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Call for sanctions on anniversary of arrests in Eritrea
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) have called for the imposition of targeted sanctions on key Eritrean officials in order to secure the release of prominent politicians and journalists who have been detained incommunicado for the last twelve years.
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Cuban religious leaders arrive in Washington DC
Cuban pastor and blogger, Reverend Mario Felix Lleonart Barroso, arrived in Washington DC on Monday to begin a week of advocacy meetings with policy makers.
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Victims of India's Kandhamal violence still waiting for justice five years on
The Christian community in Kandhamal district, Odisha state (formerly Orissa) is this weekend marking the fifth anniversary of a wave of violence in which an estimated 90 people were killed and at least 54,000 displaced.
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Concern over attacks against Christians in Egypt
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has voiced concern about attacks against Christians as the Pope cancels public sermons
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Pop song release highlights human rights abuses in North Korea
A new song aimed at drawing attention to North Korea's dire human rights crisis and inspired by the story of North Korean escapee Shin Dong-hyuk and the work of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has been released by UK-based band Ooberfuse to mark North Korea Freedom Week.
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Egypt: Copts arrested following attack on cathedral
Egyptian authorities have arrested four Coptic men who were present in St Mark's Cathedral when it was attacked last weekend.
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Turkey: Calls to protect lawyer in trial of Christian killers
The lawyer for three Christians murdered in Malatya in 2007 has received death threats
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Nigeria: Call for prayers after Easter week attacks
At least 19 people were killed, an unknown number injured and an estimated 4000 displaced when armed Fulanis attacked Mafang and Zilang villages in Kaura Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna State over the Easter weekend.
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Uyghur Christian sentenced to fifteen years in prison
A Chinese Christian, Alimujiang Yimiti, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison despite his previous detention having been ruled “arbitrary” by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
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North Korean defectors tell of executions and beatings
North Korean defectors tell the Human Rights Council of brutal treatment at the hands of the North Korean government.
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HART and CSW warn of new humanitarian crisis in Burma
Chronic food shortages and continuing severe human rights violations are taking place in Chin and Kachin states in Burma, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust.
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Eritrea's human rights record in the spotlight at United Nations
States from every continent of the world have expressed concern at the extent of human rights violations taking place in Eritrea.
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Iran: Two female Christian converts freed from prison
Two female Christians originally from Islamic families were released from Tehran’s Evin prison without bail on Wednesday, after being detained for nearly nine months for refusing to recant their faith.
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Cuban pastors released after charges dropped
Two Baptist leaders imprisoned in eastern Cuba for two weeks have been released after spurious charges of “illicit financial activity” were suddenly dropped, according to Cuban church leaders.
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Report reveals sharp rise in religious liberty violations in Cuba
Pressure on religious leaders in Cuba has increased significantly over the past year according to a new report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
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