Shameful deterioration of living conditions with poverty and unemployment for Christian villages in Zakho

September 21, 2010 — Shameful deterioration of living conditions with poverty and unemployment for Christian villages in Zakho 9/17/2010 Iraq (Ankawa.com) – A number of families of our people living in villages in Zakho...

Second Orang Asli church under threat

September 20, 2010 — By Stephanie Sta Maria 9/20/10 Malaysia (FreeMalaysiaToday) - A second Orang Asli church in Kelantan is facing the prospect of demolition for reasons still unknown to the native community there....

Second Court Session for Two Chinese Christians Confirmed

September 20, 2010 — 10/20/10 China (ChinaAid) - The court session for the trial of second instance in the case of Liu Yunhua and Gao Jianli of Xuchang, Henan province will begin at 9...

Indonesia Church Holds Service Despite Police Blockade

September 20, 2010 — By Ethan Cole 9/20/10 Indonesia (ChristianPost) - Members of the Indonesian church where two leaders were recently attacked held Sunday service inside their boarded-up building despite police efforts to stop...

Church relocation ‘not a solution’

September 20, 2010 — 10/20/10 Indonesia (TheJakartaPost) - The Bekasi administrations of the recently attacked HKBP church is not an effective remedy as other beleaguered congregations in Greater Jakarta continue to face problems despite...

Indian Police Colluded With Church Attackers

September 20, 2010 — Christians mark anniversary of 2008 Mangalore violence ICC Note Two years ago, Hindu radicals attacked over 20 churches in Mangalore and other districts of state of Karantaka. The goal of...

CSW Calls for Targeted Sanctions on Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuses in Eritrea

September 20, 2010 — CSW calls for targeted sanctions on perpetrators of human rights abuses in Eritrea ICC Note Eritrea has imprisoned thousands of individuals, including more than 3000 Christians who are imprisoned for...

Moroccan Convert Serving 15 Years for His Faith

September 20, 2010 — Moroccan Convert Serving 15 Years for His Faith Christian’s sentence for ‘proselytism,’ burning poles called excessive. 9/17/2010 Morocco (CDN) — Nearly five years into the prison sentence of the...

Afghan government struggling to keep support of Islamic council

September 20, 2010 — Afghan government struggling to keep support of Islamic council By David Nakamura and Joshua Partlow 9/12/2010 Afghanistan (Washington Post) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration is struggling to shore up...

Egypt: Bring Sectarian Killers to Justice

September 20, 2010 — USCIRF to Egypt: Bring Sectarian Killers to Justice 9/17/2010 United States, Egypt (USCIRF) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the Egyptian government to ensure the...

Taiwanese Pastor Seized and Released in China

September 19, 2010 — by George Whitten 10/17/10 China (Worthy News) - Taiwanese Pastor Lu Daihao was visiting with local pastors when the house church was raided by over 100 Public Security Bureau (PSB)...

Iranian man still in prison for faith

September 19, 2010 — Iranian man still in prison for faith 9/17/2010 Iran (MNN) ― Iranian Christian Neshan Saeedi has still not been seen since his July 24 arrest. Voice of the Martyrs says...

Sharia Degradation of Women

September 19, 2010 — Sharia Degradation of Women By Eileen F. Toplansky 9/13/2010 Islam (American Thinker) – The unremitting degradation of women in most of the Mideast, Africa, and other parts of Asia where...

School Burning Prompts Call For India President to Protect Christians

September 19, 2010 — School Burning Prompts Call for India President to Protect Christians ICC Note "...though the local authorities were informed about a possible attack … no protection was provided,” By Aaron J....

New Threats, Old Enmity Pummel Nepal’s Christians

September 18, 2010 — 10/17/10 Nepal (CDN) - A year after police busted an underground militant Hindu organization that had bombed a church and two mosques, Nepal’s Christians are facing new threats. An underground...

Jakarta to review laws on religious freedom to guarantee Christian rights

September 18, 2010 — by Mathias Hariyadi 10/17/10 Indonesia (AsiaNews) – Indonesian authorities will review the laws that regulate freedom of religion in the country. They will especially vet a controversial joint ministerial decree...