131. China: Increasing repression due to new laws on religion   …On February 1, 2018, new laws on religion came into force in China, and the Catholics in the country are now complaining about new restrictions regarding church activities.  

132. Trump invites North Korean refugees to visit the White House   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) would like to draw attention to the human rights violations in North Korea and to the difficult situation of North Korean refugees.  

133. Marx monument in Trier – Episcopal city stabs persecuted Christians in China in the back   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) criticizes the planned inauguration of an oversized Marx monument in Trier.  

134. Secretary General of the World Council of Churches remains silent about violations of religious freedom during visit to China   … Peoples (STP) accuses the World Council of Churches (WCC) of ignoring the fact that Christians in China are persecuted.  

135. A call for more efforts to help refugees from North Korea   In the light of the ongoing dispute regarding the North Korean missile program, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls for more commitment to human rights and for more measures to help  

136. Rohingya are the losers of the year 2017   According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), the systematic expulsion of the Rohingya minority from Burma (Myanmar) is the most serious refugee drama of the year 2017. Four months after the  

137. China is the world’s biggest enemy of Internet freedom   …The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses China of being the world’s biggest enemy of Internet freedom. “China’s security agencies are systematically blocking the free flow of information on the Internet – with…  

138. City of Weimar honors China’s most prominent political prisoner   … (STP), the fact that Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur professor of economics who is currently imprisoned in China, will be honored with the Weimar Human Rights Award is an obligation for the German Federal Government…  

139. European Union fails in Catalonia conflict   Instead of using their experience in conflict prevention and all their diplomatic skills to keep the Catalonia conflict from escalating, the EU states decided to take sides with the Spanish  

140. Rohingya crisis: 100,000 new refugees within just one week – International community is failing to protect the civilian population   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses the international community of failing to protect the persecuted Rohingya minority in Burma/Myanmar.