投稿者: Harriet Sherwood
Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editorsThe first literary work to emerge from Myanmar since the military seized control of the country a year ago r…
Local politician says statue is meant to inspire young people, but critics say it is inappropriateHe is idolised as one of the greatest footballers on earth, with his number seven shirt treasured by millions of youngsters dreaming of superstardom. But …
We must not repeat the mistakes of the Windrush era, say clergyThe Church of England must not repeat its lack of welcome to the Windrush generation when thousands of Hong Kong Chinese people move to the UK in what could be the largest planned migration…
UK community speaks out in effort to pressure government to take stronger stanceLeading figures in the UK Jewish community are using Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January to focus on the persecution of Uighur Muslims, saying Jews have the “moral authori…
Advocacy group Open Doors says hardline regimes across world exploit pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePersecution of Christians around the world has increased during the Covid pandemic, with followers being refused ai…
Country insists all people who die of virus are cremated even if it violates religious beliefsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Muslim Council of Britain is launching a legal challenge to the Sri Lankan government’s policy…
Organisation launches online survey of UK’s 1.5 million diaspora to ‘find out who we are’ An organisation launched almost a century ago to campaign for India’s independence from its British colonial masters has been revived to promote the interests of …
Statement signed by Rowan Williams, bishops, imams and rabbis says Chinese Muslim minority faces ‘human tragedy’Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, is among more than 70 faith leaders publicly declaring that the Uighurs are facing “one…
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Archbishop says sorry ‘in the name of Christ’ over killing of 379 unarmed protesters in 1919The archbishop of Canterbury has apologised “in the name of Christ” for the 1919 massacre at Amritsar in India, when hundreds of people were shot dead by Britis…