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 […]
Afghanistan displaces North Korea as the most dangerous place to be a Christian – report
RNS Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for Christians, according to an annual list put together by the Christian watchdog group Open Doors. It is the first time in two decades that North Korea has not been at the top of the list. Open Doors said the Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan Government in mid-August […]
Christians facing ongoing persecution in northern Mozambique
Nairobi, Kenya John Tembe’s voice trembles as he narrates how jihadists in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique brutally hacked his brother to death for refusing their demand to renounce Christ. “He risked his life by refusing to convert to Islam,” a 30-year-old father of three said by phone from the northern part of the country. “He was […]
US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uighur repression
Washington DC, US AP The US Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region. In a new report released Tuesday, the museum’s Center for the Prevention of Genocide says there is now “a reasonable basis” to believe that previously alleged crimes against humanity versus the Uighurs are growing […]
Christians in India face “existential threat” from Hindu nationalists – report
Christians in India face an “existential threat” from violent nationalist persecution, according to the findings of a report commissioned for persecuted church support organisation Open Doors which detailed numerous examples of attacks and discrimination. The report, which was compiled by researchers from the London School of Economics, found that daily life for many Christian and Muslim communities in India has […]
Essay: Religious minority children in Colombia and Mexico face intolerance and discrimination because of their religious beliefs
As Colombia and Mexico mark national Children’s Days this month, ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it’s time for action ensure all children in those countries have the fundamental right to religious freedom without fear of harassment, intimidation or discrimination…
Essay: The Pope’s Iraq visit will make headlines. Can it make life better for religious minorities?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KNOX THAMES, a former special adviser for religious minorities at the US Department of State, looks at the hopes of religious minorities around Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Iraq…