Arielle Del Turco

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  Nov 24, 2021

  Nigeria conspicuously absent from State Dept’s list of religious freedom violators

  The fact that the State Department chose to remove Nigeria’s CPC designation, despite ongoing attacks against Christians, shows that the Biden administration doesn’t take religious freedom advocacy seriously enough.

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  Nov 20, 2021

  'Old friends' or not, Biden must get tough on Xi

  China needs to be held accountable when it comes to trade, military aggression, bullying at the United Nations and blatant human rights abuses. At the end of the day, polite virtual meetings won't accomplish anything meaningful.

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  Nov 17, 2021

  Biden’s State Department slips abortion into human rights report

  The United States must preserve the integrity of human rights advocacy in its annual reports and all other aspects of its foreign policy. We can start by making sure the State Department’s annual reports monitor what they purport to monitor — human rights.

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  Oct 31, 2021

  Enes Kanter brings much-needed courage to the NBA

  While it’s common for professional athletes to promote Woke social campaigns, few pay attention to the many ongoing human rights crises around the world. Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other oppressed peoples are desperate for the world to know their plight and speak up on their behalf. Kanter is a hero for doing exactly that.

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  Oct 25, 2021

  Why Taiwan matters

  Today, Taiwan is a shining example for people suffering under authoritarian regimes that change can happen. To stand with Taiwan is to stand for fundamental human rights, including religious freedom. The United States should do so without reservation.

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  Oct 23, 2021

  Apple enables China's war on faith in its app store

  Last week, it was reported that a Bible app and Quran app had been removed from Apple's App Store in China following pressure from the Chinese government. This is hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party.

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  Sep 25, 2021

  Biden's UN speech falls flat

  What American leaders say on the world stage matters. What American leaders fail to say matters too. Biden's speech before the United Nations this week projected a lack of seriousness given the significance of our international challenges. This will have consequences.

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  Sep 19, 2021

  The UK is at a crossroads of conscience concerning assisted suicide

  A bill proposed in the Scottish Parliament would legalize physician-assisted suicide, adding Scotland to a growing list of countries that allow the practice. What the Scottish Parliament eventually decides to do with the bill will reveal something about the conscience of the nation. Will Scots choose to tell their fellow man their lives are worth living, or not?

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  Sep 18, 2021

  Biden wants us to forget about Afghanistan. We must not

  Biden’s disaster in Afghanistan is not over by a long shot. The suffering of millions of people will far outlast the news cycle. And so should our collective memory.

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  Aug 29, 2021

  Taliban takeover brings new hardships for Afghan women

  The Taliban is trying to convince the rest of the world that they will respect human rights, including women’s. But the women of Afghanistan aren’t buying this for a second, and neither should the rest of the world.