Supreme Court Wraps Up 2020, North Korean Persecution of Christians, COVID a “Constitutional Stress Test,” Christmas Comes to Iraq, Video: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, U.S. to Support Tibet and Sanction Chinese Officials
Supreme Court Wraps Up 2020
Witnesses Detail North Korean Persecution of Christians
The Korea Future Initiative Documented some 273 victims of North Korean religious suppression. North Korean officials view religion as a Western plot to subvert the government.
COVID a “Constitutional Stress Test” of Religious Liberty
“We have never before seen restrictions as severe, extensive and prolonged as those experienced for most of 2020 … the COVID crisis has served as a sort of constitutional stress test. And in doing so it has highlighted disturbing trends that were already present before the virus struck.” – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
Christmas Comes to Iraq
Video: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
U.S. Passes Bill to Support Tibet, Sanction Chinese Officials
As part of the continuing US pressure on China, the U.S. Congress has passed a bill to step up U.S. support to Tibetans. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) has been passed by the two houses of Congress and will bring on economic and visa sanctions on any Chinese officials who interfere with the succession of the Dalai Lama and will require Beijing to allow the U.S. to establish a consulate in Lhasa, before it can open any more consulates in the US.