Russia and Ukraine are called to release prisoners of conscience

The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) published an annual report which calls to release all prisoners of conscience in Ukraine, including those detained on Russia-occupied territories and those who suffered abuses because of harsh military mobilization for Ukrainian defensive war against Russian aggression. The report outlines 15 names of conscientious objectors that must be immediately released by Ukraine, including those imprisoned after conviction and held in pre-trial detention under Articles 336 (draft evasion) and 402 (disobedience) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and those detained in military units ...

UK Cities Commemorate 36th Anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre: Reflecting on History, Calling for Democracy

On June 4, 2025, multiple cities across the UK, including London, Kingston, Manchester, and Birmingham, held events to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. In London, commemorative activities took place both during the day and in the evening, including seminars and street memorials, drawing participants from all walks of life who are concerned with Chinese democracy and human rights.

13 Christians in Guangdong Receive Harsh Sentences for Opening Home for Gatherings and Storing Church Books

Thirteen Christians in Jiangmen and Foshan, Guangdong Province, were sentenced by CCP’s people’s courts to prison terms ranging from two years and three months to four years and six months, solely for engaging in normal religious activities such as hosting church fellows for gatherings, storing books related to their faith, and preaching the gospel.

SRI LANKA: Supreme Court rules ‘unconstitutional’ arrest of Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching door-to-door

UCA News — Sri Lanka’sSupreme Court has ordered the state to compensate four Christians for violating their fundamental rights, ten years after police arrested them for preaching the Christian faith door-to-door. The Supreme Court, on May 22, ordered the officer-in-charge of the police station in Walasmulla town to pay 50,000 rupees (some US$165) to each of the petitioners, and the state to pay an additional 25,000 rupees to each one for breaching their fundamental rights.

Russia and Ukraine are called to release prisoners of conscience

The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) published an annual report which calls to release all prisoners of conscience in Ukraine, including those detained on Russia-occupied territories and those who suffered abuses because of harsh military mobilization for Ukrainian defensive war against Russian aggression. The report outlines 15 names of conscientious objectors that must be immediately released by Ukraine, including those imprisoned after conviction and held in pre-trial detention under Articles 336 (draft evasion) and 402 (disobedience) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and those detained in military units ...

UK Cities Commemorate 36th Anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre: Reflecting on History, Calling for Democracy

On June 4, 2025, multiple cities across the UK, including London, Kingston, Manchester, and Birmingham, held events to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. In London, commemorative activities took place both during the day and in the evening, including seminars and street memorials, drawing participants from all walks of life who are concerned with Chinese democracy and human rights.