FoRB Vounteers
A warm welcome to our FoRB Volunteers assigned to help with the APPG FoRB.
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The Voice for the Voiceless: Faith and Freedom in China
“These are cross party issues, because they are too big to be party issues.” Sir Iain Duncan Smith This week, the APPG for Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) supported an event focusing on the current religious climate in China, namely the persecution of Christians and other minority religious groups. The event and its speakers…
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APPG FoRB Partnering with the IRF Summit 2026
The APPG FoRB is partnering with the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington D.C. this February 2-3rd, 2026 to bring together religious leaders, representatives, and advocates for Freedom of Religion and Belief from all across the globe. After a successful attendance last year, the APPG’s Secretariat, The FoRB Foundation, will be sending Matthew Jones to…
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Welcome to Our New APPG Interns
We would like to welcome Liza Nollsch and Naomi Botchway to the APPG FoRB Team, and we look forward to working with them over the next three months! Naomi is finishing her Juris Doctor (JD) Degree at Brigham Young University Law School and Liza is completing her Bachelors Degree at Brigham Young University. Both interns…
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APPG FoRB Welcomes Hannah-Rei Amadi to the Team
Welcoming Hannah-Rei Amadi to the APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief We are delighted to welcome Hannah-Rei Amadi to the APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) team. Hannah-Rei is a Politics and Global Sustainable Development graduate from the University of Warwick with a strong focus on the politics of religion,…
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A Grieving Ahmadiyya Community
My condolences to Mr Cheema’s family and friends and to all the @Ahmadiyya community as chair of the APPG FoRB. A senseless & terrible act of violence against a community that believes in ‘Love for all and hatred for none’. May God and peace Prevail at this time.
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Current Status of Persecuted Christians in Nigeria – ACN Bishops Event March 2025
Bishops from Nigeria ask the UK Parliament to consider the underlying drivers for the mass displacement of over 3 million people who wish to return to their lands to farm and to live in peace.
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Mahvesh Sabet Release
The APPG on International Freedom of Religion or Belief celebrates the release of Mahvesh Sabet, a 71-year-old Iranian Baha’i prisoner of conscience jailed by the Islamic Republic for over 13 years for her beliefs. Mahvesh is an award-winning poet and teacher from Iran. She spent several long years in detention between 2008 and 2017, until…
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Film Event with the APPG North Korea
This week in Parliament, MPs, stakeholders, activists, students, and visitors gathered together to engage in conversation about the human rights crisis currently happening in North Korea. The APPG on North Korea hosted a powerful film screening by defector and director Mr. Heo Young C., exposing the harrowing reality of women and children trafficked and repatriated…
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Humanitarian Concerns in Parachinar: APPG FoRB Meeting Highlights
Parachinar’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis: Urgent Action Needed At a recent APPG FoRB meeting, experts from various fields came together to highlight the escalating humanitarian crisis in Parachinar. The discussion was moderated by Maryam Anwar from the AlKhoei Foundation, and included distinguished professors, authors, religious scholars, activists, and a human rights defender and lawyer based in…
