While protests for Chanda Mahraj continue, not even being married keeps young women from religious minorities safe from abduction.
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Pakistan: Court Gives Back Hindu Girl to Her Kidnapper
One day after Chanda Maharaj was rescued by the police, a Pakistani court ruled she should go back to her Muslim “husband.”
Pakistan: Police Rescues Abducted Hindu Girl
15-year-old Chanda Maharaj was abducted in Hyderabad. In this case, it ended well.
Russia Uses Rape as a Military Strategy in Ukraine
Both the United Nations and the European Parliament denounce horrific war crimes. The youngest victim is 4, the oldest is 82.
October 16: Prayer and Silence Against Armageddon
Why Bitter Winter supports the Global Prayer for Love and Peace and the One Minute Silence initiatives.
Afro-Brazilian Religions Targeted by Counter-Cult Violence in Brazil
Fundamentalist Christians attack places of worship and devotees of Candomblé and Umbanda claiming they are “Satanists.” One woman lost an eye.
Godparents: Catholic Church Free to Decide Who Cannot Be One, Chilean Court Said
The Court of Appeal of San Miguel stated judges cannot interfere with Church decisions on these matters.
Feet of Clay: The French MIVILUDES Acknowledges the Faulty Bases of Its Reports
These bases are the “saisines” (in theory, alerts by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”). We now learn the “saisines” are not real “reports.”
London Has Now the First Shrine for Persecuted Christians in Europe
An initiative of Father Benedict Kiely, it reminds the world that Christians are the most persecuted minority internationally.
Shahbaz Bhatti: A Public Park Is Named After Him in Canada
The Catholic martyr of Islamic ultra-fundamentalist terrorism is honored by the city of Brampton. His process of canonization continues.