February 2025
Business Question on Prisoners of Conscience – Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon MP asked the following Business Question on 13 Feb 2025:
"I wish to highlight the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2020. in March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi islamic beliefs, after a series of audio messages circulated via WhatsApp were made public of him for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song lyrics on WhatsApp about .....
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EU Parliament and Open Doors Launch January 2025
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Open Doors 2025 Event
Through the World Watch List 2025, Open Doors UK highlighted the escalating persecution of Christians worldwide. The launch underscored the importance of defending freedom of religion or belief as a fundamental human right, with Blyth concluding, "What we demand for ourselves, we must support for others."
APPG FoRB 2024 Annual Report Launch
On the 27th of November 2024, the APPG FoRB launched its inaugural annual report on FoRB and human rights, highlighting contributions from stakeholders regarding recent developments and ongoing challenges in 20 countries of particular concern ...
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