North Korean artist and defector to address parliamentary hearing on North Korea
North Korean artist and defector Kim Hye Sook will address the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on North Korea tomorrow, as part of a three-day visit to the UK which includes meetings with MPs, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). .
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Greg Laurie holds outreach event in Auckland, almost 3,000 turns to Christ
The Greg Laurie Auckland Harvest two-night outreach event concluded Sunday evening with evangelist talking to a capacity crowd at Vector Arena about finding hope in the midst of pain and suffering.
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Hostile rhetoric turns up heat on Iranian Christians
Increased public statements against Christianity in Iran have intensified pressures on Christians, sources said, but at their core they reflect Islamic leaders' dismay with the growth of house churches and may signal dissension within Iran's leadership.
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Council for World Mission to relocate to Singapore
The Council for World Mission has announced plans to relocate its secretariat to Singapore.
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Jennifer Mapakou appointed to Olympic outreach
Lay Witnesses for Christ International's Board of Directors have unanimously endorsed Dr. Sam Mings' recommendation of Jennifer Mapakou to serve in the crucial role – that of Assistant National Director for LWFCI in the United Kingdom.
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Christian, visiting lepers beaten, jailed in India
A Catholic and two Hindu visitors with leprosy in Karnataka state were freed on bail on Tuesday (June 14), two days after they were beaten by suspected Hindu extremists and arrested on charges of forcible conversion.
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New proposals in Egypt could make church building as simple as mosque building
Building churches could get easier for Egypt's Christians if new government proposals are given the go ahead.
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CSW urges Nepal not to pass proposals restricting religious freedom
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is today urging the Government of Nepal to \"stop going down a road which will see significant restrictions on religious freedom\".
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CSW renews call for China to cease persecution of blind activist and his family under house arrest
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is today renewing its call for an end to the persecution of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, as a letter from his wife, Yuan Weijing, details horrific beatings and the poor medical condition of Chen's family, who are facing severe conditions under house arrest.
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Sudanese military, militias kill Christians in South Kordofan
Military intelligence agents killed one Christian, and Islamic militants sympathetic to the government slaughtered another last week after attacking churches in Sudan's embattled South Kordofan state.
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CSW calls for release of pastor Shi Enhao as EU-China human rights dialogue begins
As the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue gets underway today in Beijing, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release Pastor Shi Enhao, Deputy Leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance, who disappeared on 12 June after being released from administrative detention. He was taken away by police to an unknown location after his release from the Suqian detention centre.
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China's official church members 'admonish' Shouwang group
Police last weekend detained a further 16 members of Beijing's Shouwang house church and placed several more under house arrest, while members of China's government-approved churches have gone to police stations to "admonish" detained house church members, according to a statement issued yesterday by church leaders.