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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(28) Apple Supplier Workers Describe Noxious Hazards at China Factory
(28) Apple Supplier Workers Describe Noxious Hazards at China Factory
At a Catcher Technology Co. manufacturing complex in the Chinese industrial city of Suqian, about six...
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(27) Child Marriages: 39,000 Every Day – More than 140 million girls under 18 will marry between 2011 and 2020
(27) Child Marriages: 39,000 Every Day – More than 140 million girls under 18 will marry between 2011 and 2020
Between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides, according to United Nations...
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(26) Around the world, 6 women are killed every hour by someone they know.
(26) Around the world, 6 women are killed every hour by someone they know.
Around 87,000 women were murdered across the globe in 2017 — most of them by a family member or intimate...
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(25) Gender pay gap is worse than thought: Study shows women actually earn half the income of men.
(25) Gender pay gap is worse than thought: Study shows women actually earn half the income of men.
Women earned roughly half the income of men over a 15-year period, taking into account time off for family...
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(24) For Them, Afghanistan Is Safer Than China, Persecution in Xinjiang is pushing Uighurs over the border.
(24) For Them, Afghanistan Is Safer Than China, Persecution in Xinjiang is pushing Uighurs over the border.
Today, China’s campaigns and restrictions against the Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority group...
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(23) 59 journalists, media workers killed in the last 10 months of 2018
(23) 59 journalists, media workers killed in the last 10 months of 2018
As many as 59 journalists were killed around the world in the last 10 months of 2018, according to the...
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(22) Deaths Of Four Successful Iraqi Women Spark Fear Among Females.
(22) Deaths Of Four Successful Iraqi Women Spark Fear Among Females.
Former Miss Iraq fears she will be the next high-profile woman to be killed in the country following...
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(21) China's Ruling Party Orders Crackdown on Religion in Its Ranks
The atheist ruling Chinese Communist Party has tightened restrictions on the practice of religion by...
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(20) Measuring Racial Discrimination
(20) Measuring Racial Discrimination
Many racial and ethnic groups in the World, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Indians, and others,...
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