U.S. ‘Welcome Corps’ helps LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing persecution
SAN FRANCISCO — Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his boyfriend.A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him.…
Uganda’s first Oscar-nominated film tells story of Bobi Wine persecution | Arts and Culture
Kampala, Uganda – This January, when Bobi Wine learned that the film documenting his 2021 Ugandan presidential bid had been nominated for an Academy Award, he…
UK condemned over deeming India and Georgia ‘safe’ for people fleeing persecution
Plans to deem India and Georgia ‘safe’ countries to send people seeking asylum in the UK to are being fiercely criticised by migration organisations. Late…
The Plight of Christian Communities in Africa: A Tale of Persecution and Hope
Across the African continent, Christian communities have faced profound challenges and persecution in recent years, often enduring hardship and discrimination due to their faith. These…
‘Prosecution by persecution’: The Zimbabwean politician imprisoned 65 times | Features
Harare, Zimbabwe – Job “Wiwa” Sikhala has spent the last 17 months in the Chikurubi maximum-security prison, the longest stretch an opposition figure has been…
Putin calls Trump legal cases ‘politically motivated persecution’ | Vladimir Putin News
Trump, the frontrunner Republican candidate for the 2024 US presidential elections, is facing a series of criminal cases by US authorities. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Column: Voters don’t buy Trump’s political persecution claim
WASHINGTON — After months of legal wrangling, a schedule for former President Trump’s four pending criminal trials is finally taking shape. Last week, federal district Judge…
Trump and allies falsely cast federal case as ‘persecution’
Former President Trump stuck to a familiar script at a campaign event held hours after he pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a federal court to…
Guatemala’s elPeriodico shutting due to government ‘persecution’ | Freedom of the Press News
Closing of elPeriodico underscores regional trend of governments cracking down on independent media, observers say. One of Guatemala’s oldest and most well-known news organisations has…
Haitian mayor, accused of persecution, is arrested for visa fraud | Crime News
A former Haitian mayor has been arrested in the United States on three charges of visa fraud, a day after a court ordered him to…