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Europe
EU Hearing Exposes the Stakes of Religious Freedom
MEPs, the EU’s new religious freedom envoy and UN experts confronted persecution, Christian vulnerability,…
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Europe
McGuinness’s FoRB and Article 17 Message Turns the Lens on Brussels
The EU Special Envoy’s first 100 days highlight a universal right under growing pressure…
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HRC 63rd Session – NGO Committee on FoRB Meeting
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Nine years on: Rohingya continue to face atrocity crimes, mass displacement and deepening humanitarian crisis, warn UN experts
GENEVA – Nine years after brutal military attacks in Myanmar that triggered the mass…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: UN experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule
GENEVA – As Taliban rule in Afghanistan continues, UN experts* warned that normalisation of…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: After five years of the Taliban rule, UN experts warn against normalization
Five years is a short period in the life of a country but a…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts urge Iran to end escalating targeting of ethnic minorities
GENEVA – UN experts* today called on Iranian authorities to end the escalating arbitrary…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran: UN experts alarmed by alleged torture, enforced disappearances and persecution of Bahá’í minority
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over allegations of arbitrary arrests, enforced…
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External Digest
Faith at Work, UN Geneva Event Warns of Bias
By Juan Sanchez Gil – 5 July 2026 Speakers urged governments and employers to…
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