Coptic Christians protests in Sydney, voices concern for persecution in Egypt
On the December 16, the Australian Coptic Movement (ACM) held a string of activities in Sydney to protest the detention of up to 170 Copts, many deaths, and the hospitalisation of up to 100 Coptic protestors, which occurred on November 24, 2010 in the district of Omrania, Giza. .
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Islamists raid houses churches in West Java, Indonesia
About 200 demonstrators from hard-line Islamic organizations in West Java on Sunday (Dec. 12) disrupted the worship of a church in Rancaekek district, Bandung, driving more than 100 worshippers from the building.
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Vietnamese authorities demolish home, church headquarters
An estimated 500 soldiers and police here cordoned off the church headquarters and home of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang on Tuesday (Dec. 14), and then heavy equipment operators quickly demolished the two-story building, sources said.
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Algerian Christians to appeal conviction for worshipping
Four Christian men in Algeria will appeal a court decision to hand them suspended prison sentences for worshiping without a permit, saying the verdict could have repercussions for all the country's churches.
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Coptic movement in Australia urges Kevin Rudd to express concern over Coptic persecution in Egypt
The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, has today attended a meeting with His Excellency, President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. The two are set to host Middle Eastern peace talks, in a rare visit by a senior Cabinet minister to Egypt.
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CSW and HRCE welcome Papal intervention on plight of refugees in Sinai desert
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Human Rights Concern-Eritrea welcome the intervention by Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan who are being held hostage in the Sinai Desert by people traffickers.
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Seven dead as village is targeted in Nigeria's plateau state
Seven people were killed and at least four others were injured when armed Fulani Muslims attacked Rikwe Chengu Village in the Kwal District of Miango Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) in Plateau State on 2 December. The victims, including a two-month-old baby, were given a mass burial on 3 December.
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Christian human rights group supports recommendation to repeal Pakistan's blasphemy laws
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) supports the personal recommendation of Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, for the repeal of the widely-misused blasphemy laws.
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Two Evangelists in Vietnam Sentenced to Prison
Two Christian evangelists, Ksor Y Du, 47, and Kpa Y Co, 30, were sentenced this month to six and four years in prison respectively for "undermining national unity."
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Christian human rights group calls for release of pastors given harsh prison sentences in Vietnam
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of Pastors Ksor Y Du and Kpa Y Co, who were found guilty of "undermining national unity" in a trial on 15 November in Vietnam, which did not follow due procedure under Vietnamese or international law.
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High court says Pakistani government cannot pardon Christian woman
The Pakistani government was barred on Monday by the country\'s high court from pardoning a Christian woman sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
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Two Church Buildings Torn Down in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Radical Islamists are suspected in the demolition of two church buildings on Tanzania's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar on Sunday (Nov. 21), as members of the congregations have since received death threats from Muslims.