ANAJURE 2019 – Opening with Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher
Exploring responses to religious discrimination and persecution.
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International Institute for Religious Freedom audits World Watch List
For the sixth time the World Watch List of Open Doors has been audited positively by a team of five scholars of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF).
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20 years of Asking for and Watching God’s initiative
In 2016 I wrote the following text for the 20th anniversary of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
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IIRF announces new book series “Christians under Pressure: Studies on Discrimination and Persecution”
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) announces a new scholarly series: “Christians under Pressure: Studies on Discrimination and Persecution”. The first two volumes have already been published.
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Schirrmacher gives ecumenical “Bishop’s sermon” in Neumarkt, Bavaria
The Associate Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance has given the annual ecumenical Bishop’s sermon on the persecution of Christians in the cathedral of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria), which has been held since 2014.
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Asia Bibi is a “classic case of political asylum”
New Yearbooks ‘Religionsfreiheit 2018’ and ‘Verfolgung und Diskriminierung von Christen 2018’ presented
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Schirrmacher: Christians easily become victims
Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. Where it is violated, other human rights are also in a bad state. This view was proposed by Thomas Schirrmacher (Bonn), Associate Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, on November 1st in Wuppertal.