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Afghan convert to Christianity flees, but persecution follows him

August 2, 2018 Afghanistan, Converts, Delhi, India, Kabul, Minorities, Refugees, Taliban, UN

An Indian newspaper has highlighted the story of an Afghan convert to Christianity who fled Afghanistan on account of the persecution he received for his faith, only to find that it followed him to India. “AP”, a man in his 60s who arrived in India three years ago, now lives . . . Read More

US commission calls for Iranian Christians’ release after ‘new miscarriage of justice’

August 2, 2018 Iran Amir Saman Dashti, Church of Iran, Evin Prison, Hassan Rouhani, House churches, Human rights, Iran, Kermanshah, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Proselytism, Ramil Bet-Tamraz, Rasht, Religious freedom, Saheb Fadaie, USA, Victor Bet-Tamraz, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

From left: Saheb Fadaie, Youcef Nadarkhani, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Mohammad Reza Omidi.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of an Iranian pastor and three of his church members, after they were taken to prison last week to serve ten-year sentences for “acting against national security” by “promoting Zionist Christianity” and running “house . . . Read More

‘When religious freedom is protected, women’s rights are strengthened’ – US ambassador

August 1, 2018 Global News -- No Particular Country Human rights, Islamic State, Minorities, Myanmar, Rape, Religious freedom, Rohingya, Women

There is a strong link between religious freedom and the facilitation of women’s rights, according to the US Ambassador to the Vatican, Callista Gingrich. In an article for Fox News, Gingrich argues that “when religious freedom is protected, women’s rights are strengthened and societies flourish”. “Female victims of religious discrimination . . . Read More

Indonesia’s religious minorities protest against closure of worship places

August 1, 2018 Indonesia Banten, Bekasi, Bogor, Catholics, Churches, GKI Yasmin, HKBP Filadelfia, Indonesia, Java, Minorities, Tangerang

Indonesian Christians and Ahmadiyya Muslims gathered together in West Java over the weekend to protest against the closure of several of their places of worship, Catholic news agency UCAN reports. Over 100 people took part in a range of events, including the sharing of personal stories of discrimination. The participants . . . Read More

India’s Christians treated like terrorists, Catholic bishops say

July 31, 2018 India Catholics, Hindu nationalism, India, Jharkhand

Christians in India are treated as “terrorists” by the government, according to a group of Catholic bishops, who claim it uses its Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) to investigate Christian institutions, Catholic news agency UCAN reports. Nine bishops from the north-eastern state of Jharkhand met with the state governor, Draupadi Murmu, in . . . Read More

Indian government body wants church confessions banned

July 30, 2018 India Catholics, India, Kerala, Rape, Religious freedom, Women

The Indian government should ban the sacrament of confession in the country, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has proposed, saying Catholic clergy use it to harass women, AsiaNews reports. The state advisory body said in its statement that confessions can lead to blackmail and that “priests pressure women into . . . Read More

Coptic bishop found dead, his head ‘smashed’

July 30, 2018 Egypt Beheira, Copts, Egypt

A Coptic bishop has been found dead inside a desert monastery in Egypt’s Beheira governorate, with the circumstances of his death still unknown*, reports AP. Bishop Epiphanius, 64, was the head of St. Macarius Monastery, which is situated near the town of Wadi El Naturn, 100km northwest of Cairo, and . . . Read More

China: Beijing churches call for government to respect religious rights

July 27, 2018 China Beijing, China, Guangdong, House churches, Religious freedom, Shantou

Cross on Dongguang Church against factory name. Shenyang, northeastern China. Shenyang is the capital and largest city of China’s northeast Liaoning Province. It was the site of the 17th-century Manchu capital Mukden, and the imposing Mukden Palace (Shenyang Imperial Palace) is a blend of Manchurian and Tibetan architectural styles. Mausoleums of Qing dynasty emperors can be found at Zhaoling Tomb, amid the pine forests and lakes of Beiling Park, and at Fuling Tomb in the city’s east. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

In a joint declaration, 34 churches in the Chinese capital, Beijing, have called on the government to respect the freedom and rights of religious citizens, advocacy group CSW reports. The churches, which are independent from the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement, committed to “stand together” in the “new environment” that had . . . Read More

‘He will never be the same person he was’ – Brunson’s daughter

July 27, 2018 Turkey Andrew Brunson, Coup, Fethullah Gülen, PKK, Turkey, UN, USA

The day before the American pastor Andrew Brunson was transferred from prison to house arrest, his daughter gave an emotional speech at the US State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, DC, The Christian Post reports. Jacqueline Furnari, who last saw her father in August 2017, said she had . . . Read More

Nigeria: herders’ attacks completely decimate villages in ‘scorched earth’ campaigns

July 27, 2018 Nigeria Adamawa, Boko Haram, Borno, Fulani herdsmen, Middle Belt, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Plateau, Yobe

Catholics protest in Kaduna state on 22 May, 2018.

In Nigeria, conflict between farmers and herders has become the country’s gravest security challenge, claiming six times more lives than the Boko Haram insurgency, the International Crisis Group (ICG) says in a report published yesterday. The report, ‘Stopping Nigeria’s Spiralling Farmer-Herder Conflict’, says that more than 1,300 people were killed . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

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Afghan convert to Christianity flees, but persecution follows him

US commission calls for Iranian Christians’ release after ‘new miscarriage of justice’

‘When religious freedom is protected, women’s rights are strengthened’ – US ambassador

Indonesia’s religious minorities protest against closure of worship places

India’s Christians treated like terrorists, Catholic bishops say

Indian government body wants church confessions banned

Coptic bishop found dead, his head ‘smashed’

China: Beijing churches call for government to respect religious rights

‘He will never be the same person he was’ – Brunson’s daughter

Nigeria: herders’ attacks completely decimate villages in ‘scorched earth’ campaigns

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