An Iranian pastor convicted of crimes against national security is facing 18 new charges, including one for a capital crime, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.
Concerns about India's new power-holders, the BJP, have been compounded by reports that its vice chairman has described religious conversion as a criminal offense and urged Nepal's political leaders to outlaw it immediately
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called upon the Security Council to take action in the face of strong evidence of widespread human rights abuses in North Korea