CSW tribute to forgotten heroines on International Women's Day
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is marking International Women's Day by paying tribute to female human rights defenders and women whose suffering is often overlooked because of their supporting role to their husbands, or because they have no representation. .
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Islamic mob burns down Church in Egypt
A Muslim mob in a village south of Cairo last weekend attacked a church building and burned it down, almost killing the parish priest after an imam issued a call to "Kill all the Christians," according to local sources.
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One Dead as Islamist Mobs in Ethiopia Destroy Church Buildings
At least one Christian was killed and others injured when thousands of Islamic extremists set fire to 59 churches and at least 28 homes in western Ethiopia in the past five days, Christian leaders said.
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Anniversary of Dogo Nahauwa massacre but no change
Women and children continue to be the target of violent attacks one year on from the massacre of more than 400 Christians in Dogo Nahauwa, Zot and Ratsat villages in Jos South, Nigeria, by armed Fulani men on 7 March 2010.
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Egyptians protest as church torched and Coptic homes attacked
Egyptian Christians continued to protest today after the homes of Coptic Christians were attacked and the Church of St Mina and St George was torched during an attack on a village on the outskirts of Cairo on 5 March.
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Spate of attacks on Christians erupts in Orissa, India
Christian leaders fear large-scale violence like that of Kandhamal in 2008.
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Sentence upheld for Uyghur Chinese Christian detained on account of faith
CSW has learnt that an appeal in the case of Alimujiang Yimiti has resulted in his 15-year sentence being upheld by the Higher People's Court of Xinjiang, China.
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Suspected Islamists kill Pakistan's Christian cabinet member
Unidentified gunmen in Islamabad today shot dead Federal Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's only cabinet-level Christian and an outspoken critic of the country's widely condemned "blasphemy" laws.
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CSW appalled and grieved by death of Shahbaz Bhatti
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is today "appalled and deeply grieved" by the death of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Affairs. He was assassinated by gunmen today as he left his mother's home for a Cabinet meeting.
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Monk, workers shot in monastery attack in Egypt
One monk and six church workers were shot and wounded last week when the Egyptian Army attacked a Coptic Orthodox monastery in order to destroy a wall monks had built to defend their property from raiders, sources said.
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Christians deprived of food, water in Laos at 'critical stage'
A total of 62 Christians forced from their village to crude shelters at the edge of the jungle in Saravan Province, Laos, are at a "critical stage" from lack of food and water, an advocacy group warned.
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Christians urged to pray for believers in Iran
According to Elam Ministries, there are at least 25 Christians still being held behind bars out of around 120 imprisoned by the authorities since last December.