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Archbishop of Serbian Orthodox Church Sentenced to Prison in Macedonia
Archbishop of Serbian Orthodox Church, Jovan (Zoran Vranisskovski) of Ohrid was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Macedonian Court of Appeal. Archbishop Jovan was charged of "inciting national, racial and religious hatred..
Three Women Charged of Forced Conversion of Muslim Children in Indonesia
Three women in Indonesia were arrested and charged of attempting to convert Muslim children to Christianity. The three were imprisoned on 13th May in Indramayu State Prison, where they are now awaiting their trial...
EU Requests Turkey Prove Religious Freedom before Entry
Since last December, when the European Union (EU) decided to begin accession talks with Turkey, religious freedom has been one of the urgent issues that Turkey must solve before entering...
Africa Church Leaders Rally to Fight AIDS as Clergy Confess to Having HIV
Four religious leaders publicly confessed their positive HIV status at a forum organised by the 'Kenya Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV/AIDS', taking place in Nairobi...
Brussels Conference Gathers UN, EU and US to Rebuild Iraq
A conference with the aim of rebuilding Iraq commenced yesterday in Brussels to figure out the future for the war-torn nation. The meeting was hosted by the United Nations, the European Union and the United States...
Vietnam House Church Leaders Submit Testimony on Christian Persecution
Three Vietnamese house church leaders have submitted testimonies to the International Relation Committee of the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., as the Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai undertakes the first official visit to the US...
Egypt Release Christian Placed in Mental Hospital for Converting From Islam
An Egyptian Christian was released from mental hospital following international pressure over his five-month forcible commitment to the mental hospital, and being charged from apostasy from Islam...
CSW Backs 1200km Walk from UN HQ to Vatican for Peace in Eritrea
Two Eritrean brothers, Tekle and Samuel Gebregiorgis, are walking on a 1200km march from Geneva to the Vatican city, to highlight the critical state of human rights in Eritrea, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has informed...
African Leaders Call for Debt Relief for All African Countries
Six African leaders held meetings on 19th June 2005 in Abuja, Nigeria. The main topic of the meeting was debt cancellation for all African countries. In the joint statement all leaders praised the decision of G8 finance ministers...
CSW & Jubilee Campaign Attend Press Conference on Burma Genocide & Chemical Weapons
John Bercow MP will chair a press conference with Guy Horton in Jubilee Room, House of Commons on 23 June at 11am. Lord David Alton and Dr. Martin Panter, International President of Christian Solidarity Worldwide...
Christian Detainees Released in Saudi Arabia
New hope has arisen for Religious Freedom in Saudi Arabia as Christian prisoners from East Africa have been released after a one month long arrestment for leading a private Christian worship service in Riyadh...
Final Round of Lebanese Election Victorious for Anti-Syrian Opposition
The final round of the Parliamentary election in Lebanon took place yesterday in the northern region on 19th June 2005 and it resulted in a victory for the anti-Syrian coalition led by Saad Hariri...
Human Rights Watchdogs Urge Bush to Promote Religious Freedom in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai commenced a visit to the US on Sunday 19th June 2005 on a four-city tour. Many human rights watchdogs are urging President Bush to highlight the human rights and religious freedom issues
Bible Society Working to Reach Out to Broad Public in Lebanon
The Bible Society is taking part in several projects in the Middle East in an attempt to reach out to the broad public and draw their attention to the Bible and Christianity. One of the projects ran in Lebanon...
Foreign Protestant Churches in Europe Increases as Reverse Mission is Seen
As huge numbers of refugees from Africa and Asia have immigrated to Europe, the number of immigrant Protestant Churches has also risen in Europe. A phenomenon of a reverse mission is taking place, as Christians...
Joy Williams' New Single "Hide" Seals No. 1
Single "Hide" is breaking all the records, as it landed atop both Billboard’s Hot Christian Adult Contemporary and Hot Christian Singles and Tracks charts and R&R’s AC Indicator and CHR charts. "Hide" is the single from the new album Genesis released recently by Reunion Records ...