This legal brief explores the central role that freedom of expression violations play in maintaining systems of gender persecution. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 16 June ...

They fear the migrants, which include Christian converts fleeing persecution, may get caught in the country’s sectarian cross hairs. Religious leaders in the Central African Republic say they were ...

Nearly 118 Million People Were Displaced by Conflict and Persecution Last Year, UN Says The U.N. refugee agency said forced displacement of people due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the ...

Applicants for visas to the United States will now have to affirm that they do not fear persecution in their home countries as the Trump administration seeks to further restrict potential asylum seeks ...

“Create Abundance” is not, in any conventional sense, a religion. For that reason, its persecution signals a dangerous expansion of China’s ideological control. The U.S. Commission on International ...

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The US Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously held that federal appellate courts must be highly deferential to administrative adjudications when determining whether undisputed facts amount to ...

Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians,” a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation’s capital, Abuja. The ...

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Speaking to diplomats in the Vatican on Friday, Pope Leo XIV said the persecution of Christians remains “one of the most widespread human rights crises today.” During the annual address to those ...

For years, the Nigerian government has denied that the widespread and deadly violence against Christians within its borders is religiously motivated. In September, President Bola Tinubu called claims ...

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