Christianity Growing in Closed-Off Bhutan Through Radio EvangelismAugust 22, 2011 — 8/22/11 Bhutan (MNN) - There are conflicting reports over what's changing in the spiritual climate in Bhutan. On one hand, Bhutan ranks 14th on the Open Doors World Watch...
Somali Islamists Prevent Starved Christians From Receiving Food AidAugust 22, 2011 — A famine in Somalia has resulted in the death of thousands of people and millions more in urgent need of food aid. Aid is reaching some affected areas but radical...
The Kabylie Revival in AlgeriaAugust 22, 2011 — After being denied registration by the Algerian government, a Protestant congregation worships in secret in the Kabylie mountainside. The Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) has long been discriminated against under...
Christianity, Religious Freedom Violated by Blasphemy Laws in Algeria, Pakistan, and Nearly Everywhere In BetweenAugust 22, 2011 — Washington, D.C. August 18 (ICC) – Anti-blasphemy laws are among the greatest threats targeting Christians today, a recent report shows. The highest concentration of countries where anti-blasphemy policies are observed...
Post-Militarist Turkey: Falling Prey to Islamists?August 22, 2011 — ICC Note: As Turkey prepares to draft a new constitution that recognizes the equal rights of all its citizens, including Christians, it must maintain the delicate balance of keeping Islamist-based...
Iran: Christian Convert Arrested in TehranAugust 22, 2011 — ICC Note: Leila Mohammadi, a Christian convert,was arrested at her home in the eastern suburbs of Tehran on July 30, Mohabat News reports. 8/18/2011 Iran (Mohabat News) – These days...
China and the Vatican – Should Diplomacy Rule or a Hard Stance for Human Rights?August 21, 2011 — 8/20/11 China (The Economist) - Only a year ago, a great diplomatic breakthrough—the exchange of ambassadors between the world’s largest church and the world’s most populous country—seemed to be in...
Fostering Intolerance: Indonesian Laws Fuel Violence against Religious MinoritiesAugust 21, 2011 — 8/17/11 Indonesia (Human Rights First) - When the Indonesian government says it is tolerant of religious minorities, don’t believe it. It is the government’s laws and their selective enforcement that...
Christian Genocide in SomaliaAugust 21, 2011 — ICC Note: “The Islamist terrorist group al Shabab is intentionally starving Somali Christians in territory it controls. It’s just the latest incident in the terror group’s systematic efforts to eradicate...
The Persecution of Christians in the Middle EastAugust 21, 2011 — ICC Note: “Today, Christians, regardless of affiliation, are being systematically harassed, persecuted, and murdered throughout the Middle East, the region of the globe from which Christianity first emerged,” the American...
Enforced conversion and marriage after kidnapping of Christian girl in PakistanAugust 21, 2011 — ICC Note: A Christian girl in Pakistan was tortured and sexually abused by an influential Muslim who claimed she had converted to Islam and became his wife, the Pakistan Christian...
Arab Christians shake off fear at Catholic youth gatheringAugust 21, 2011 — ICC Note: “Fade Sarkis, a Christian who fled Iraq after receiving death threats, says he has finally found a sense of safety in Roman Catholic youth festivities in Madrid,” Agence...
Five Years Passed and Still China Illegally Continues to Detain Christian Human Rights LawyerAugust 20, 2011 — 8/18/11 China (MNN) - Last Monday, August 15, marked the fifth year since Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng was first kidnapped and tortured by Chinese officials. It has been over a...
Religion-related conflicts on the rise in IndonesiaAugust 20, 2011 — 8/17/11 Indonesia (Jakarta Post) - Religion-related conflicts and violence against minority groups are on the rise, data from the Setara Institute shows. As of July this year, at least 99...
Pakistan: No civil award for Christian “martyr” Shahbaz BhattiAugust 20, 2011 — By Jibran Khan President Zardari releases a list of 185 officials recipient of civil awards but the name of the slain Catholic minister is not on it, that of Punjab...
Christian protection in Middle EastAugust 20, 2011 — ICC Note: Human rights organizations call for support of Senate bill 1245, “The Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011,” which will result in the U.S....
