father Jiang Sunian

Among the religious sites and objects destroyed were colossal Buddha statues, a Buddhist school, and the home of a revered spiritual leader

International human rights group Global Witness called Hkalam Samson a respected religious and community leader for the Kachin people

"India claims to be the world’s largest democracy, yet shamelessly violates human rights,” said an ICC official

Topping the list of targeted violence against Christians are the states of Uttar Pradesh in the north and central Chhattisgarh

Authorities in the restive northwestern region began scaling back their crackdown on religion in early 2020

From tightening constraints in Vietnam to an almost total ban in North Korea, state authoritarianism restricts the ability to worship freely

Freedom of religion is allowed, but Christians face opposition in this predominantly Buddhist nation