Religious minorities
Yazidi fighters disarm in Iraq's Sinjar after a decade of division - what comes next? - analysis
Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.
China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines
Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’
Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools
Dozens of Afghan school girls massacred by targeted bombing of Shi’ites
This is the most recent attack against the minority Hazara Shi’ite community in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over.
Arab Israeli Christian aims to debunk myths about Jewish state
“They see me and my ideas as a threat to what they are trying to promote."
Saudis release human rights activist Raif Badawi after 10 years in prison
Opinion: "A major development and one for which Evangelical leaders have been ... praying."
Canada court voids part of disputed Quebec law on religious symbols
The 2019 law prohibits many civil servants, including police officers, from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs and turbans on the job.
Yazidis denounce Syrian ruling requiring them to follow Islamic law
Members of religious minority reportedly requested their own court for personal issues, say their faith is thousands of years old.
US should stay in Eastern Syria, a refuge of religious freedom - expert
“There is a way forward. It is a win-win for the US and the autonomous administration," says Nadine Maenza, a US commissioner.
British tribunal to decide whether veganism is a protected belief
"The way I treat my belief in ethical veganism is no different to the way those who practice a religion treat the rules which govern their religion," the claimant said.
Women underrepresented in workforce of state’s religious agencies
However, women are grossly underrepresented in senior positions in those agencies.
No more sanctioning slavery and oppression
A call to release Eritrean religious prisoners by September 12, the Geez New Year
What I told a recent State Department conference
What’s the state of religious freedom in Israel and the Arab world?
