Religious freedom
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Iran News
Forcing Chinese students to declare atheism is a new threat to religious freedom in China
A technical college in China's effort to force students to declare atheism has once again raised concerns about the future of religious freedom in the country.
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Iran News
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom called for sanctions against officials who issued the prison sentence for Golrokh Iraei.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a statement condemning the double sentencing of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraei, a civil rights activist and…
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Religions and sects
2019 college entrance exam: At least 17 Baha'is have been deprived of education
Iranian human rights activists say that so far, at least 19 participants in this year's college entrance exam have been denied admission because they are Baha'is.
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Shirin Ebadi sent a letter to the UN protesting the suppression of religious freedoms in Iran
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian jurist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding…
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