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…
UN to mark one year of Ukraine war with vote to “go down in history”
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)United NationsReuters Marking one year of war, Ukraine and Russia lobbied countries at the United Nations on Wednesday for backing ahead of a vote by the 193-member General Assembly that the United States declared will “go down in history”. “We will see where the nations of the world stand on the matter of […]
China claims sabotage as UN rights official visits Xinjiang
Beijing, China AP China on Tuesday said the US, Britain and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights. China has long held back the fact-finding mission led by Michelle Bachelet, focused on allegations of mass confinement, forced […]
Essay: As we face a Christmas like no other, we mustn’t forget those for whom Christmas has never been ‘normal’
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it’s important – even as many around the world face an different Christmas this year – to remember those for whom Christmas isn’t something they’ve been able to experience for many years…
If world handles climate like COVID-19, UN chief says: “I fear the worst”
New York City, USReuters The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after UN chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that if the climate crisis was approached with the “same disunity and disarray” of COVID-19, then: “I fear the worst”. Guterres said […]
China detains church leaders for online service
BosNewsLife Chinese security forces have detained six leading members of China’s heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church for participating in an online Easter service, rights activists confirmed. The Christians were reportedly arrested in Sichuan Province during a worship session broadcast live Sunday, 12th April, through the video conferencing application Zoom. Advocacy group International Christian Concern […]
Rights groups call for Chinese pastor’s release after he is sentenced to nine years in prison
Chinese pastor Wang Yi has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was convicted on charges including inciting to subvert state power and illegal business operations. The pastor – a former human rights lawyer who founded the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in 2008, and who had criticised the government’s […]
“I must denounce this wickedness openly” – detained Chinese pastor
World Watch Monitor A Chinese pastor and his wife who were arrested alongside 100 church members and detained in southwest China on Sunday are accused of subverting state power, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years. Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, and other members of their ‘underground’ Protestant […]