- 04/02/2010
Israel Lifts Travel Ban on Palestinian Christians for Easter
Palestinian Christians can now visit Christian holy sites in Jerusalem during the Easter holiday, reported Israel’s ambassador to the United States after a Christian leader and two rabbis took issue with the travel restrictions.
Tags Conflict/War - 04/01/2010
Obama Urged to Appoint Religious Freedom Ambassador
A growing number of lawmakers, scholars and human rights groups in recent days have warned President Obama that he is sending a dangerous message to foreign governments by failing to appoint an Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom.
- 03/31/2010
Jailed Iranian Pastor Temporarily Freed, In 'Good Spirits'
Iranian authorities temporarily freed a pastor after keeping him in prison for 54 days. Issavi is accused by the Iranian government of “converting Muslims.”
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03/30/2010Group Takes Offense at 'Christian Warrior' Media Coverage
Mainstream media outlets are bias in their reporting about the nine self-identified “Christian warriors” accused of plotting to kill law enforcement officers, contends a group whose mission is to respond to anti-Christian defamation.
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03/27/2010Christians Urged to Pray for Sudan's Crucial Elections
Christians worldwide are urged to join a Sudan Global Day of Prayer on Sunday for the country’s first democratic elections in 24 years.
Tags Conflict/War - 03/25/2010
Egyptian Security Destroys Church, Assaults Pastor
State security agents in the upper Egyptian city of Luxor destroyed an Anglican church and assaulted the church’s pastor when he tried to save the building last week.
Tags Islam Persecution - 03/24/2010
Huge Church-Based Humanitarian Agency Launched
More than 100 church-based relief and development organizations worldwide have formally united under an umbrella group.
- 03/23/2010
Egypt's Christians Furious Over 2nd Delay of Murder Trial
Egyptian Christians are extremely upset that the government has again delayed the trial of three Muslims who are accused of killing six Christian youths celebrating Christmas Eve.
- 03/17/2010
Vietnam Temporarily Frees Prominent Catholic Priest
Vietnam has released one of its most prominent human rights activists, Father Nguyen Van Ly, so that he can receive medical treatment.
- 03/16/2010
7th World Vision Staff Dies after Pakistan Attack
A seventh World Vision worker in Pakistan has died after the office was attacked last week by gunmen, the Christian humanitarian agency announced Tuesday.
- 03/15/2010
Pakistani Christian Maid Burned to Keep Rape Quiet
A Christian maid in Pakistan died last week from severe burn wounds after threatening to report her master’s son to the police for raping her.
- 03/13/2010
Egypt's Top Sunni Cleric Dies; Church Leaders Pay Respect
The head of the largest ecumenical body in the world sent condolences this week after receiving news that Egypt’s top Sunni Islam cleric had died after suffering a heart attack.
- 03/13/2010
Muslim Attack Injures 23 Coptic Christians
Twenty-three Coptic Christians were injured by Muslim extremists Friday after an attack on a church community center, said an Egyptian Bishop.
Tags Islam Persecution - 03/12/2010
U.S. Rights Report Criticizes China over Missing Christians
The United States accused China of various human rights abuses in its new State Department report, including the disappearance of several Christian leaders.
Tags Persecution Human Rights - 03/12/2010
Nigerian Women Carry Bibles, Protest Massacre
Thousands of Nigerian women dressed in black and carrying Bibles, wooden crosses, pictures of victims, and branches symbolizing peace marched in a central Nigerian state on Thursday to protest the massacre of about 500 villagers, who were mostly women and children.
Tags Persecution Conflict/War
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