Persecution
From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: The Islamic interpretation of the Yazidi faith is what members of ISIS used to justify the enslavement of over 6,000 women and children and the murder of more than 5,000 people.
Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims
'Ensuring their story is remembered': Report highlights forgotten exodus of Iraqi Jews
Iranian rapper who took part in Mahsa Amini protests sentenced to death
Over 900 lawmakers protest Chinese persecution of Falun Gong
"Millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China have been arbitrarily arrested and jailed [...] and many have been tortured and even killed.”
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.
