persecution

Qatar and Iran accused of religious cleansing of Baha’is

"Qatar’s suitability to host the World Cup should - once again, be questioned," said a leading expert on Qatar’s regime.

Palestinian media claims Holocaust refugees 'bit the hand that fed them'

The Palestinian Authority's TV program claimed that Arabs helped Jewish refugees to discover they only came to conquer the land and expel the Arab population.

A woman wearing a mask with a Uyghur flag takes part in a rally during China's Foreign Minister Wang

Rabbis across denominational spectrum urge congressional action on Uighurs

“Your support for this legislation is absolutely crucial to ensure that our fight to prevent further atrocities against this long-persecuted group will be successful.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
03/03/2021
Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden reacts during a televi

Biden must condemn ‘horrific’ abuses vs. Iran’s LGBTQ community - report

"How can President Biden, who claims to be supportive of gay rights say absolutely nothing about the mullahs' horrific human rights abuses toward us gay and lesbian in Iran?"

THAMAR EILAM GINDIN: This is why the Rabbis decided to include the Book of Esther in the Thora

Behind the Book of Esther’s mask - A Purim story

Persian scholar explains how Purim was shaped by Near Eastern myths

An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Ch

Graffiti equating Holocaust with Uighur persecution painted on monument

The Israeli embassy condemned the vandalism.

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
29/01/2021
Members of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, a Chinese religious spiritual practice, march to the Consulate

Over 900 lawmakers protest Chinese persecution of Falun Gong

"Millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China have been arbitrarily arrested and jailed [...] and many have been tortured and even killed.”

For Iraq's persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk

The Yazidis have suffered since IS marauded into Sinjar in 2014, one of the Sunni extremist group's conquests that shocked the West into military action to stop it.

By REUTERS
16/10/2020

Jewher Ilham - a Uighur woman fighting for her father

Ilham Tohti, an Uighur activist and 2020 Nobel Peace Prize finalist, has not been seen since 2017. His daughter talks about her efforts to free her father and fight for China's Muslim minority.

Kosovo is a test of Israel’s moral character

In the 1990s, 10,000 Kosovo Albanians died and about one million were displaced as a result of Serbia’s aggression.

By DAVID L. PHILLIPS , ALUSH GASHI
15/08/2020
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