Pakistan Defence Minister admits minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, smaller Muslim sects — face persistent issues
Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, acknowledged the targeted violence faced by minorities in the name of religion. He expressed...
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Mob Burns Pakistani Churches, Vandalises Cemetery over Alleged Blasphemy
Muslim mob attacks churches and Christian homes in Pakistan after Christians are accused of blasphemy. Local residents fire debris...
Jihadism in Nigeria and The Sahel: Map of Fatalities 2009 - 2024
Map by Béla Müller, Genocide Watch
Genocide in Nigeria 2024: U.S. options to prevent it
Funeral for victims of a Boko Haram jihadist massacre credit: Al Jazeera Genocide in Nigeria 2024 By Greg Stanton, Founding President,...
Nicaragua Closes 1,500 NGOs, Many of Them Churches
The government of President Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical groups as part of its crackdown on...
UN Human Rights Chief fears repeat of Myanmar Genocide
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. credit United Nations Myanmar: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Türk deplores...
Iran backed Kildani fires Christian mayors & Nineveh Council
10 Years After ISIS Genocide, Christians Are Under Threat Woodrow Wilson Center August 19, 2024 By Nadine Maenza While Christians mark...
ABA condemns Hazara genocide in Afghanistan
At its August 2024 meeting, The American Bar Association adopted a resolution in its House of Delegates condemning the genocide of the...
Yazidi Genocide: Ten Years On
Yazidi Genocide: 10 Years On, The Suffering Of The Community Continues Forbes Aug 3, 2024 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a...
Nicaragua: New Wave of Priest Arrests
Entre el 27 de julio y el 2 de agosto de 2024, el régimen secuestró al menos a 10 sacerdotes y un diácono La Prensa, 3 AUG 2024 La...
The Genocide We Can't Afford to Ignore
Armenian Weekly July 24, 2024 By Dr. Gregory H Stanton The genocide we can’t afford to ignore Forced deportation of Armenians from...
Human Rights Watch: China is renaming Uyghur towns
Two women pass through a secure entrance to a bazaar in Xinjiang in 2019. Life for Uyghur Muslims in the region is strictly controlled,...
Intensifying persecution of Hazaras in Afghanistan
Eurasia Review June 11, 2024 By Sanchita Bhattacharya The Taliban instructed the Hazara residents of Nowabad, located in the 6th Security...
Genocide Watch maps of jihadist massacres in Nigeria and Sahel
Mourners attend a mass funeral in Zabarmari, Nigeria, for 43 farm workers whose throats were slit the day before, authorities said, by...
Rohingya ‘Genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar
Warning from rights group comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in the western state. People can be...
UN Expert Warns of Looming 'Genocidal Violence' in Myanmar
Clashes have rocked Rakhine State since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows...
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