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ORLIR signs declaration against false demonstrations against Hindus in Russia
Another Minority Religion Under Threat in Russia: Who Is Afraid of Sri Prakash? The situation of religious minorities in Russia has been a cause of serious concerns for several years. While Russia hosts high-level academic institutes and tolerant intellectuals, it is also home to radicals who believe that the Russian Orthodox tradition should be…
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ORLIR signs open letter to South Korean President Moon against deprogramming
Forced Conversion in South Korea Should Be Put to an End: An Open Letter to President Moon Jae-in 한국의 강제 개종을 근절해야 합니다 : 문재인 대통령에게 보내는 공개서한 Dear President Moon: 문재인 대통령님 We represent international NGOs and scholarly organizations specialized in researching religious pluralism and new religious movements throughout the world, and…
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The Situation of The Church of Almighty God’s Refugees in Japan Discussed at the United Nations
Asylum Seekers From the Church of Almighty God in Japan Limitations of Religious Freedom
Read MoreIntolerance and Discrimination Against Religion-Based Refugees from China in the OSCE Area: The Case of The Church of Almighty God
ORLIR International Observatory of Religious Liberty of Refugees Statement by Ms. Rosita Šoryte, President president@orlir.org www.orlir.org There are issues that these days are very toxic, and nobody would like to talk about: refugees and China. And my very young and still very small organization – ORLIR – is dealing with both. We…
Read MoreCombating Discrimination Against The Church of Almighty God in the OSCE Space
Human Rights Without Frontiers Int’l Avenue d’Auderghem 61/16, 1040 Brussels Phone/Fax: 32 2 3456145 Email: international.secretariat.brussels@hrwf.net – Website: http://www.hrwf.eu Combating Discrimination Against The Church of Almighty God in the OSCE Space For centuries, the United States and Canada have provided asylum to people from other countries fleeing from religious persecution, intolerance and discrimination. In…
Read MoreThe Repression of Religion in China: Consequences for OSCE Participating States
CESNUR – Center for Studies on New Religions Via Confienza 19 10121 Torino, Italy www.cesnur.org cesnur_to@virgilio.it Publisher of the daily magazine on human rights and religious liberty in China Bitter Winter: https://bitterwinter.org/ On February 1, 2018, a new Religious Affairs Regulation came into force in China. The consensus of legal experts is that it…
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Stop the Persecution of Chinese Refugees of The Church of Almighty God in South Korea
Heavily persecuted in China, with many documented cases of torture and extra-judicial killings, hundreds of members of The Church of Almighty God have escaped to South Korea, where they are seeking refugee status. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pursuing them also in Korea. It has coerced or persuaded with threats their relatives to go…
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AN URGENT APPEAL TO CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL
Dear Chancellor Merkel: We are NGOs active in the field of religious liberty, and write about the urgent situation of a Chinese refugee, Ms. Zhao, currently detained at the Aufsichts und Dienstleistungsdirektion Landeseinrichtung für Asylbegehrende und Ausreisepflichtige in Ingelheim, after she resisted forcible deportation to China on July 9. We urge you to consider that,…
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