Essay: Remembering those for whom freedom is not a reality this Christmas
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, urges us to pray for those Christians will not be with their families at Christmas…
Essay: Building on 25 years of religious freedom advocacy
KNOX THAMES and PETER MANDAVILLE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, write that a quarter of a century after passing the International Religious Freedom Act, global persecution continues while domestic battles around religious liberty have become increasingly partisan and high-profile…
Few persecuted Christians find refuge in US, new report finds
United States RNS Fewer Christians fleeing persecution in their native countries have found a safe harbour in the United States in the past half decade, according to a new report from a pair of Christian non-profits, which cites the effects of the pandemic and the dismantling of US refugee resettlement programs during the Trump administration. […]
Essay: Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty
Scholar of world religions, MYRIAM RENAUD, says – in an article first piublished on The Conversation – since the creation of the nation of Pakistan 76 years ago, the lives of Christians there have grown “ever more difficult”…
Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity – UN expert
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Iran’s authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution. Iran has been swept by protests since the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, […]
Essay: The struggle of those who have fled Afghanistan does not end across the border
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the dangers facing Afghan Christians who have been forced to flee to neighbouring nations…
Essay: As Nigeria reels from yet another horror, we must increase our prayers for breakthrough
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says amid calls for international community steps up its efforts to assist Nigeria in bringing an end to this horrific violence, Christians must also persist in prayer for the nation…
Essay: Telling the untold stories of Indigenous religious minority women in Mexico
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, highlights the findings of a recent CSW report on Indigenous religious minority women in Mexico…
Essay: The killing of Father Arsanious Wadid is a reminder more needs to be done to ensure religious equality
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the killing of a Coptic Orthodox priests in Alexandria earlier this month is “just the latest reminder of the continuing persecution of Egypt’s Coptic Christian community”…
Open Doors campaign highlights persecution of Christians at Easter
Persecuted church support organisation Open Doors is again putting the spotlight on the risks many Christians face for practicing their faith at Easter. The organisation says that some 526 Christians have lost their lives during Easter celebrations around the world over the past seven years with hundreds more injured. St Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade, was one of […]