US religious freedom commissioner Nury Turkel on Uighurs and his new post
AP Nury Turkel, co-founder of the Uyghur Human Rights Project and former president of the Uyghur American Association, was appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom late last month. Born in the Xinjang province of China, he is a leading human rights advocate on behalf of fellow Uighurs, a Muslim ethnic minority group […]
Move over Marvel: migrant workers star as superheroes in Latino comic book
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation From fighting drug cartels to handing out facemasks, a Latino comicbook superhero has been handed a supporting role to spotlight the role of migrants working unprotected in farms and fields across the United States during the coronavirus pandemic. El Peso Hero – who uses his superstrength to stop criminals and […]
Eight-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labour reform in Pakistan
Karachi, PakistanThomson Reuters Foundation The brutal death of an eight-year-old maid has caused outrage in Pakistan, prompting the government to propose changes to legislation governing child labour. Zohra Shah was taken to a hospital in Rawalpindi, in Punjab province, on 31st May with serious injuries, and she died soon afterwards. Police have arrested the girl’s […]
The Interview: Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns – Black Christians “cannot do this alone”
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, talks to Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns – co-hosts of the Pass the Mic podcast about race relations and policing and what white people in the US need to do differently as the nation confronts the issues…