1891. Philippines: Catholic bishops suport autonomy for Muslim region   In the Philippines, catholic bishops are hoping that today's referendum on the introduction of an autonomy solution for the predominantly Muslim region of Bangsamoro will lead to more peace and a  

1892. Northern Iraq: Christians in distress   Now that the fighters of "Islamic State" (IS) have been driven away from the northern Iraqi province of Mosul, the Christians living there are facing new problems, as the Göttingen-based human rights  

1893. World Economic Forum in Davos   On occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands the representatives from industry and politics to clearly condemn China's hostage diplomacy.  

1894. Central Africa: 13 victims of violence in run-up to peace talks   According to a report by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), 13 people got killed in an attack by a Peul nomad militia on a village in the west of the Central African Republic, shortly before  

1895. Iran: 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution   40 years after the beginning of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the overall situation of members of the opposition and minority groups is still very challenging.  

1896. Terrorist attacks in the Philippines   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) condemns the recent terrorist attack on the Catholic cathedral on the island of Jolo in the south of the Philippines, committed by Islamist extremists.  

1897. Syria: death threats against human rights activists   According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) in Göttingen, extremists are trying to suppress reports about human rights violations in the Turkish-occupied Kurdish region of north-western  

1898. Sudan: Arrests of protesters in Khartoum   Following the arrest of numerous politicians and democracy activists in Sudan, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses the regime in Khartoum of deliberately misleading the world public  

1899. Kosovo: Hope for lead-poisoned refugees   In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 55 MEPs demand moral and material compensation for a group of Roma, Ashkali, and Balkan Egyptians who the UN had accommodated in refugee camps in  

1900. Russian mercenaries in Sudan: Human rights organization accuses Russia of hypocrisy   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses Russia's government of hypocrisy regarding the question whether Russian mercenaries are involved in armed conflicts in Africa.