Azerbaijan: No re-registration, no building – no worship for Protestant church

September 2, 2010 — By Felix Corley 9/1/2010 Azerbaijan (Forum 18) – Cathedral of Praise Protestant church in Baku – which claims 1,500 members – has been unable to meet for worship since its...

Woman recalls imprisonment in Iran

September 2, 2010 — Baha’i woman recalls imprisonment in Iran ICC Note: Here is the story of Minoo Vosough, a Baha’i woman who was imprisoned in Iran. Although she is Baha’i (which ICC typically...

How Christians Are Being Victimized in Somalia

September 1, 2010 — ICC Note Christians in Somalia continue to pay the ultimate sacrifice for their faith in Jesus Christ. By Success Kanayo Uchime 08/31/2010 Somalia (All Voices)-Somalia has continued its suppression of...

Justice Not Served For Christian Victims of Hindu Violence in Orissa

September 1, 2010 — Criminal cases on Kandhamal must be reopened, demands Archbishop Cheenath ICC Note Indian officials must bring all the perpetrators of attacks against Christians in Orissa to justice. By Santosh Digal...

Kim Jong-il visits church but ‘remains hardline’

September 1, 2010 — By Jilin and Paul Hwang 9/1/10 North Korea (UCAN) – A whistle-stop visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to a church in China is not a sign the secretive...

Yellow card for President Yudhoyono

September 1, 2010 — By Al Makin 9/1/10 Indonesia (Jakarta Post) – Due to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s (SBY) sluggish and infirm response to religious violence and intolerance, a yellow card should be issued. A...

Religious intolerance part of lesson plan in Iraqi schools

September 1, 2010 — Religious intolerance part of lesson plan in Iraqi schools By Abeer Mohammed 9/1/2010 Iraq (Institute for War & Peace Reporting) – Zuhair Jerjis and Ahmed Mohammed are both 10. They...

The Unknown Condition of an Iranian Christian Detained in Ahvaz

September 1, 2010 — The Unknown Condition of an Iranian Christian Detained in Ahvaz 8/31/2010 Iran (FCNN) – Members of a home-based church in the city of Ahvaz are very concerned about their detained...

Pakistani Taliban Kills Three Foreign Christian Aid Workers

August 28, 2010 — Pakistani Taliban Kills Three Foreign Christian Aid Workers Kidnapped relief workers had come to provide aid to victims of massive flooding 08/27/2010 Pakistan (CDN)- Authorities on Wednesday (Aug. 25) recovered...

Protest At Expulsion Of Aid Agencies From Somalia

August 25, 2010 — Protest at expulsion of aid agencies from Somalia ICC Note Al-Shabaab expelled some aid organizations from Somalia falsely accusing them of proselytizing. The decision by Al-Shabaab to expel the aid...

‘Blasphemy’ Threats Send Pakistani Worker, Couple into Hiding

August 25, 2010 — ‘Blasphemy’ Threats Send Pakistani Worker, Couple into Hiding Pretexts for filing charges of blaspheming Muhammad, Quran are easy to find. 08/24/2010 Pakistan (CDN) — Threats of “blasphemy” charges in two...

An Assyrian Tragedy

August 25, 2010 — An Assyrian Tragedy By Rosie Malek-Yonan 8/24/2010 Iraq (AINA) -- What will you do if a loved one is kidnapped? To what extreme will you go to see them returned...

Former President to negotiate for Aijalon Gomes

August 24, 2010 — 8/24/10 North Korea (CBN) - Former President Jimmy Carter will depart for Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday to try and gain the release of a jailed American Christian. In...

Call for Cuban tolerance to Christianity

August 24, 2010 — 8/24/10 Cuba (CSW) - CSW is calling on the Cuban government to allow religious leaders to carry out their ministry without government interference, as it publishes its latest report on...

West Java, Christians celebrate in the streets demanding freedom of religion

August 24, 2010 — by Mathias Hariyadi 8/24/10 Indonesia (AsiaNews) - The faithful of the Gereja Kristen Indonesia (Gki, better known as Yasmin Church), celebrated Sunday church service on the streets of Bogor, West Java....

Tribunal Sees State Complicity In Orissa Violence

August 24, 2010 — Tribunal Sees State Complicity In Orissa Violence ICC Note Hindu radicals carried out attacks against Christians in Orissa in which about 100 Christians were killed and more than 55,000 displaced....