The statement below from UNHCR London was issued Tuesday 16th August. UNHCR London position regarding UK proposal to return rejected asylum seekers to northern Iraq:…
JUBILEE CAMPAIGN RAISES PLIGHT OF IRAQ'S MANDAEAN COMMUNITY AT THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION On April 11 Dr. Layla Al-Roomi, representing Iraq's Mandaean community, gave…
Worse Off Now Than Under Saddam The ongoing turmoil since the invasion of Iraq has exposed non-Muslim religious minorities to persecution that is worse than…
The persecution of Mandaeans in Iran The Mandaean Religion The Mandaeans (known also as Sabians in Arabic) are followers of John the Baptist. They fled…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom(USCIRF) is concerned that members of religious minority communities who have fled Iraq may not be receiving…
The Washington Times, December 22, 2006 Since 2003, more than 1.5 million Iraqis have fled their country, and a similar number are displaced within Iraq…
STATEMENT OF NINA SHEA, DIRECTORCENTER FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Before the COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSSUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA, GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS, AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Thank you,…
The Sabian Mandaeans Face a Critical Moment in their History IntroductionMandaeanism is a religious sect of great antiquity that is comprised of a monotheistic belief…
