Switzerland: Our Human Rights Are Larger Than Any Structure
According to World Radio Switzerland (WRS), on Sunday, November 30, 2009, Swiss voters passed an initiative to ban Islamic minarets in Switzerland. WRS reported that…
December 3, 2009
Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks
Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks — BOSNews reports: — “Christians in several volatile areas of Pakistan feared more violence Monday, November 30,…
Iran: 1,000 Days Later: Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson Still Missing After Disappearing in Iran
Iran: 1,000 Days Later: Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson Still Missing After Disappearing in Iran
Egypt: Human Rights Activists Call for Banning Extremist Television Channels
AINA reports: “Egyptians Protest ‘Islamic Hate Channels’” — “Egyptian human rights advocates demand the government remove provocative television channels from the air.” — “Egyptian human…
Iran arrests scores of student activists
Iran arrests scores of student activists — Washington Times reports: — “Iranian authorities have rounded up scores of student activists in a bid to head…
Egypt: Voice of the Copts Open Letter to Coptic Pope
Egypt: Voice of the Copts Open Letter to Coptic Pope by Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah His Holiness Pope Shenuda III, Patriarch and Bishop’s President of…
Egypt: Torture ‘systematic’ in Egypt
Egypt: Torture ‘systematic’ in Egypt — AFP reports: “Egypt has been operating under a state of emergency since the 1981 assassination of president Anwar Sadat,…
Communist China: Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to Seven Years – Wang Yonghang
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to Seven Years — The Epoch Times reports: “A human rights lawyer, Wang Yonghang, has been sentenced to seven years…
Gaza: Woman Killed in al-Shati Refugee Camp to “Maintain Family Honor”
Gaza: Woman Killed in al-Shati Refugee Camp to “Maintain Family Honor” — Palestinian group reports: — “On Friday afternoon, 27 November 2009, Rifqa Ghazi ‘Abdullah…
Switzerland and Challenges to Religious Freedom
— Christian Post: “The Swiss Ban Minarets” — Swiss leader calls for Jewish cemetery ban — JTA: “A mainstream Swiss political leader is calling for…