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US Accepts Record-High Percentage of Christian Refugees

June 30, 2018

The United States is accepting an increasingly large share of Christian refugees, primarily from Africa, while the number of total arrivals remains on track for a historic low this fiscal year, federal data show.

“1,5 Million Jailed for Their Faith”: Religious Persecution in China Denounced at the European Parliament

June 29, 2018

The situation of religious liberty in China is the worst ever since the Cultural Revolution. At least one and a half million believers are in jail or in “Transformation Through Education” camps simply because of their faith.

Why Canada Should Take in Snowden-Linked Asylum-Seeker

June 25, 2018

It’s been 15 years since Ajith Debagama Kankanalamage, fled Sri Lanka after a decade of torture and sexual abuse by the military. He thought he was headed to Canada, but he was abandoned by brokers without his passport or money Read More...

Tibetan Man Convicted in Sweden of Spying for China

June 17, 2018

A Tibetan resident of Sweden was convicted by a Swedish court on Friday of spying for China and was handed a 22-month prison term, bringing to a close a case highlighting Beijing’s penetration of ethnic exile communities around the world.

UN: Tragedies Ahead if Countries Refuse Migrants Rescued at Sea

June 13, 2018

GENEVA — U.N. agencies are warning of major tragedies if countries refuse to accept refugees and migrants rescued at sea. This warning comes after Italy and Malta refused permission for the boat Aquarius to dock after it had rescued 629 migrants Sunday off Read More...

Myanmar Rejects Report Detailing Killing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State

February 10, 2018

Myanmar’s government on Friday shrugged off a report detailing the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state that prompted calls from the U.S. State Department for an independent investigation into the claims, saying the foreign media is “hurting our work” Read More...

Aid Groups Fear 2018 Could Become Year of Migrant Repatriations

February 6, 2018

International aid groups are warning countries hosting Syrian refugees in the Middle East and the West against forcing them to return to their war-torn country.

Swiss President Says Rohingya Return Must Be Voluntary

February 5, 2018

DHAKA, BANGLADESH – Swiss President Alain Berset said Monday the return of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar must be voluntary.

US Allows Some Syrians to Stay 18 More Months

February 1, 2018

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it would allow about 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for at least another 18 months under protected status as civil war rages in their native country.

“Law and Freedom of Belief in Europe, A Difficult Journey” Explored Human Rights and Religious Beliefs — Concern Over the Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Is Focus

January 24, 2018

ADHRRF - From January 18 to 19, 2018, the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB) organized a convention on the theme of “Law and Freedom of Belief in Europe, A Difficult Journey” in Sant’Apollonia Auditorium in Florence, Italy. With Read More...

Aid Group: 70 Million People Suffer in Silence as Emergencies Unreported

January 23, 2018

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The aid organization, CARE International reports North Korea and Eritrea top the list of the 10 most underreported, forgotten humanitarian crises of 2017. The other countries include Burundi, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Lake Chad Basin, Read More...

Thousands of People in Brussels Formed a Human Chain to Support Refugees

January 22, 2018

ADHRRF — From 19:00 to 20:30 on January 21, the locals of Brussels spontaneously formed a human chain in solidarity between the North Railway Station and the Maximilian Park to protect the refugees in Brussels and make them feel loved Read More...

US: Trump’s First Year Sets Back Rights — Undermines Protection for Refugees, Women, Others

January 19, 2018

(Washington, DC) – The first year of US President Donald Trump’s administration was marked by a sharp regression in government efforts to protect and promote a range of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2018. Read More...

South Korea/China: Over 600 Refugees of The Church of Almighty God Persecuted in China Threatened to Be Sent Back by South Korea

January 17, 2018

HRWF (18.01.2018) – Seoul has seemingly decided to deport over six hundred Chinese members of the Church of Almighty God seeking a safe haven in South Korea, despite the fact that there is a high risk for them to be Read More...

Caritas Internationalis Calls on the French Society to Learn More About Immigrants and Refugees

January 14, 2018

ADHRRF Paris – On January 13th, 2018, as the approach of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the French branch of Caritas Internationalis, Catholic Relief Services, organized an event themed “Focus on the Displacement of Migrants” on the square Read More...

Rohingya Leaders Call on US to Ensure Refugees Are Not Forced Back to Myanmar

January 10, 2018

Rohingya leaders have called on the United States and other members of the international community to ensure that refugees from the Muslim minority who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh not be forced to Read More...

The Drama of the Refugees of The Church of Almighty God in Europe

January 3, 2018

These are difficult times for refugees. Europe is understandably concerned that economic migrants may try to pass themselves off as refugees. However, there are obviously real refugees. Religious persecution is mentioned as a ground for refugee claims in all international Read More...

The Rohingya Are Facing Genocide – Expert Says They Will Face More Crisis if We Do not Respond

December 23, 2017

ADHRRF – On the evening of December 22, 2017, Professor John Packer, Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Center (University of Ottawa), gave a lecture at Noor Cultural Center in Toronto on the theme of “Addressing the Rohingya Read More...