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  Europe Society & Culture

  'Brave': An artistic and human immersion in the reality of human trafficking

  By Lizzie Sotola

  The solidarity artists' platform DTProject, in collaboration with Diaconia Spain, has presented Valientes, an audiovisual work that explores the complex and painful reality of human trafficking from an artistic and human perspective. Supported by over 120 volunteers and the testimonies of 10 women survivors, this project weaves a compelling narrative.

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  Legislation in Russia would ban worship in residential complexes

  By Edward Ross

  Christian leaders in Russia are concerned about a bill introduced in parliament that would ban religious services in residential complexes, a publication based in Germany reported.

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  Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

  Swiss supreme court denies parents' right to oppose teen girl's sex change, threatens criminal charges

  By Chris Eyte

  A Swiss mother and father are “heartbroken” and face criminal charges unless they hand over identity documents to verify their estranged teenage daughter’s “sex change” identity and gender transition as a male, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Schweizerisches Bundesgericht) ruled. 

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  Degradation of religious rights noted in launch of yearbooks

  By Chris Eyte

  Religious freedom and human rights have not improved “in hardly any region of the world” in the past decade, with numbers of persecuted Christians steadily increasing, former World Evangelical Alliance Sec. Gen. Thomas Schirrmacher said on Thursday (Dec. 5).

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  Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

  Global leaders adopt 'Madrid Commitment' in defense of freedom, family and life

  By Javier Bolaños

  The VI Transatlantic Summit, organized by the Political Network for Values (PNfV), convened 300 political and civic leaders from 45 countries at the Senate of Spain to unveil the Madrid Commitment, a global initiative outlining an agenda for action on freedom, family, and the culture of life for the next decade.

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  Europe Society & Culture Family & Children

  Christians express concern as assisted dying law progresses in UK: 'bill is deeply dangerous, including for most vulnerable'

  By Chris Eyte

  Christian rights groups in the U.K. have reacted with great concern after lawmakers passed the first round of new legislation introducing assisted dying for the time ever in England and Wales. The bill’s official title in the House of Commons in London proposed allowing “adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own life.” The private member’s bill introduced by MP Kim Leadbeater passed its second reading with 33