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  • Bangladesh: murdered

    Christian Solidarity Worldwide

    On 5 June, Sunil Gomez, a Christian grocer, was murdered inside his shop in a Christian neighbourhood in the district of Natore.

    On 7 June, Ananda Gopal Ganuli, a Hindu religious leader, was killed in Jhenaidah after performing his regular religious rites in a temple in the Naldanga area, where he served as a priest. Attacks on religious minorities by extremist groups in Bangladesh have escalated rapidly in recent months. Responsibility for the murders has reportedly been claimed by Daesh (Islamic State).

  • Colombia: agreement

    Christian Solidarity Worldwide

    A ceaseļ¬re and an end to hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was announced on 23 June.

    The agreement also sets in place a plan for the demobilisation of members of the FARC, the country’s largest illegal armed group. Previous agreements made as part of the ongoing peace process include provisions that those responsible for human rights violations fully confess to those acts in order to benefit from the possibility of reduced sentences.