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Struck down but not destroyed: 20 years of prayer and protest for Eritrea |
20 years ago the Eritrean government outlawed most churches in Eritrea. Since that time thousands of people have been detained without charge or trial, and faced torture and death – all for belonging to an ‘illegal’ religious group. Even permitted groups have suffered repression. The Church in Eritrea may have been struck down, but it is not destroyed. On 19 May we’ll be holding our annual prayer and protest vigil, as we have every year since 2003. We’re looking for those who will continue to stand alongside our Eritrean friends, two decades later. |
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Join in protest for Humanist Mubarak, sentenced to 24 years in Nigeria |
The president of the Nigerian Humanist Society, Mubarak Bala, was sentenced earlier this month to 24 years in prison for merely expressing his beliefs in a Facebook post. It's no coincidence that this happened in Kano state, where Professor Tarfa also received an unjust sentence – both cases are part of a wider campaign against those who don't follow the majority religion. Since his arrest in 2020 Mr Bala endured a lengthy period of pre-trial incommunicado detention without being formally charged, was separated from his wife and young son, and has had limited access to his lawyer. This Thursday Humanists UK has organised a protest to mark the second anniversary of Mubarak's initial arrest. Join us to stand in solidarity against this unjust and excessive sentence: When: Thursday 28 April, 4-6pm Where: The Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BX Please also pray that, along with Professor Tarfa’s case, justice will be done on appeal, and that Nigeria’s blasphemy laws would be repealed. |
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Six years, and still no justice: your gift helps us advocate for survivors... |
Easter: a time of joy, and a celebration of freedom. But, for many, it’s marred with fear, painful memories, or the risk they’ll be attacked while they worship. For many Christians in Pakistan, for example, Easter brings back painful memories of Easter Sunday in 2016, and the moment when hundreds of Christians who had gathered in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, were targeted by suicide bombers. At least 72 people were killed in the blast. Many more were injured. For those who survived, their lives were changed forever. Six years have passed, but the Christian community in Pakistan are still awaiting justice. We want to secure justice for the survivors of this horrific attack. We want to see the perpetrators held to account, and ensure that attacks such as this one don’t happen again – in Pakistan or anywhere else. Thank you so much. |
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Addressing urgent global challenges –because of your support! |
Throughout 2021 – as the world continued to grapple with the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic - CSW’s teams mobilised urgent advocacy interventions for the global challenges and crises which emerged. New urgent challenges emerged which needed to be addressed: military coups brought unrest in Myanmar/Burma and Sudan, peaceful calls for freedom and basic rights in Cuba were met with a harsh crackdown on citizens, atrocity crimes and grave human rights crises unfolded in Tigray, and Nigeria was a nation in crisis. Our team moved quickly to implement advocacy interventions in the face of urgent global challenges, while maintaining unwavering and persistent advocacy for those whose stories did not feature in media headlines and whose plight often goes unnoticed. Working with local partners, affiliate offices across the world, and with your support, we continued to raise our voices and work for justice. |
