Pakistani authorities increase prison security for Asia Bibi
Prison officials have transferred Asia Bibi, the 45-year-old Christian mother of five, condemned to death under Pakistan\'s controversial blasphemy law, to a secure cell at Sheikphura prison to protect her from assassination attempts. .
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Six villages attacked overnight in Plateau state
Six villages near Jos in Nigeria's Plateau State were attacked overnight by a group of Fulani and Hausa Muslims on 27 January. Five people were killed, three of whom were shot by soldiers attending the scene, who mistook them for attackers.
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Supreme Court in India rejects bail of Orissa legislator
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday (Jan. 25) rejected the bail granted to Hindu nationalist Orissa state legislator Manoj Pradhan following his conviction in the murder of a Christian, Parikhita Nayak.
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Call for 'day of prayer' on Sunday for the release of Asia Bibi and for the 'total repeal' of Pakistan's blasphemy laws
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has appealed to Christians around the world to observe Sunday, January 30, 2011, as a \"Day of Prayer\" for the release of Christian mother Asia Bibi, who has been sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy, and also for the \"total repeal of Pakistan\'s blasphemy Laws.\"
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At least one hundred Christians detained in 24 cities in Iran
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has received reports that at least 100 arrests of Iranian Christians have taken place in 24 cities across the country in the last three to four months.
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Nigeria army implicated in attacks on villages in Jos
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has received reports that members of the Nigerian Army have once again been implicated in an attack on a village in Plateau State.
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Nepal Christians fight for burial rights
Three years after the death of a Christian who was a captain in the Nepal Army, his widow, Gamala Guide, faces fresh grief.
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Burma faces first-ever review of human rights record at UN
Burma's human rights record will come under scrutiny at the United Nations in the country's first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 27 January. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and representatives from the Burma Forum on the Universal Periodic Review (BF-UPR), a coalition of fourteen human rights and civil society organizations, will host a public event from 1-3pm in Room 22 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, immediately following the UPR Working Group session.
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Jailed Pakistani mother living in constant fear, husband says
A mother of five sentenced to death on "blasphemy" charges has lived in constant fear since the killing of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer, her husband told Compass as he came out of Sheikhupura District Jail after meeting with her last week.
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Day of prayer for Christians in Egypt
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), in association with United Action for Egyptian Christians, will host a day of prayer for Christians in Egypt on 29 January 2011 in London.
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CSW renews call for UN inquiry into crimes against humanity in Burma following new evidence of violations in Chin state
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes the release today of a major new report highlighting human rights violations against the Chin people in Burma, just over a week before Burma is due for a Universal Periodic Review of its human rights record at the United Nations.
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Coptic Christians in Sydney draws thousands in protest
On January 19, 2011, on the first year anniversary of the Naga Hammadi rally, another rally was held in Martin Place. This protest was organised by Australian Coptic Movement (ACM) in conjunction with the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney and its Affiliated Regions.