Persecution - news
House, Bush send signals to China on rights abuses
The U.S. House of Representatives and President Bush have signaled to China’s Communist regime its violations of religious liberty and other human rights will not be forgotten as the opening of the Summer Olympics in Beijing nears. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 1, 2008
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Kazakhstan weighs new religion restrictions
Kazakhstan, which already places burdens on religious organizations, will substantially increase restrictions on expressions of faith if new legislation becomes law, according to the U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 22, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Sudanese president charged with genocide
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant July 14 for the president of Sudan’s militant Islamic regime, charging him with genocidal acts in Darfur. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 14, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Bush lifts North Korea sanctions; Land disappointed
President Bush announced June 26 he would lift some trade sanctions against North Korea and remove the communist regime from a list of state sponsors of terror, drawing expressions of disappointment from a Southern Baptist ethics leader and a Republican congresswoman. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 26, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Issues,
China: ‘The world is watching’
Nation’s history of persecution, current need to define place in world set interesting stage for 2008 Olympics
On 08/08/08 at eight minutes past 8 p.m., the summer Olympics will begin in Beijing, fully in tune with Chinese tradition to the tiniest detail, even to its kickoff time. more »
By Alice Elmore and Grace Thornton - Jun 26, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Persecution, Social Issues
Olympics: Appeals grow for Bush to protest
Congressional members of President Bush’s own party urged him not to attend the opening ceremony of this year’s Olympic games in Beijing during a Capitol Hill news conference. more »
By Tom Strode - May 6, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Religious freedom panel urges State Dept. to take action
A bipartisan United States commission has called for designation of the same 11 countries that it recommended last year as the world’s worst violators of religious liberty as it awaits a long overdue response from the State Department. more »
By Tom Strode - May 5, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Chinese leader denies that one-child policy is changing
China has no plans to eliminate its infamous one-child, population-control policy, a top official of the communist regime said March 5.
“We will adhere to the current policy of family planning, keep the birthrate low, improve the health of newborns and adopt a full range of measures to address the gender imbalance in babies,” Premier Wen Jiabao said at the opening of China’s annual parliament meeting, according to the Agence France-Presse news service. more »
By staff - Mar 6, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Persecution
Fu receives ERLC religious freedom award
Bob Fu, a leading advocate for the persecuted church in his native China, received a Southern Baptist religious freedom award during a ceremony at the Library of Congress Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
United States lead on Burma needed, USCIRF panel told
Effective, international pressure on the military junta of Burma, also known as Myanmar, to change its repressive ways depends on the leadership of the United States, a bipartisan, religious liberty panel was told in a Capitol Hill hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 5, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty