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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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(19) 'No need for birth control': Tanzanian president's views cause outrage

The president, John Magufuli, told that outsiders who promote birth control are giving bad advice, and...

(18) Palestinian inventor hopes to help rebuild Gaza using Green Cake, a new type of brick made of coal and wood ash.

Green Cake is the world’s only brick that uses coal and wood ash as filler material instead of...

(17) Saudi Arabia seeks 'unprecedented' beheading for woman activist.

None of the charges against Israa al-Ghomgham are for violent acts, according to Human Rights Watch Saudi...

(16) Most girls in Somalia experience genital mutilation. The ritual just killed a 10-year-old.

FGM, which is sometimes called female circumcision, can take many forms but often includes the removal...

(15) New school offers education 'salvation' for Syrian girls in Lebanon.

A new girls’ school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s poor Bekaa region is aiming to give girls from conservative...

(14) Refugees of the Syrian Civil War.

An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011....

(13) Female politicians speak out about sexist, misogyny woman face everyday.

Misogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. Misogyny can be manifested...

(12) Boko Haram crisis: Amnesty accuses Nigeria troops of rape

Nigerian soldiers have raped women and girls who fled the insurgency by militant Islamist group Boko...

(11) Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, commonly known in mainland China as the June Fourth Incident ,...

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