#Egypt #Copt is convicted of #blasphemy in another case of a #court resorting to "unconstitutional and overbroad laws such as blasphemy or that of violation of family and social values," says المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية. worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/02/egypt-…

Post-15yrs #HouseArrest by his govt, #Eritrean Orthodox patriarch has died. In 2019, he was expelled by pro-govt bishops in his Church on accusations of heresy (seen as symptomatic of govt's push for more political control).1000s Eritrean Christians held worldwatchmonitor.org/tag/abune-anto…

"No's remain trapped, incapable of receiving #support they need outstrip by enormous margin rel. small no's seeking to abuse #system..This is time to accelerate, increase our engagement to break business models that exploit & sustain & enslave #humans", not make harder 4 victims"

5 yrs ago, we reported #abduction in broad daylight by masked men >100 metres from #police complex, Petaling Jaya, nr #KualaLumpur. #HumanRights Commission inquiry heard of sen. police #officers' #collusion from #whistleblower. Wife fights 2yrs'civil case worldwatchmonitor.org/tag/raymond-ko…

The Leah Sharibu Foundation will hold an online event on February 19th to mark 4 long years since her abduction in Nigeria- aged 14 – by Boko Haram. Don’t forget Leah. davidalton.net/2022/02/12/the…

7yrs ago,'twin' suicide bombers tried to blow up a Catholic&Protestant church 400m apart, Lahore, Pakistan during full Sun services. In each church, volunteer guard(s) died to save 100s more inside. Now Catholic Church starts process to honour Akash Bashir worldwatchmonitor.org/2015/03/bomber…

Church leader - received death threats - #ChhattisgarhNews,C.#India (where he'd defended Christians discriminated, harassed by radical #Hindu nationalists) reported by ICC killed by 5 masked intruders who broke into his home #dragged him out & #stabbed him worldwatchmonitor.org/tag/chhattisga…

#Copt in #Egypt's #Alexandria was stabbed seven times when he tried to rescue his #teenage son who was held against his will by a neighbour. worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/03/egypt-…

#HumanRights #Commission #Malaysia (Suhakam): no #evidence of state involvement in disappearance of Muslim convert to Xty Joshua Hilmy & wife Ruth Sitepu, but shortcomings of #police in #investigation contributed to acquiescence of state in their abduction worldwatchmonitor.org/2018/12/raymon…

Muslim uni lecturer's court case vs. Speaker, Selangor Assembly Hannah Yeoh, accusing her of using politics to promote #Christian mission, dismissed. Yeoh's case re 'untrue, offensive & destructive of my #reputation as elected representative' continues worldwatchmonitor.org/2017/10/malays…

ICC 'examined'Nigeria 2010-20. In that time, estimates <25,000 Christians, let alone Muslims, died (BokoHaram ISWAP etc).CAN angry Prosecutor didn't meet victims, only Govt, despite 7 cases vs. BH & 3 vs Security Forces; Buhari C-in-Chief worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/05/icc-pr…

Ex-#BBC colleague Ishaq khalid repts #Islamic #State-linked #video masked men w. #guns #knives killed 3 grps #Christian captives, all in Borno, total 20,"to avenge recent killing of 2 of its fighters in ME". BBC can't verify if they're X'ians nor date video. worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/05/icc-pr…

BREAKING: huge trove of files obtained by hacking into Xinjiang police / re-education camp computers contain first-ever image material from inside camps, reveal Chen Quanguo issuing shoot-to-kill orders, Xi Jinping demanding new camps because existing ones are overcrowded. 🧵

Ground-breaking #journalism '14 highlighted un-equal #employment: #Pakistani #Christians 2-3% #population, but 80% #workers in sewerage sector! Even tho' this brought #Punjab #law change, heard #practice didn't always keep up. Now #HighCourt rules 'action' worldwatchmonitor.org/2018/11/untouc…

At Parliamentary World Refugee Day exhibition the story of one Nigerian graphically illustrates the plight of so many women. 8 months pregnant, and with her husband forced to watch, she was raped twice by Fulani militias.Remarkably, Gloria, her unborn “miracle” baby, survived.

#Kenyan #court finds 3 #police, 1 informer #guilty murder of #HumanRights #lawyer+2, 2016. Lawyer defended #taxidriver who'd #accused 1 of 3 guilty of shooting him for no reason at a traffic stop 2015. Murders provoked protest vs extrajudicial killings worldwatchmonitor.org/2016/07/update…

#Pakistan celebrates 75 years of independence but religious #minorities, including ##Christians, continue to face #discrimination, harassment and #violence because of their faith: worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/08/pakist…

#IslamicState continues to be a threat to #Egypt's #Copts as fighters move west following military campaign in #Sinai worldwatchmonitor.org/2022/09/egypt-…

After more than six years in captivity in West Africa, longtime American aid worker Jeff Woodke has been released. worldwatchmonitor.org/2023/03/niger-…

US Christian aid worker Jeff Woodke says he faced brutal treatment for more than 6 years at the hands of militant Islamist Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin group in West Africa who might also be holding seven other foreign hostages: bit.ly/3ZBxOVX