Persecution

“Iranian authorities see the unregulated Christian gatherings as both a potential breeding ground for political opposition and suspect they may try to convert Muslim in violation of Iran’s strict apostasy laws.” Iran rounds up Christians in crackdown

Egyptian Muslims act to protect churches in Egypt

“ ‘Since Tuesday evening, there have been 13 bombs and two mortar attacks on homes and shops of Christians in which a total of six people were killed and 33 injured,’ a defence ministry official said. ‘A church was also damaged.”’ More

Hong Kong Catholics say prayer meeting blocked“the Roman Catholic Church has the right to operate freely in Hong Kong, a former British colony promised Western-style civil liberties, including freedom of religion, as part of its special semiautonomous status.”

“Baptists in Nagaland defended themselves against charges of anti-Catholic bigotry after villagers tore down a Catholic church because the town allows churches only of the Baptist denomination.” More at Catholics in Nagaland claim persecution by Baptists

British think tank Civitas warns that Christians in Britain are being unfairly targeted by laws intended to prevent religious hate crimes.“Is the Crown Prosecution Service so prudent in its understanding of ‘religious hatred’ that it should be free, with no penalty for error, to mobilize the power and resources of the state against ordinary citizens who make comments about&

“The US government has dropped its opposition without explanation.” More at CTBlog

The Institute on Religion and Democracy is urging on behalf of the “Son of Hamas.”“While Yousef admits openly to the integral role he played in terrorist group Hamas, he says the account of his conversion in his recently released book, Son of Hamas, should make perfectly clear that he is now an asset, not a threat.” More(Additional background on Yousef’s