Human rights group highlights growing pressure on Chinese dissidents including house arrest
Christian Solidarity Worldwide is highlighting the growing pressure on Chinese dissidents as the wife of Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights lawyer under house arrest in Shandong, called for help from the international community this week. .
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Today's youth needs calling, not more rules to live by, says US pastor
Steven Furtick is a young pastor with a thriving church in Charlotte, N.C. But what\'s burdening his heart is the erosion of truth and biblical values among the younger generation.
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Muslims protest against possible pardon from death sentence for Christian Pakistani woman
A group of hard-line Muslims, including many students from Islamic schools, protested Wednesday in the city of Lahore against a possible presidential pardon for a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
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Anti-Christian sentiment in Egypt heats up
As bombings and other attacks continue against Christians in Iraq, Christians in Egypt have gathered to pray and plan for their own safety.
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Afghan convert's trial faces delays
The trial of an Afghan convert to Christianity is facing delays as officers take their time to figure out how to judge the case.
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Pakistani President frees Christian woman facing death for blasphemy
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has today freed a Christian mother-of-two facing execution for supposedly committing blasphemy.
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Islamists in Pakistan kill 'Blasphemy' accused, four others
Police suspect two Muslim extremists shot a Christian to death yesterday in Punjab Province shortly after the victim was granted bail in a "blasphemy" case – and less than a week after Islamist militants killed four members of a Christian family for their faith in the same province.
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Suu Kyi's release stirs guarded hope among Burma's Christians
The release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Burma on Saturday (Nov. 13) has sparked cautious optimism about human rights among Christians and the country's ethnic minorities even as the junta does battle with armed resistance groups.
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Apostolic Coalition call on Cuban government to respect religious freedom
Religious leaders representing the Apostolic Coalition in Cuba have published a declaration calling on the Cuban government to respect religious freedom. The declaration was signed by six leaders of the Christian group on October 14 as a reaction to systematic government persecution of members of the religious network.
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Human rights group: death sentence for Asia Bibi highlights weaknesses in Pakistan justice system
Following an international outcry against the death sentence given to Asia Bibi, a defendant convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan last week, CSW is urging the Government of Pakistan to address the "deeply-rooted problems" highlighted by this case, including "the continued abuse of the blasphemy laws and the underlying weaknesses in Pakistan's justice system".
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Christian jailed in Afghanistan to face judge on Sunday
An Afghani amputee in prison for his Christian faith since May will face a judge this Sunday (Nov. 21) without legal representation or knowledge of the charges against him, according to local sources.
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Bhutanese Christian serving three years for showing film about Jesus
A human rights organisation has learned that Bhutanese police are preparing to arrest two more Christians for their involvement in showing a movie about Jesus.