The Persecution desk

To witness is to refuse silence.

Persecution takes many forms. It can be visible in violence, or hidden in laws, borders, prisons and the slow removal of a community’s right to belong.

Persecution Defined

Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race , religion or political beliefs .

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(37) The Shocking Numbers Behind the Global Modern Slavery.
(37) The Shocking Numbers Behind the Global Modern Slavery.
We might like to think that slavery is a thing of the past, but in fact in the 21st century the opposite...
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(36) Mena Mangal: Journalist and Women’s Rights Campaigner Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Kabul, Afghanistan.
(36) Mena Mangal: Journalist and Women's Rights Campaigner Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A prominent journalist and adviser to the Afghan parliament has been gunned down in Kabul, just days...
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(35) Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 290 in ‘brand-new type of terrorism’
(35) Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 290 in 'brand-new type of terrorism'
At least 290 people are now known to have died in a coordinated attack on churches and hotels on Easter...
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(34) U.S. Black Women 243% More Likely to Die During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum
(34) U.S. Black Women 243% More Likely to Die During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum
A year long investigation by ProPublica and NPR has revealed that in addition to the U.S. having the...
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(33) Vietnam’s Hmong Christians are persecuted for their beliefs.
(33) Vietnam's Hmong Christians are persecuted for their beliefs.
In Vietnam, more than a million people are part of the Hmong group. Over the last 30 years, increasing...
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(32) New Zealand shooting victims remembered for the lives they lived
(32) New Zealand shooting victims remembered for the lives they lived
A Syrian refugee and his teenage sons, a Pakistani academic and a goalkeeper on the national futsal team...
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(31) #MeToo movement named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
(31) #MeToo movement named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
Magazine celebrates anti-harassment movement by naming ‘The Silence Breakers’ on its cover after millions...
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(30) The Brutal History of Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’
(30) The Brutal History of Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’
Between 1932 and 1945, Japan forced women from Korea, China and other occupied countries to become military...
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(29) Saving Our Forests Means Survival for Indigenous People
(29) Saving Our Forests Means Survival for Indigenous People
The world’s 370 million indigenous people are only 5 per cent of the total population but they officially...
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