SNAPSHOT: NURGUSH RANGE, RUSSIA
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Children suffered “widespread” violations in conflict zones last year, says UN report
Children living in countries affected by armed conflict were victims of “widespread violations” last year with UN figures showing there were more than 15,000 verified incidents committed against children in 20 countries, according to a new UN report. The UN Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict, released this week, showed what was described as […]
More than 80 countries ‘favour’ one religion over others, says Pew report
World Watch Monitor More than 80 countries favour a specific religion, either officially as a state religion or tacitly through special treatment, according to a new report by the US-based Pew Research Center. Islam is the most common state religion – 27 countries have it as their official religion, including 16 of the 20 countries in the […]
ESSAY: CHRISTIANS AND YAZIDIS IN IRAQ STAND ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
In an article first published by Religion News Service, US Congressman CHRIS SMITH, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, calls for the US to take urgent steps to address the plight of endangered religious minority communities like Christians and the Yazidis in Iraq…