Religious minorities

China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines

Members of China’s 55 government-recognized ethnic minorities, which include the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, make up just under 9% of the population.

JULY 2, 2026|ByGOLDIE KATZ

A delegate in ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026.

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.

MAY 22, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools

The lower house is due to discuss the legislation that would introduce the ban, despite criticism from rights groups and the possibility that the Constitutional Court could overturn it.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByREUTERS

New Year's Eve celebrations at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran, 2023; illustrative.

Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims

The arrests occurred in Tehran, Rasht, Urmia, Kermanshah, and Varamin, with a further arrest in Kerman before the conflict, UK-based non-profit Article18 claimed.

JULY 13, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Arab Israeli Christian aims to debunk myths about Jewish state

“They see me and my ideas as a threat to what they are trying to promote."

APRIL 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Saudis release human rights activist Raif Badawi after 10 years in prison

Opinion: "A major development and one for which Evangelical leaders have been ... praying."

MARCH 12, 2022ByJOEL C. ROSENBERG / ALL ISRAEL NEWS

Screenshot from Twitter account of Raif Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar

Canada court voids part of disputed Quebec law on religious symbols

The 2019 law prohibits many civil servants, including police officers, from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs and turbans on the job.

APRIL 20, 2021ByREUTERS

Yazidis denounce Syrian ruling requiring them to follow Islamic law

Members of religious minority reportedly requested their own court for personal issues, say their faith is thousands of years old.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE

Mourners stand next to the coffins with the remains of people from the Yazidi minority, who were killed by Islamic State militants, after they were exhumed from a mass grave, to bury them in Kojo, Iraq February 6, 2021.

US should stay in Eastern Syria, a refuge of religious freedom - expert

“There is a way forward. It is a win-win for the US and the autonomous administration," says Nadine Maenza, a US commissioner.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A man walks past the The Martyrs Church in the city centre of Raqqa, September 19, 2013

British tribunal to decide whether veganism is a protected belief

"The way I treat my belief in ethical veganism is no different to the way those who practice a religion treat the rules which govern their religion," the claimant said.

JANUARY 2, 2020ByREUTERS