By Sanjay Mathrani | Daily Times KARACHI: Community leaders, social and political activists from different constituencies of Karachi participated in a seminar on ‘Elections 2018 and rights of religious minorities’ organised by Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Peace and development ... Read More

By Evan Maguire | The American Spectator On Wednesday, July 11th, the United States Embassy in Vietnam issued a statement criticizing a decision by a Vietnamese appeals court to continue to detain three human rights activists for “propaganda against the State.” These activists were not part ... Read More

                Is there a right to abortion in Canada? There has been a lot of confusion and misinformation in the recent discussion on this issue. For those who are interested, my office has prepared a brief synopsis of the rulings and perspectives of ... Read More

Jose Torres Jr. | UCA News Freedom of religion will be enshrined in a proposed law that will allow the creation of a new autonomous Muslim region in the southern part of the Philippines. A congressional bicameral committee agreed this week to adopt a provision that will allow freedom of ... Read More

By World Watch Monitor An attack by a Muslim mob on Copts in a village in the Egyptian governorate of Minya on Monday (9 July) has left the Coptic community holed up in their houses, while security forces patrol the streets. A local source told World Watch Monitor the situation is still very ... Read More

By Fredrick Nzwili | Religion News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After closing more than 700 churches and some mosques in March, Rwandan government officials have moved to institute guidelines for how faith groups operate in the majority-Christian East African country. Rwanda’s minister in ... Read More

By Bradford Richardson | The Washington Times Watchdog groups say the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in China is at its most intense since the Cultural Revolution, as churches are shuttered, Bibles confiscated and believers arrested at rates not seen in decades. ... Read More

By Asif Aqeel | World Watch Monitor As Pakistan prepares for elections later this month, the country’s minorities – particularly its Christians – have expressed dismay at their lack of representation among the candidates. Among the thousands of candidates contesting hundreds of provincial ... Read More

By Christian Solidarity Worldwide Mr Qazi Muhammed Shoban, an Ahmadi Muslim man, was shot dead on 25 June. Mr Qazi Muhammed Shoban, an Ahmadi Muslim man, was shot dead in his home in the Nishtar Colony area of Lahore, Pakistan on 25 June. Two masked men entered his home and one led his wife ... Read More

OTTAWA, ON Dear Editor, Canadian workers have been facing a direct threat to their livelihood for months. And despite having over a year to prepare for this situation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have made it clear that they don’t have a plan. Recently, the United ... Read More

By World Watch Monitor A church in Kyrgyzstan that is home to many former Muslims has been ordered to cease its Sunday worship. A local source told World Watch Monitor that services at the church, which is led by a convert from Islam, have been interrupted twice in the last few months by a ... Read More

By World Watch Monitor The American Charge d’Affaires in Ankara has said that Turkey’s continued detention of pastor Andrew Brunson on spying and terrorism-related charges is impeding US-Turkish relations. Philip Kosnett said there is a “strong sense of unity in Congress between ... Read More

By Mujib Mashal and Fatima Faizi | The New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — In downtown Kabul, from a large mural painted on blast walls at the end of a busy shopping street, the piercing eyes of Komal Singh, now a fourth grader, peer out at the narrow junction. For the past couple of years, ... Read More

By Christian Solidarity Worldwide The number of deaths in attacks by Fulani herder militia on communities in Plateau State, Nigeria from 22 to 24 June currently stands at 238. The number of deaths in attacks by Fulani herder militia on communities in the Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Riyom Local ... Read More

By Anto Akkara | World Watch Monitor Christian groups have welcomed a surprise announcement by a nationalist chief minister of a state in north-east India that he will ensure that a law preventing conversions from one faith to another is repealed. Pema Khandu, a Buddhist who heads the ... Read More

By World Watch Monitor A new report highlights the lack of religious freedom in Sudan and says improvements in this area remain “an essential goal” for the US before relations between the two countries can be fully normalised. A delegation from the US Commission on International Religious ... Read More

By Lord Alton of Liverpool | Politics Home Just this past weekend, at least 200 people are reported to have died in coordinated attacks on around 50 communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state. The majority of victims were women and children. While there is now a dawn to dusk curfew, the area ... Read More

  Watch the video: My office has prepared a video report on the state of freedom of religion or belief in India. You can watch the video here on my website or on YouTube. Thank you for your engagement with issues of religious freedom. David Anderson, MP Learn more about religious ... Read More

Nominations for the 2018 Saskatchewan Municipal Awards are now open. The Saskatchewan Municipal Awards (SMA) is a collaborative partnership between the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA), the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), the Saskatchewan Association ... Read More

As Parliament wraps up for the summer, Justin Trudeau’s amateur act is now having a profound impact on the daily lives of Canadians. It shows up in many ways: in a new 7 billion dollar slush fund for Liberal Cabinet Ministers, in electoral reform legislation that ensures foreign money will ... Read More