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UN representative calls for repeal of anti blasphemy laws in 11 countries
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The representative also called for the release of all religious prisoners of conscience, including Christian mother Shagufta Kiran in Pakistan.
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Over 500,000 sign petition urging G7 action against China's forced organ h
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
More than 500,000 people worldwide have signed a petition urging G7 and other countries to act against China's alleged forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, calling for international condemnation and concrete measures to end the practice.
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China unlawfully detains thousands, convicts 1,545 'prisoners of conscienc
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), a non-governmental organization consisting of domestic and international rights activists, stated that the extent of unlawful detention by Chinese authorities could amount to crimes against humanity.
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Amnesty International awards 'Prisoners of Conscience' to three human righ
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The title was given to human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi. The third recipient of this title is Jimmy Lai, an individual involved in free media advocacy.
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'Campaign for Uyghur' calls for global accountability for China's human ri
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On the fifth annual International Day of Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Campaign for Uyghur's Founder and Executive Director, Rushan Abbas took part in a webinar entitled "Prisoners of Conscience: Violence and Detention and Violence in Detention.
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China's "Organ Procurement" continues to remain a concern for US
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The communist regime's systematic act of forcibly taking organs from prisoners of conscience for sale first came to light around 2006 after several whistleblowers came forward to The Epoch Times, This has gained growing attention in recent years. The European Parliament as well as dozens of
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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US politicians urge Egyptian president to release activists imprisoned ill
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], October 19 (ANI): More than 50 politicians of the United States have urged Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to release activists, journalists, lawyers, and prisoners of conscience detained illegally in Egyptian prisons.
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