Edward Ross

Religious Freedom Correspondent

Articles by Edward Ross

13 Dec, 2023 17:12 EST

Africa Religious Freedom

Mauritania arrests Christians in response to Muslims’ outrage

By Edward Ross

Authorities in Mauritania have arrested 15 Christian leaders since late November following calls for punishment by Muslims outraged over a video showing a baptism ceremony, sources said.
7 Dec, 2023 11:05 EST

Middle East Religious Freedom

U.N. calls on Iran to cease arbitrary arrests of religious minorities

By Edward Ross

Noting a widespread wave of arrests of religious minorities in Iran since June, the U.N. General Assembly last month adopted a resolution calling on the Islamic regime to “cease the widespread and systematic use of arbitrary arrests and detention.”
5 Dec, 2023 13:24 EST

Asia Religious Freedom

Blast kills four at worship service in Muslim region of the Philippines

By Edward Ross

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a blast that killed four worshippers at a Catholic Mass on Sunday (Dec. 4) in an area of the Philippines that had become an autonomous Muslim region in an attempt to end such violence.
4 Dec, 2023 05:12 EST

Asia Religious Freedom

New measures threaten to further erode religious freedom in China, rights experts say

By Edward Ross

New regulations for “religious activity venues” in China advance officials’ desire to replace spiritual instruction with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) political teaching, rights experts say.

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