7.28.2014 NIGERIA
Kano Bomb Attacks Claim Eight Lives

7.28.2014 CHINA
Concerns Raised About Church Demolitions, Removal of Religious Symbols

7.25.2014 NORTH KOREA
Pope Francis Urged to Highlight North Koreans Suffering

7.24.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Ibrahim Arrives in Italy

7.24.2014 NIGERIA
Kaduna State Capital Explosions Claim 70 Lives

7.23.2014 INDONESIA
CSW Asks President-Elect Joko Widodo to Address Rising Religious Intolerance

7.21.2014 VIETNAM
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Visits Vietnam

7.18.2014 CHINA
Human Rights Lawyer to be Released

7.18.2014 SUDAN
Appeal Challenging Meriam Ibrahim’s Acquittal Lodged

7.16.2014 SUDAN
Government Policy Denying New Permits to Build Churches Reaffirmed

7.9.2014 CHINA
Two Nanle Church Detainees Released; Pastor Sentenced

7.8.2014 CAR
Seleka Attack Church Compound Sheltering Displaced Civilians

7.8.2014 IRAN
Iranian Security Forces Arrest Christian Converts

7.4.2014 CUBA
Government Demolishes House Church

7.4.2014 CHINA
Pastor Zhang Shaojie Sentenced to 12 Years

7.2.2014 SUDAN
Authorities Demolish Church Building, Mosque Left Standing

7.2.2014 LAOS
Deceased Christian’s Friend Pressured to Recant

7.1.2014 NIGERIA
Breakthrough in Chibok Abductions After Week Marked by Violence

6.30.2014 LAOS
Funeral Disrupted, Christians Charged With Murder

6.27.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Ibrahim, Family Released on Bail

6.27.2014 ERITREA
UN Establishes Commission of Inquiry

6.26.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Ibrahim to Be Released on Bail

6.26.2014 IRAN
Pastor Irani Returned to Prison

6.25.2014 VIETNAM
Christian Students Beaten, Temporarily Detained

6.25.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Ibrahim Detained

6.24.2014 CUBA
Rev. Lleonart Barroso Temporarily Detained, Computer Confiscated

6.24.2014 PAKISTAN
CSW Welcomes Judgment for Better Protection for Minorities

6.23.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Ibrahim Released, Lawyers Receive Death Threats

6.19.2014 CHINA
Three Nanle Church Members Released, Six Still Detained

6.16.2014 MEXICO
Displaced Protestants Seek Government Help

6.12.2014 NIGERIA
Leaders Request Action to End “Boko Haram-Led Pogroms”, “Ethnic Cleansing”

6.12.2014 BURMA
Religious Conversion Law Threatens Religious Freedom

6.12.2014 KENYA
Chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers Murdered in Mombasa

6.9.2014 IRAN
Pastor Irani Beaten In Prison, Taken to Unknown Location

6.9.2014 BURMA
Organizations Worldwide Call For Peace Action on Kachin Anniversary

6.5.2014 NEPAL
CSW Concerned By Calls to Ban Religious Conversions

6.4.2014 NIGERIA
Boko Haram Targets Christian Communities

6.2.2014 CHINA
CSW Calls on Chinese Government to Respect Citizens' Rights

5.30.2014 CAR
Foreign Jihadis Implicated in Catholic Church Attack

5.29.2014 NIGERIA
Over 70 Dead in Boko Haram Attacks

5.27.2014 SUDAN
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Gives Birth in Prison

5.23.2014 ERITREA
Anniversary of Government Crackdown on Churches Marked

5.23.2014 INDIA
Incoming Government Urged to Promote Freedom of Religion, Belief

5.22.2014 SUDAN
Lawyers Appeal Meriam Ibrahim’s Death Sentence

5.21.2014 NIGERIA
Borno Attacks Following Jos Bombings

5.20.2014 LAOS
Christians Still Detained In Savannakhet

5.19.2014 MEXICO
“Ongoing and Systematic” Religious Freedom Violations Found in Chiapas

5.16.2014 CHINA
Briefing Explores Tensions Behind Zhejiang Church Demolitions

5.15.2014 SUDAN
Court Confirms Pregnant Woman’s Death Sentence

5.14.2014 IRAN
Christian Prisoners Beaten, Tortured

5.13.2014 SUDAN
Pregnant Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death for Apostasy

5.12.2014 NIGERIA
Violence Erupts in Southern Kaduna

5.8.2014 NIGERIA
Al-Azhar Mosque Condemns Abduction of School Girls

5.7.2014 NORTH KOREA
Religious Liberty Partnership Calls For Action

5.6.2014 IRAN
Shahin Lahouti Returned to Prison

4.29.2014 MEXICO
Village Authorities Cut Water Supply to Protestant Families

4.25.2014 CHINA
New Trial Date for Pastor, Church Still Blocked

4.23.2014 IRAN
Farshid Fathi Among Beaten Prisoners

4.17.2014 NIGERIA
Ongoing Concerns for Missing School Girls

4.17.2014 CHINA
Pastor Zhang Shaojie’s Trial Suspended Indefinitely

4.14.2014 NIGERIA
Kaduna Church Hosts Local Peace Building Event

4.11.2014 IRAN
Concerns Raised Over Treatment of Baha’i Community

4.8.2014 SYRIA
Elderly Dutch Priest Murdered

4.7.2014 NIGERIA
20 Dead in Mosque Attack

4.4.2014 CHINA
Over 20 Protestors Beaten, Detained

4.3.2014 NIGERIA
Kafanchan Curfew Following Protests

4.3.2014 IRAN
Prison Sentences for Six Christians Upheld

4.2.2014 PAKISTAN
Sawan Masih Appeals Blasphemy Death Sentence

3.28.2014 CHINA
Human Rights Lawyers Detained Under Cult Charges

3.28.2014 NORTH KOREA
UN Human Rights Council Calls for Security Council Action

3.24.2014 KENYA
Six Dead in Gun Attack on Church Near Mombasa

3.24.2014 PAKISTAN
Group Captain Cecil Chaudhry Posthumously Honored

3.24.2014 CAR
CSW Urges Peacekeeping Force on Seleka Coup Anniversary

3.10.2014 SYRIA
Abducted Maaloula Nuns Released in Prisoner Exchange

3.8.2014 TURKEY
Malatya Case Suspects Released Under New Law

3.7.2014 MEXICO
Reparations Called for Victims of Religious Freedom Violations

3.7.2014 IRAN
Eight Christians Arrested, Interrogated

3.4.2014 INDONESIA
CSW Highlights Rising Religious Intolerance

2.27.2014 NIGERIA
Boko Haram Attacks Villages, Town in Adamawa State

2.27.2014 INDIA
CSW Briefing Outlines Religious Freedom Concerns

2.27.2014 MEXICO
Families Have Water, Electricity Disconnected

2.26.2014 CUBA
NGOS Urge EU to Adopt Benchmarks on Human Rights

2.26.2014 NIGERIA
College Students Killed in Boko Haram Attack

2.25.2014 CHINA
Henan Pastor’s Trial Date Postponed Indefinitely

2.25.2014 TANZANIA
Two Churches, Restaurant Bombed in Zanzibar

2.24.2014 INDONESIA
Interfaith Delegation Starts Week of Advocacy

2.24.2014 IRAN
Pastor Irani Recovering Following Operation

2.21.2014 SUDAN
Authorities Destroy Church Building, Confiscate Land

2.18.2014 NIGERIA
At Least 200 Killed in Terrorist Violence

2.17.2014 NORTH KOREA
CSW Welcomes UN Inquiry’s Report, Urges Action

2.14.2014 CHINA
Christians Remain Detained Three Weeks After Raid

2.14.2014 INDONESIA
New Report Warns of Growing Religious Intolerance

2.11.2014 PAKISTAN
Militants Issue Death Threats in Murder Case

2.11.2014 USA
CSW to Testify Before US House Committee

2.3.2014 NIGERIA
Boko Haram Kills Muslim Cleric, 11 Christians

1.31.2014 NIGERIA
Entire Family Murdered In Village Attack

1.31.2014 MEXICO
Government Urged To Intervene In Religious Conflicts

1.30.2014 NIGERIA
138 Killed in Weekend Terror Attacks

1.30.2014 INDONESIA
Atheist Released From Prison

1.29.2014 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Pastor, Son Killed as Violence Erupts

1.29.2014 IRAN
Davoud Alijani Released Early From Prison

1.27.2014 CUBA
Pastor Under House Arrest Following Detention

1.27.2014 CHINA
Trial Postponed For Protestant Pastor

1.24.2014 EGYPT
CSW Encourages Implementation of Constitutional Human Rights Provisions

1.16.2014 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
UN Human Rights Council to Discuss Killings

1.16.2014 CHINA
Pastor Zhang Shaojie Finally Charged, Allowed Access to Lawyer

1.16.2014 VIETNAM
Campaign Calls for ‘Specific Milestones’ to End Torture

1.15.2014 EGYPT
Prayer Called for as Egyptians Vote in Referendum

1.9.2014 CUBA
Religious Freedom Violations Increased in 2013

1.8.2014 SUDAN
Three Years Pass with No Abyei Official Referendum

1.3.2014 CHINA
Harassment of Lawyers, Church Members Christmas Week