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Kyrgyzstan: ‘We will kill you’ sprayed on church wall

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Kyrgyzstan: 'We will kill you' sprayed on church wall
A church in the northern Kyrgyzstan city of Tokmok had a death threat sprayed across one of its walls following a night-time robbery last week. Sources told World Watch Monitor that the graffiti was by local Islamic radicals who broke into the church building, damaged furniture and wrote: “We will kill . . . Read More

Vietnam arrests four more human rights activists

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Vietnam arrests four more human rights activists
Four more activists were arrested in Vietnam on Sunday (30 July), the latest in a string of arrests seen as part of a general crackdown on freedom of expression, assembly and religion. Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, Nguyen Bac Truyen, head of an association of former religious and political prisoners, activist . . . Read More

Indonesia: religious minorities ‘fearful’ of growing intolerance, says report

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The sentencing of Jakarta's Christian Governor to prison on blasphemy charges, focuses the spotlight again on Indonesia's controversial Blasphemy Law.
A new report into religious freedom in Indonesia finds religious minorities are fearful that their country’s reputation as a “tolerant Muslim-majority nation” is being undermined by radical Islam’s growing influence on politics and society. The report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) highlights the case of Jakarta’s Christian former governor, Basuki . . . Read More

Fate of kidnapped Philippines priest – 57 today – ‘uncertain’

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Catholic Priest Suganob is spending his 57th birthday in captivity, held by the Maute terrorist group in Marawi, Philippines. (Photo: still taken from a 'propaganda' video released by the kidnappers)
The fate of the kidnapped Filipino priest Teresito “Chito” Suganob – 57 today – has “become uncertain”, as the battle for the southern city of Marawi continues, according to the Catholic news agency UCAN. In June, World Watch Monitor reported that Father Suganob – who was abducted by the Maute . . . Read More

US government warned of persistent ‘ideology of hatred’ in Saudi textbooks

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The Saudi government is failing to reform textbooks that direct violence and hatred to other religious groups including converts to Christianity and Jews. (Photo: Open Doors International)
An American expert has accused Saudi Arabia of “obfuscation” and of breaking its promises to reform textbooks that pump out an “ideology of hatred” that threatens Western security and Middle Eastern stability. Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Washington-based Hudson Institute, was addressing the US . . . Read More