Iran: Two female Christian converts freed from prison

Two female Christians originally from Islamic families were released from Tehran’s Evin prison without bail on Wednesday, after being detained for nearly nine months for refusing to recant their faith. Despite...

Iranian female converts not freed on promised day

The two Iranian female converts that rights groups have been campaigning for were not freed Monday as expected. Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad were supposed to be released Nov. 16, according to...

Coffee and popcorn mornings to raise awareness of persecution in Eritrea

Christians are being invited to hold coffee and popcorn mornings on 15 November to raise awareness of the plight of persecuted Christians in Eritrea. The events are being held as part of the International Day of...

Campaign launched to free Iranian female converts

A ministry that supports persecuted Christians launched a campaign Thursday to press Iran to release two young female converts who have been detained for eight months in one of the most notorious prisons in the...

Expert: UN resolutions would create 'global blasphemy law'

The so-called “defamation of religions” UN resolutions would create a “global blasphemy law”, the chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom warned on Wednesday. USCIRF Chair Leonard A Leo...

Cuban pastors released after charges dropped

Pastors Ruben Ortiz Columbie, 68, and Francisco Garcia Ruiz, 46, were detained on 3 October while distributing humanitarian aid in Guantanamo Province. The two men were held in a Santiago prison and prevented from...