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  • U.S. Group Condemns Arrest of Rights Lawyer in Vietnam

    By Ethan Cole

    A U.S. government commission has condemned the arrest of a prominent Vietnamese religious freedom lawyer who has served on the defense of many high profile human rights cases.

    Jun 19, 2009 | Comments 0

  • Chinese Gov't Cracks Down on Human Rights Attorneys

    By Audrey Barrick

    The Chinese government is cracking down on at least 21 other lawyers even as one prominent human rights attorney remains missing after more than 130 days, a persecution watchdog reports.

    Jun 16, 2009 | Comments 2

  • Burmese Civilians Flee amid Fears of Attack by Army

    By Charles Boyd

    More than 1,000 people have fled from a camp for internally displaced people in Burma's Karen State amid fears of an attack by the Burmese Army.

    Jun 06, 2009 | Comments 1

  • Chinese Christians Prepare to Mark 20th Tiananmen Square Anniversary

    By Ethan Cole

    As the 20th anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Square massacre approaches, Chinese Christian leaders in America - many of whom were directly involved in the pro-democracy protest - are heading to Washington, D.C., to pray for a new era of hope and justice in communist China.

    Jun 02, 2009 | Comments 0

  • Saberi Felt God Still With Her; Recanted Confession

    By Ethan Cole

    Former Iranian prisoner Roxana Saberi said she felt God was still with her during her detainment, which gave her the strength to recant her confession that she was a U.S. spy. Saberi had previously felt abandoned by God.

    May 29, 2009 | Comments 9

  • Amnesty Reports Human Rights Abuses; Condemns Anti-Christian Violence

    By Babu Thomas

    In its 2009 report, Amnesty International has strongly criticized the Indian government for violence against Christians in the Indian states of Orissa and Karnataka. Amnesty's 400-page report comes just weeks after the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced its plans to visit India in June.

    May 28, 2009 | Comments 0

  • Christian Group Joins Celebrities, Politicians to Free Burma Leader

    By Ethan Cole

    A Christian human rights group joined major celebrities and world leaders Wednesday to call for the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and all of the country's political prisoners.

    May 27, 2009 | Comments 1

  • CSW Uncovers More Evidence of Human Rights Abuses in Burma

    By Joseph Keenan

    Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organization, recently returned from a three-week visit to South-East Asia with fresh evidence of human rights violations in Burma.

    May 25, 2009 | Comments 0

  • More Children Forced into Labor amid Economic Crisis

    By Lillian Kwon

    The global economic crisis is forcing more children around the world into the worse forms of child labor, World Vision warns. "In dire situations, children become one of two things: a source of income or a drain on the income."

    May 16, 2009 | Comments 0

  • Aid Group Makes Urgent Appeal for Sri Lankans as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

    By Rahul Benjamin

    In an appeal on Wednesday, the Barnabas Fund said a "major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north-east of Sri Lanka as the country's long civil war intensifies once more."

    May 14, 2009 | Comments 0
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