Tag: middle east
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For EU’s religious freedom envoy, Middle East is key arena
Brussels, Belgium, Oct 27, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The genocide of Yazidis and Christians in the Middle East and the refugee crisis should be a priority for Europe, the EU special envoy for religious freedom has said. Jan Figel told CNA that even though “there many other places where religious freedom is liquidated,…
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For EU’s religious freedom envoy, Middle East is key arena
Brussels, Belgium, Oct 27, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The genocide of Yazidis and Christians in the Middle East and the refugee crisis should be a priority for Europe, the EU special envoy for religious freedom has said. Jan Figel told CNA that even though “there many other places where religious freedom is liquidated,…
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Jan Figel: Ongoing genocide in Middle East ‘a much greater security threat than climate change’
Jan Figel, the first special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, has voiced concern at the “genocide” of Christian, Yezidi, Shia Muslim and other communities in the Middle East. Written by Martin Banks on 11 August 2016 in News Jan Figel, the first special envoy for the promotion…