781. More than 1,000 crosses removed from churches and 1,300 believers arrested in the Chinese province of Zhejiang   According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), there has been a considerable increase in repression against Christians in the People's Republic of China under President Xi Jinping. In the  

782. Vietnam's religious communities demand freedom of religion – Persistent attacks on religious minorities   Even 40 years after the end of the war, there is still social unrest in Vietnam. The calls for more civil rights in the Southeast Asian country are growing louder. The members of the religious  

783. China must finally release the Panchen Lama who was abducted 20 years ago   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) calls on the Government of People's Republic of China to release the Tibetan Panchen Lama who was abducted 20 years ago. Since his abduction on May 17, 1995,  

784. Arrests following discovery of a mass grave in Thailand – traffickers suspected to maintain more than 60 death camps for Rohingya refugees from Burma   Following the discovery of a mass grave in southern Thailand, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands that the United Nations must search for camps that human traffickers are using to detain  

785. Slim chances for peace in northern Mali – Germany should not only train soldiers, but work towards peace too!   According to information by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), there are new clashes between Tuareg fighters, the army and pro-government militias. The human rights organization stated that at  

786. Quarrying in Swan Valley in Western Australia is a threat to a sanctuary of the Nyunga people   HeidelbergCement could help the Nyunga-Aboriginals in Western Australia to preserve a sanctuary that is very important for their cultural identity – as was reported by the Society for Threatened  

787. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are a serious violation of the freedom of religion, but murders of critics go unpunished   According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), the blasphemy laws in Pakistan's penal code are a serious violation of the freedom of religion. The human rights organization criticized the  

788. More than 400 dead since October 2014   Following a new massacre committed by Islamist rebels, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands better protection of the civilian population in northeastern Congo. "Local human rights groups  

789. More freedom of the press will not solve the Papua-conflict!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), welcomes the fact that Joko Widodo, the Indonesian President, announced that foreign journalists will be allowed to send reports from the embattled region of  

790. Religious minorities in Pakistan need better protection   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands better protection for religious minorities in Pakistan. In Pakistan, it is especially the members of religious minorities who become victims of