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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(91) Indigenous People ‘Under Threat’ From Clean Energy Push
(91) Indigenous People 'Under Threat' From Clean Energy Push
There is a growing resistance to large renewable energy projects among many indigenous communities, many...
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(90) Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New
(90) Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New
Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for...
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(89) Ukraine Dam Explosion Is ‘Worst Environmental Disaster Since Chernobyl’
(89) Ukraine Dam Explosion Is ‘Worst Environmental Disaster Since Chernobyl’
The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam significantly changes the geography and...
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(88) Saudi Arabia Sentences Woman To 34 Years For Twitter Activism
(88) Saudi Arabia Sentences Woman To 34 Years For Twitter Activism
Salma al-Shehab, a 34-year-old mother of two and former PhD student at the University of Leeds, who in...
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(87) Inequalities Faced By Women In Agriculture Cost the World $1 Trillion
(87) Inequalities Faced By Women In Agriculture Cost the World $1 Trillion
Agriculture and food systems are a significant employer for women globally – and are a more critical...
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(86) Tesla’s German Factory Will Exhaust the Area’s Water Supply in Gruenheide.
(86) Tesla’s German Factory Will Exhaust the Area’s Water Supply in Gruenheide.
Tesla is facing “criminal” allegations regarding Gigafactory Berlin as environmentalists accuse the automaker...
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(85) UN Launches Ten-Year ‘Survival Plan’ for Endangered Languages
(85) UN Launches Ten-Year ‘Survival Plan’ for Endangered Languages
The United Nations launched what it calls the International Decade of Indigenous Languages—a ten-year...
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(84) Exxon’s Own Science Was Scary Accurate About Global Warming. So It Covered It Up.
(84) Exxon’s Own Science Was Scary Accurate About Global Warming. So It Covered It Up.
Despite sowing uncertainty about the existence and cause of global climate change, Exxon privately projected...
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(83) Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed In Lease Violation Case
(83) Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed In Lease Violation Case
Lai, who was arrested during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement following widespread...
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