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USCIRF News Digest - March 24, 2020
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Date: March 24, 2020
USCIRF News Digest - March 24, 2020
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Azerbaijan
Activists link arrest of Azerbaijani poet with song about Bagirzade
(Caucasian Knot)
All political prisoners should be released after Mukhtarly – PACE rapporteur
(Turan)
China
China demolishes church, removes crosses as Christians worship at home
(Christian Post)
Xinjiang County Sends Uyghur Camp Detainees to Prison, Interior of China
(Radio Free Asia)
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Tashi Phuntsok Dies at 60
(Radio Free Asia)
Your favorite Nikes might be made from forced labor. Here’s why.
(The Washington Post; op-ed)
India
Understanding India's Citizenship Controversy
(New Atlanticist)
Indonesia
The Building Permit Problem that Curses Indonesian Churches
(International Christian Concern)
Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
(ABC News)
Charity For ‘Jihad’ In Syria: The Indonesian-Uyghur Connection – Analysis
(Eurasia Review)
Iran
Iran Releases a Third of Christian Prisoners Due to Coronavirus Concerns
(Christianity Today)
Coronavirus Epidemic Hits Iran's Small Zoroastrian Community Very Hard
(Radio Farda)
As Coronavirus Worsens, Iranian Regime Intensifies Pressure on Baha'is
(IranWire)
Coronavirus keeps families apart on eve of Iranian new year
(Reuters)
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan to strengthen higher religious education in the country
(CABAR)
Lebanon
Coronavirus: Maronite Church slams minority opposed to communion in hand
(AsiaNews)
Malaysia
How a 16,000-Strong Religious Gathering Led Malaysia to Lockdown
(Bloomberg)
Maldives
Jihad is as contagious as covid-19 in the Maldives
(Economist)
Middle East
The Coronavirus Is Exacerbating Sectarian Tensions in the Middle East
(Foreign Affairs)
Saudi Arabia
MWL: Closure of mosques due to coronavirus a religious duty
(Saudi Gazette)
Sri Lanka
Legal Confusion in Sri Lanka Fans Flame of Buddhist Nationalist Hostilities, Sources Say
(Morning Star News)
Sudan
'The Worst of the Persecution No Longer Exists': Sudanese Christians See the Light After Years of Oppression
(CBN News)
Syria
Syria’s Hidden Victims - Seta Kale
(CNA)
Turkey
Missing mother of Syriac priest found dead in southeast Turkey
(Ahval)
‘
Şimoni Diril might be found alive if search had been sincerely conducted
’ (Bianet)
As coronavirus cases spike in Turkey, so does anti-Semitism
(Haaretz)
Vietnam
Vietnamese Catholics prevented from fencing off statue
(UCA)
Communist Vietnam lauds church steps against coronavirus
(UCA)
Yemen
Yemen Huthis uphold death sentence for Baha'i, community says
(AFP)
Other
In a Pandemic, Religion Can Be a Balm and a Risk
(New York Times)
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(RFI)
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(UCA; op-ed)
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(Wall Street Journal)
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(CBN News)
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(Christian Post)
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