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…
Egypt: Outrage over Swiss vote on minarets, while Egypt oppresses Coptic Christians
Egypt: ‘City of a thousand minarets’ disgruntled at Swiss vote — Daily Telegraph: “But official reactions will be subdued in a country – Egypt –…