World Watch Monitor
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Iranian Rights Groups Decry Treatment of Christians
Iranian and European human rights and religious rights organisations have urged the international community to use new opportunities for trade with Iran to hold the government there to account over...Thursday, December 1, 2016
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Donors Pledge $2.2 Billion to Help Central African Republic Recover
The President of the Evangelical Alliance in the Central African Republic has praised the international community’s pledge of US$2.2 billion to help reconstruct a county ravaged by three years of...Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Sheikh Blames Saudi Arabia for Global Rise of Islamist Terrorism
A leading Islamic scholar has described attacks on Christians by violent Islamic extremists as “heart-breaking” and condemned Islamic extremism as being “exactly the opposite” of what Islam...Monday, November 28, 2016
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Celebration for Thousands of Displaced Iraqis Ahead of Bittersweet Homecoming
Monday, November 28, 2016
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Iraqi Christians Ask: Where Were Our Kurdish Protectors When IS Came?
One question that still angers many of the Christians who fled northern Iraq as jihadists from Islamic State (IS) advanced on their towns and villages is, “Where were the Kurdish forces?”Monday, November 28, 2016
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London Landmarks Go Red for Religious Freedom
Iconic London landmarks have been floodlit in red this evening (23 Nov.) to raise awareness of people who suffer injustice because of their religion.Wednesday, November 23, 2016
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45 Killed in Yet Another Attack on Christian Communities in Nigeria
A spate of attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria last weekend left 45 dead and several more injured.Sunday, November 20, 2016
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Indonesia: Christians Hopeful One Year after Churches Destroyed by Extremists
Churches destroyed a year ago by Islamic extremists and police in Aceh Singkil have still not been rebuilt because of discrimination against Christians by local authorities, say church leaders....Friday, November 11, 2016
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Aleppo Churches Open Doors to Displaced Muslim Families
Life hasn’t been easy for 28-year-old Syrian mother Kristina, a Christian of Armenian descent, who lived with her husband in Aleppo long before the civil war started in 2011.Wednesday, November 2, 2016
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Iraqi Christians Erect Cross for First Time Since ISIS Takeover
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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Aleppo: ‘Mosters Devour One Another in City of Death and Destruction’
An Aleppo resident has described the psychological damage of living in the city as “a pain greater than physical pain”.Thursday, October 27, 2016
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More Iraqi Towns ‘Freed’ but Nineveh Christians Not Confident about Safe Return
But despite images of liberating Iraqi militias ringing bells or cleaning statues of the Virgin on behalf of Nineveh’s displaced Christians, the Plain’s natives are not making a comeback just yet.Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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Iraqi Christian Girls, Hiding under Bed from ISIS, Text Priest: ‘Please Come for Us’
Seven Christian female students in Kirkuk hid under their beds for seven hours while soldiers from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) occupied their house.Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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UPDATE: Chibok Girls Happy to ‘Be Back’ but Talk of Captivity
The 21 girls released by Boko Haram Oct. 13 have met President Buhari to thank him personally for his part in their release.Monday, October 24, 2016
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Iraqi Christians Look Homeward toward Mosul, Uncertainly
Some keen to rebuild; others wary of Muslim neighbors who supported IS.Monday, October 24, 2016
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UPDATE: Family Seek Presidential Pardon for Algerian Christian
The family of imprisoned Algerian Christian Slimane Bouhafs has appealed to the Algerian President for a pardon, after he was convicted of “insulting Islam and the prophet Mohammed” in posts he...Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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UPDATE: Nigeria Will Negotiate for ‘83 More Chibok Girls’
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has spoken about the release of 21 girls and a boy born in captivity to one of their number: “This is only the first step in what we believe will be...Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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Dwindling Population of Middle East Christians Experiencing Accelerated 'Targeting'
The Middle East, the historic cradle of Christianity, is today witnessing an accelerated "targeting" of its remaining Christians, according to a report aiming to rally world attention to threats...Tuesday, October 18, 2016