Search For "religious freedom"
Delhi CM announces November 25 as public holiday for Shri Guru Tegh Bahadu
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi CMO stated that the decision aims to provide citizens with an opportunity to pay homage to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's supreme sacrifice, spiritual teachings and unwavering commitment to protecting humanity and religious freedom.
Read More
China's escalating war on Christianity deepens with mass arrest of Zion ch
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, Bob Fu, president of ChinaAid, stated that the detainees are accused of "illegally using information networks," a charge that carries a maximum three-year prison sentence. Rights groups say this allegation is increasingly being used by China to silence Christian
Read More
Slammed by India, USCIRF again alleges discrimination with religious minor
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Months after India slammed USCIRF's "persistent attempts to misrepresent isolated incidents and cast aspersions on the country's vibrant multicultural society", the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has come out with a report, which alleges that India's "political system facil
Read More
US lawmakers confront China's brutal war on faith with tough sanctions bil
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Representative Mark Alford (R-Mo.) jointly unveiled the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act, coinciding with International Religious Freedom Day.
Read More
Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM participate in kirtan darbar to commemorate 350
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing the gathering during the Kirtan Darbar organised here at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Kejriwal said that the Punjab government is fortunate to have got the opportunity to organise a series of commemorative events dedicated to the Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Read More
Congressman Tom Suozzi urges US War Secy to reconsider rule on beards in m
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congressman Tom Suozzi penned a letter to US War Secretary Peter Hegseth, urging reconsideration of a policy requiring military personnel to shave beards, affecting Sikh Americans and others with religious or medical obligations.
Read More
China detains Taiwanese Taoists in escalating crackdown on religious freed
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's SEF warned I-Kuan Tao followers against visiting China, citing arrests of at least 16 Taiwanese for practicing their faith since 2019. Luo Wen-jia said detainees were not involved in politics and urged caution, highlighting China's lack of religious freedom and repression of indepen
Read More
China launches brutal nationwide crackdown on Zion Church and its pastors
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, a statement released by Zion Church and shared by the Texas-based human rights group ChinaAid, Chinese authorities carried out simultaneous raids across five provinces, as well as Beijing and Shanghai. The church stated that its worship halls were sealed, proper
Read More
US denounces China's detention of leaders of Zion Church
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Sunday condemned China's detention of several leaders of Zion Church in China.
Read More
"What's wrong with that... Indian Constitution guarantees religious freedo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In an interview with ANI, the AIMIM President said that the UP government should release those who have been arrested in connection with the 'I Love Muhammad' poster row.
Read More
China's tech tyranny unveiled: WUC leaders reaffirm peaceful resistance
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, concerning the ongoing struggle for Uyghur rights and global advocacy for religious freedom and peaceful resistance.
Read More
China's war on freedom escalates: Global alarm over widening human rights
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has released its latest weekly brief, painting a grim picture of escalating repression under President Xi Jinping's rule, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's tightening control over civil liberties, religious freedom, and dissent across the country and bey
Read More