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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(46) Scars Cannot Stop Them: Meet India’s Incredible Acid Attack Survivors.
(46) Scars Cannot Stop Them: Meet India’s Incredible Acid Attack Survivors.
Hundreds of acid attack cases take place every year in India. These incidents largely arise out of the...
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(45) Stop Religious Persecution in Nigeria.
(45) Stop Religious Persecution in Nigeria.
Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian-Muslim strife in modern Nigeria, which can be traced...
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(44) Airbnb Is Ruining Our Neighbourhoods.
(44) Airbnb Is Ruining Our Neighbourhoods.
The relationship between AirBnB on rising rent prices goes as more property is used exclusively for Airbnb,...
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(43) ‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers.
(43) ‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers.
In the months before an Indigenous leader, Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed with a gunshot in the face...
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(42) Syrian Kurds are Now Holding Daily Mass Funerals.
(42) Syrian Kurds are Now Holding Daily Mass Funerals.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to give a green light to a Turkish military offensive against...
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(41) Vietnam’s Horrific Legacy: The Children of Agent Orange
(41) Vietnam’s Horrific Legacy: The Children of Agent Orange
Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate...
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(40) Forced Displacement at Record 68.5 million Refugees.
(40) Forced Displacement at Record 68.5 million Refugees.
UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report shows an average of one person was displaced every two seconds in...
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(39) 7 facts about wealth inequality that will shock and infuriate you.
(39) 7 facts about wealth inequality that will shock and infuriate you.
1. 26 billionaires own the same wealth as 3.8 billion people or half the population of the world.-According...
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(38) The Contrast Between The Two Worlds That We Currently Live In.
(38) The Contrast Between The Two Worlds That We Currently Live In.
Uğur Gallenkuş is a Turkish graphic designer who aims to draw attention to various injustices happening...
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