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 .

the table of contents
Persecution table

Latest dispatches

Keep looking.

(64) Amazon’s ‘Dieback’ Scenario R eleases Massive Carbon Into The Atmosphere
(64) Amazon's 'Dieback' Scenario R eleases Massive Carbon Into The Atmosphere
Wildfires and deforestation are pushing the Amazon rainforest toward a dieback scenario: an irreversible...
Read More
(63) How the U.S. Betrayed the Marshall Islands, Kindling the Next Nuclear Disaster
(63) How the U.S. Betrayed the Marshall Islands, Kindling the Next Nuclear Disaster
Here in the Marshall Islands, Runit Dome holds more than 3.1 million cubic feet — or 35 Olympic-sized...
Read More
(62) Over 130 Million Girls May Not Go Back To School After The COVID-19 Crisis
(62) Over 130 Million Girls May Not Go Back To School After The COVID-19 Crisis
That’s the number of girls who might not return to school this year due to COVID-19’s unprecedented education...
Read More
(61) The Taliban’s Return Is Catastrophic For Women In Afghanistan
(61) The Taliban’s Return Is Catastrophic For Women In Afghanistan
Since the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan in July, the Taliban have swiftly taken...
Read More
(60) 3,462 Christians Killed in Nigeria in 200 days, 3000 Abducted, 300 Churches Attacked
(60) 3,462 Christians Killed in Nigeria in 200 days, 3000 Abducted, 300 Churches Attacked
The International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), a nonprofit based...
Read More
(59) Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia
(59) Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia
Germany has admitted for the first time that it committed genocide in Namibia by killing an estimated...
Read More
(58) Gun Deaths by Country 2021
(58) Gun Deaths by Country 2021
Gun-related deaths are not uncommon. In 2019 alone, more than 340,000 people died as a result of firearms...
Read More
(57) About 167 Women Killed by Someone They Knew Every Day in 2019: UN report
(57) About 167 Women Killed by Someone They Knew Every Day in 2019: UN report
More than half of the approximately 110,000 women killed in 2019 died at the hands of intimate partners...
Read More
(56) 6 Millions of Japanese Seniors, Prison Beats Living Alone.
(56) 6 Millions of Japanese Seniors, Prison Beats Living Alone.
Japan is home to the world’s oldest population, with over 29% of the population age 65 and above. Traditionally...
Read More
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13