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Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
By Rishabh R. Jain, David Rising, and Sam McNeil — December 30, 2021
BANGKOK (AP) — When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their limbs tied. The Myanmar military had stormed Done Taw at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7, he told the AP, with about 50 soldiers hunting people on […]
Bosnia commemorates 26th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
By Eldar Emric — July 12, 2021
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Nineteen newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were honored and buried Sunday in Bosnia.
Faithful Black descendants hope reparations after Florida massacre will be a model
By Adelle M. Banks — December 23, 2020
(RNS) — ‘They left with nothing,’ said the leader of a Rosewood-related foundation. ‘Livestock was gone, houses burned to the ground, couldn’t go to church.’
25 years after Srebrenica, what happened to ‘Never Again’?
By Ari Gordon and Suhail Khan — July 13, 2020
(RNS) — If we are to make good on our promise to stop mass atrocities from happening, we must restore principled American leadership in multilateral institutions.
Trump’s Wounded Knee jab evokes dark history of suppressing indigenous religions
By Rosalyn R. LaPier — January 16, 2019
(The Conversation) — A tweet aimed at Elizabeth Warren is the latest statement to draw criticism of the president’s inaccurate portrayal of Native American history.
Prayer and a packing pastor: A church’s response to mass shooting
By Yonat Shimron — February 23, 2018
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (RNS) — In this dusty crossroads town of 600 people with one blinking red light, church members have taken a starkly different approach from that of the Florida high school students agitating for change.
What makes killing Christians appealing?
By Ayman S. Ibrahim — May 26, 2017
(RNS) While today’s world calls for tolerance and coexistence between faiths, militants rely on verses that offer a direct command to attack Christians and Jews.
Pastor at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel reassigned after five months
By Lauren Markoe — June 23, 2016
(RNS) The sudden departure of the Rev. Betty Deas Clark marks another jolt for the historic black church where a gunman allegedly killed the pastor and eight congregants a year ago.
Chicago archbishop decries targeting of gays in Orlando attack
By David Gibson — June 12, 2016
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich also called for greater efforts on gun control, one of the few Catholic churchmen to raise that issue and to specifically cite a reason the victims were massacred.
Religious roots of hatred resurface in Orlando
By Yonat Shimron — June 12, 2016
(RNS) If there was one message in the massacre, it seemed to be that LBGT people are still not safe and that religion may be a contributing factor to hatred against gays.
On the worst shooting rampage in modern America
By David P. Gushee — June 12, 2016
On the first Islamist terror attack that was also a hate crime against LGBT people.
#PrayforOrlando lifts thoughts, prayers for shooting victims
By Kimberly Winston — June 12, 2016
(RNS) After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, people take to social media to #PrayforOrlando.
Four Catholic nuns among the dead in massacre by gunmen in Yemen
By Rosie Scammell — March 4, 2016
ROME (RNS) The nuns, from the order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, are among 16 people killed by gunmen who attacked a retirement home.
Christian teachers in northern Kenya stage walkout because of terrorist fears
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 29, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) At least 95 public schools have been shut indefinitely as Christian teachers fear for their lives.
Kenya religious leaders urge unity in face of Garissa massacre
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 3, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) In the wake of the Garissa massacre, Christian and Muslim religious leaders urged unity while expressing anger over the government's inability to stop the terror.
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