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Twitter Suspends Several Iranian State-run News Accounts

26 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Iran news outlets blocked for harassing followers of the Baha'i Faith The social networking site . The suspensions alleged harassment endured by those of the Baha'i Faith by the government. Originally,...

Religious Restrictions Around the World

23 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Christians have reported being harassed in 143 countries The . The data looks at which religions have not received the freedom to practice by governments around the world. The data reveals...

The Impact of Christian Harassment Around the Globe

18 Jun 2017
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Kelly Frazier

Surprisingly, most of the world's harassed Christians live in Christian countries. Surprisingly, a majority of these oppressed Christians live in Christian countries. Intolerance towards Christians...

Pence Says Christians Are Most Persecuted Worldwide, US Will Fight to Protect Them

15 May 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians in Washington D.C. Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States of America, gave a speech to a large...

25 Apr 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Human Rights Organization has asked the Yemeni government to stop the persecution of Baha'i Faith. The people belonging to the Baha'i community have been facing harassment from the Yemeni authorities...

12 Apr 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Harassment of religious groups is on a rise in Europe and all over the world. A research study by Pew has found harassment of religious people has increased recently, especially in Europe. Restrictions...

New California Law to Prevent Bullying of Sikh and Muslim Students

05 Oct 2016
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Alison Lesley

CA Governor Jerry Brown signs Safe Place to Learn Act to protect Muslim and Sikh students from bullying. The aim of the Safe Place to Learn Act or AB 2845 is to prevent discrimination, harassment,...

ADL Takes Proactive Steps to Combat Rise of Anti-Semitic Speech on Social Media

26 Sep 2016
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Elisa Meyer

The Anti-Defamation League has created a new role which will be entirely devoted to investigating and curbing Anti-Semitic rhetoric. The rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric over social media websites...

CA Bill Protects LGBT Students by Limiting the Faith of Universities

26 Jun 2016
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Corey Barnett

California bill violates the religious freedom of faith-based schools. Senate Bill 1146, proposed by Senator Ricardo Lara from Los Angeles County, California, representing the 33rd district, would...

Cow Head Left at Hindu Pennsylvania Sanctuary

27 Mar 2016
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Corey Barnett

Ethnic intimidation: cow head dumped at a Hindu sanctuary. A cow's head was found outside a Hindu sanctuary in rural northeastern Pennsylvania. Police have determined it was placed there at some point...