World Watch Monitor

• Christians Fleeing Pakistan are Stuck in Thailand
  Recent events in the UK – a report submitted to Parliament and a new BBC documentary – have resurfaced the plight of Pakistani Christians fleeing to Thailand in search of asylum.
  Monday, March 7, 2016
• Nigeria Churches Unite for First Time to Address Violence in North
  The world’s deadliest terrorist group is not in the Middle East. It’s in Nigeria, where the Islamist insurgency Boko Haram and other forces killed more than 4,000 Christians in 2015.
  Wednesday, February 24, 2016
• John's Story: the Constant Trial of Living as a Christian under Islamic State Rule
  Soon after IS declared Raqqa their capital, Christians were told how they could live under IS rule.
  Friday, February 19, 2016
• Christian Leaders Kept in Sudan Since December Un-charged, But Incommunicado
  Sudanese authorities are keeping two Christian pastors in an unknown location since mid-December, with no official charges yet filed against them, sources have told World Watch Monitor.
  Wednesday, February 10, 2016
• EU Puts 'Genocide' Tag on Islamic State
  The European Parliament has declared the violent campaign by the so-called Islamic State against Christians and other religious minorities to be genocide.
  Thursday, February 4, 2016
• Fierce Battles in Southeast Turkey Hedge in Christians
  One of the oldest churches in the world sustained damage last week in the intensified fighting between the Turkish government and Kurdish separatists.
  Tuesday, February 2, 2016
• Iranian Pastor Released after 5 Years in Jail
  An Iranian pastor has been released early from prison, just six months after he failed to appeal a sentence to an extra year in jail for possessing alcohol in his prison cell.
  Tuesday, December 22, 2015
• 5 Years on: What has the Arab Spring Meant for Christians?
  The Arab Spring, which began five years ago today (17th December) started with a wave of protests in Tunisia followed by other Arab countries.
  Thursday, December 17, 2015
• North Korea Gives Life Sentence to Canadian Pastor
  Hyeun-soo Lim, the Korean Canadian pastor detained in North Korea since February, was today sentenced to life in prison with hard labor by the country's Supreme Court.
  Thursday, December 17, 2015
• Egyptian Brothers Add to Tally of Christians Killed in Libya
  World Watch Monitor has heard in detail about the recent deaths of two Egyptian Coptic Christians caught up in the lawlessness.
  Wednesday, December 16, 2015
• Erbil Airport Closure Delays Christians Leaving Iraq for Europe
  The closure of all airports in northern Iraq because of anticipated air attacks on Islamic State has left 150 already-displaced Christians temporarily stranded in the Kurdish capital, Erbil.
  Monday, December 7, 2015
• Church Attack Routs Thousands of Indonesian Christians
  Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh region have started to tear down churches following last week’s religious violence that left at least one person dead and forced thousands of Christians to flee.
  Tuesday, October 20, 2015
• Six Churches Torched in Tanzania
  Six churches have been burnt down in northwest Tanzania within the past week.
  Wednesday, September 30, 2015
• Argentinian Pastor’s Fight for Religious Freedom Goes on
  An Argentinian pastor continues to fight for his church in two court cases.
  Monday, September 28, 2015
• Call to the European Church to Stand with Refugees
  As Europe struggles to manage the migrant crisis, some church leaders in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq are saying that some refugees are ‘fed up with Islam’ because Gulf countries aren’t offering them...
  Wednesday, September 23, 2015
• Ethiopian Christians Cleared of Holding ‘Illegal Meetings’
  On 26 Aug, four months after their initial arrest, a judge dismissed all charges against the seven Christians charged with holding “illegal meetings in secret locations” and ordered that their bail...
  Tuesday, September 8, 2015
• Nepali Constitution Could Render Christianity Illegal
  Nepali Christians fear that proposed amendments to Nepal’s new constitution could eventually render all Christian activity illegal.
  Friday, August 7, 2015
• Iran Pastor Fathi's Appeal Fails, against Extra Year in Prison and 74 Lashes
  An Iranian pastor serving a six-year prison term has failed in his appeal against a further sentence of 74 lashes and an additional year in jail - for the alleged possession in his cell of two...
  Tuesday, June 2, 2015