The UK government’s efforts to produce a definition of Islamophobia could prove counterproductive
In February 2025 the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced the convening of a working group chaired by Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC to provide a definition of Islamophobia. She insisted that…
Pastor Rudy Palacios Vargas dared to speak out against injustice in Nicaragua. For that he has been labelled a murderer and a terrorist.
On the evening of Thursday 17 July, armed police officers – some in uniform and others dressed in black or blue and with their faces covered – arrived in a coordinated operation at the homes of…
El Pastor Rudy Palacios Vargas se atrevió a denunciar las injusticias en Nicaragua. Por ello, ha sido acusado de asesinato y terrorismo.
En un operativo coordinado la noche del jueves 17 de julio, policías armados —algunos uniformados, otros vestidos de negro o azul y con el rostro cubierto— llegaron simultáneamente a la casa del…
Where justice fails: How cultures of impunity lead to forced displacement in India and Mexico
On 11 June the families and loved ones of Neelkant and Pushpa Verma gathered for what should have been a day of celebration. The young Christian couple were due to marry in Raipur in India’s…
Donde la justicia falla: Cómo las culturas de impunidad conducen al desplazamiento forzado en India y México
El 11 de junio, las familias y seres queridos de Neelkant y Pushpa Verma se reunieron para lo que debería haber sido un día de celebración. La joven pareja cristiana debía casarse en Raipur, en el…
‘Do but don’t speak’: The impact of China’s 709 Crackdown ten years on
On 9 July 2015 the Chinese authorities launched an extensive crackdown on activists, lawyers, human rights defenders and their friends and family members. Dubbed the ‘709 Crackdown’ after the date on…
“只做不说” 中国709大抓捕事件十周年之影响
2015年7月9日，中国当局对活动人士、律师、人权捍卫者及其朋友和家人发起了一场大规模的镇压行动。这场被称为“709大抓捕”的行动，因其开始的日期而得名，涉及超过300人被拘留、审讯或监禁。 这被视为中国历史上对人权捍卫者最严重的镇压之一，标志着对异议和活动主义的无情压制一直持续至今。 在大抓捕十周年之际，CSW…
State repression knows no ideology
On 12 May a community in rural El Salvador gathered for a peaceful protest demanding their land rights. Within hours, the government responded with riot gear and arrests, striking fear among the…
La represión estatal no conoce ideología
El 12 de mayo, una comunidad rural de El Salvador se reunió en una protesta pacífica para reclamar sus derechos sobre la tierra. En cuestión de horas, el gobierno respondió con acciones…
根敦确吉尼玛失踪三十周年：敦促中国政府公开真相
1995年5月14日，达赖喇嘛公开宣布年仅六岁的根敦确吉尼玛为第十一世班禅喇嘛。 班禅喇嘛，或称“大智者”，在藏传佛教格鲁派中是仅次于达赖喇嘛的重要人物，拥有极高的宗教权威，负责认定下一世达赖喇嘛的转世灵童。 几个世纪以来，历代班禅喇嘛均在西藏第二大城市日喀则的扎什伦布寺居住并主持寺务，在藏传佛教学术发展中发挥着关键作用。 根敦确吉尼玛…
‘Sorrow is a defeatist movement’: An interview with Sombath Somphone’s wife Ng Shui-Meng
On the evening of 15 December 2012, Sombath Somphone, a leading democracy activist from Laos, was stopped at a police checkpoint on a busy street in the country’s capital Vientiane. Footage from a…
For religious minorities in India, even tragedies turn into trials
Once again a terror attack has left Muslims across India not just shaken like all other Indians, but also defending their very existence. Someone, somewhere, with a gun and an agenda, committed a…
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