Category: Persecuted & Refugees
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In the build-up to the UN’s International Day to Commemorate the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Beliefs, a leading Catholic charity has called on the UK government to step up help for those persecuted for their fai
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This conference will explore the Christian response to those who seek asylum and refuge.
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n exciting opportunity to join the charity Falmouth & Penryn Welcome Refugee Families and play a key role in supporting the Board in developing the work and scope of the charity.
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Latest news from the Conference being held on 5-6 July
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A new report by Open Doors UK, Digital Persecution – The New Frontier for Freedom of Religion or Belief, has highlighted that Christians are increasingly being persecuted via surveillance, censorship and disinformation.
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Proceedings of the recent Conference in Truro at which six of the UK’s leading experts addressed the growing and global persecution of Christians – often the poorest of the poor – under the heading What more can we do?
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Refugee Week is happening from 20th to 26th June with Refugee Sunday on 26th June and we’ve got some great resources available to help your church get involved. Sign up now to get these today.
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Many hand car washes are legitimate businesses, but some are not. Modern slavery is happening in hand car washes in towns and cities up and down the country.
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In its 2022 Annual Report, USCIRF recommends 15 countries to the State Department for designation as “countries of particular concern” (CPCs) because their governments engage in or tolerate “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations.”
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The House of Commons held on debate on the growing violence in Nigeria following the attack to a Catholic church on Pentecost Sunday.
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The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
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This week we wrapped up our online series with the Bishop of Truro, which explored why Christians should be at the forefront of speaking up for people of all faiths.
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Join Church of Sanctuary and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) in launching this new Bible study: Sanctuary: the hospitality of host, guest and stranger, written by Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal and Dr Jayme Reaves, focusing on the significance of sanctuary for our times
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A resource to support individual Christians, Church communities and ecumenical groups in reflecting on the significance of sanctuary for our times in the context of Refugee Week.
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Christian websites in China have been suspended as new digital content
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A new “Local Changemakers Course” is being released by the Freedom of Religion or Belief Learning Platform to help empower local communities in their fight for human rights, particularly freedom of religion or belief.
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An introduction to refugee safety, wellbeing and support.
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We are calling the UK Church to gather together to pray for refugees and asylum seekers during this time. We believe that God hears our prayers as we gather together.
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In anticipation of the World Refugee Day on 20 June 2022, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) together with the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) is inviting churches to commemorate thousands of migrants and refugees, who lost their lives in the Mediterranean, as well as other borders in and around Europe, seeking safety.
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will host a global summit to promote freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) this summer (Tuesday 5 July to Wednesday 6 July) in London.
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