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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
Human Rights
Human Rights
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The Hagia Sophia, which was rebuilt for the final time in AD 537 during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Until 1453, it served as the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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The Washington Monument as seen from inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.
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A Greek Orthodox church in Hama, Syria
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Sakie and Shigeru Yokota, parents of North Korean kidnapping victim Megumi Yokota, speak in Niigata, Japan, September 2014.
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Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old Nigerian student, was raped and murdered in a church on May 30.
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A church in India attacked by Hindu extremists. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom International, an organization that provides legal resources to persecuted Christians.
Experts
Nikki R. Haley
Walter P. Stern Chair
Melanie Kirkpatrick
Senior Fellow
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
Paul Marshall
Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom
Joshua Meservey
Senior Fellow
Adela Raz
Visiting Fellow
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
