USCIRF
- Jun 30, 2020
USCIRF Warns that Forced Sterilization of Uyghur Muslims is Evidence of Genocide
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned that the Chinese government’s repressive population control measures against Uyghur and other Muslims—including forced sterilization—might meet the legal criteria for genocide under international law. “It’s evident from the Chinese government’s own data that the Communist Party’s policies are clearly designed to prevent population growth for the Uyghur, Kazakh, and other Turkic Mu
Catherine Byaruhanga | BBC News Kampala
- Jun 30, 2020
Thousands march for reforms in Sudan
Thousands of people are marching in cities and towns across Sudan, demanding greater political reforms. Civil society groups say the protest is intended to make sure the goals of last year’s revolution, which deposed Omar al-Bashir as president, are achieved. Security forces have been deployed in the capital, Khartoum, and neighbouring towns as well as on major roads leading to the army headquarters. Crowds have gathered singing and chanting, blaring car horns and carrying pl
Malcolm Webb | Al Jazeera
- Jun 30, 2020
Thousands flee violence in Mozambique
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed, and more than 200,000 displaced by an armed group in northern Mozambique. The fighters say they reject the government and want to establish political Islam. The army has failed to contain it, and has itself been accused of rights abuses. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. ©Al Jazeera 2020
Reuters
- Jun 30, 2020
Sahel summit agrees need to intensify campaign against jihadists
International and regional powers agreed at talks on Tuesday to intensify a military campaign against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying victory over the jihadists was within grasp. Militant attacks in the Sahel have increased over the last two years, especially in the tri-border region of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali known as Liptako-Gourma, where local authorities have been overrun. Mauritania hosted a meeting o
In Defense of Christians (IDC)
- Jun 29, 2020
Press Briefing on Christian Genocide in Nigeria
Click here to watch the full event discussion. A meeting hosted by In Defense of Christians (IDC) for reporters to learn more about Christian persecution and genocide in Nigeria. Archbishop Ben Kwashi, Bishop Matthew H. Kukah, Congressman Frank Wolf, Dr. Gregory Stanton, and Rev. Johnnie Moore provide introductory remarks about the situation in Nigeria and Steven Howard facilitates questions from members of the press to the panelists. The purpose of the meeting is to improve
Amnesty International
- Jun 29, 2020
Belarus: Full-scale attack on human rights ahead of presidential election
The Belarusian authorities must end their crackdown on political opposition, activists and critics, and fully respect, protect, promote and fulfil the human rights of everyone in the lead up to presidential election on 9 August, Amnesty International said today. In a statement Belarus: Growing Crackdown on Human Rights ahead of Presidential Election, the organization documented a wave of reprisals against political opponents, activists, critics and independent media. “There i
Deutsche Welle | Taiwan News
- Jun 29, 2020
UN concerned as thousands flee Myanmar 'clearance operation'
The United Nations on Sunday said it was concerned by the humanitarian impact of fighting in western Myanmar's Rakhine and southern Chin states. The UN cited reports of increased fighting between Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, and the Arakan Army, an insurgent group fighting for more autonomy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. Civil war Both factions have traded allegations of abuse. An increasingly bloody civil war between government troops and the rebels erupted in Januar
The Associated Press
- Jun 29, 2020
China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority to have more children. While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice is far more widespread and systematic than previously known, according to an AP investigation based on government statistics, state documents a
Vivian Yee and Tiksa Negeri, The New York Times
- Jun 29, 2020
African Migrants Scapegoated for Coronavirus Outbreak
Migrants say Houthi Militias that control northern Yemen are brutally forcing them out of their territory and into dangerous situations. Ethiopian migrants in the Yemeni capital, Sana, being forced to quarantine by security forces in April, over fears that they could spread the coronavirus. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Yemeni militiamen rumbled up to the settlement of Al Ghar in the morning, firing their machine guns at the Ethiopian migrants caught in
BBC News
- Jun 29, 2020
China forcing birth control on Uighurs to suppress population, report says
China is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in an apparent attempt to limit the population of Muslim Uighurs, according to new research. The report, by China scholar Adrian Zenz, has prompted international calls for the United Nations to investigate. China denies the allegations in the report, calling them "baseless". The state is already facing widespread criticism for holding Uighurs in detention camps It is believed there are ab
International Committee on Nigeria
- Jun 29, 2020
The Situation in Nigeria is Critical; We Need to Send a Special Envoy Now
Experts have said that the violence in Nigeria is escalating and the government is failing to stop the violence. Nigeria is nearing a tipping point. In a column for the Christian Post, Stephen Enada said, “Nigeria has been sitting on this powder keg for a while now, with civil unrest building. Western nations have a vested interest in making sure that things get better from here.” We cannot let violence continue in Nigeria. Every single crime committed creates a devastating r
Eric Ross | Genocide Watch
- Jun 28, 2020
Genocide Watch map of genocidal massacres: Nigeria and the Sahel 2010-2020
Genocide Watch's Eric Ross has created a video showing the spreading genocidal massacres by jihadist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Fulani jihadists, and the Islamic State West Africa Province. The massacres have killed over 27,000 people, including thousands in 2019 and 2020, making them the deadliest genocidal massacres committed by any terrorists since 2010, more than by ISIS in Iraq and Syria. They have especially targeted Christians. The map was compiled using au
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