CSW Reports

Regional reports are listed by country or region, and then chronologically, with the most recent report listed first. To view that report, simply click on your topic of choice

Afghanistan

March 27, 2006	Intervene for Christian convert in Afghanistan
November 13, 2001	Aid Workers Moved to Kandahar as Taliban Retreats
September 19, 2001	Detained Aid Workers Desperately Need Our Prayers!
August 17, 2001	Christian Aid Workers Arrested in Afghanistan

Armenia (see "Nagorno Karabakh")

Azerbaijan

June 22, 2007	Baptist pastor still held on false charges
July 26, 2006	Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector sentenced

Bangladesh

June 11, 2003	Bangladeshi Missionary Escapes From Terrorists
June 10, 2003	Please Pray and Protest for Christians in Bangladesh
December 13, 2001	Religious Minorities victimized after new party elected

Belarus

November 9, 2007	Mixed outcome for Zmitser Dashkevich - Belarus
November 7, 2007	Urgent Action - Prayer Update for Zmitser Dashkevic
November 2, 2007	Urgent Action - Young Christian in Belarus To Face Additional Charges
June 15, 2007	Update and Prayer for Lukasik and Bokun
June 1, 2007	Belarusian Christians to protest following police raid on church service
May 30, 2007	Urgent Action - Belarus 5/30
March 16, 2007	Urgent Action - Prayer update on New Life Church, Belarus
February 28, 2007	Reports that U.S. citizens deported for religious activity "a misunderstanding"
December 20, 2006	Mixed state response to Catholic and Protestant protests
December 14, 2006	Urgent Action: Belarus update
November 1, 2006	Urgent Action: Update on Belarus
October 20, 2006	Government to make u-turn on charismatic church?
October 18, 2006	Foreign Religious workers out?
October 5, 2006	Belarusian Christians call for international support as government attempts to take over Minsk church
October 6, 2006	Charismatic church's "time has run out," official claims
October 3, 2006	Reprieve for Catholic priest who celebrated unauthorized mass
October 3, 2006	12 Catholic priests and nuns face expulsion
July 28, 2006	Time running out for Minsk church
June 13, 2006	Religious activity in public life attacked
April 25, 2006	Europe cries out against religious arrests in Belarus
March 27, 2006	Human rights activist arrested and imprisoned for "illegal religious activity"
November 13, 2002	Commissioner Shea to Address Religious Freedom at Belarus Conference

Bhutan

June 1, 2001

Christians forced to take oath affirming allegiance to Buddhism

Bulgaria

June 13, 2007	European Court of Human Rights Admits Bulgarian Orthodox Case
February 27, 2007	Protestant chaplaincy association gains legal status
February 27, 2007	Legal problems continue for Ahmadi Muslims and Alternative Orthodox

Burma

September 26, 2007	Urgent Action - Burma: Time to Pray and Protest
September 5, 2007	Urgent Action - Burma: Prayers answered, don't stop now!
August 31, 2007	Urgent Action - Pray and Fast for Burma
May 3, 2007	Urgent Action - Aung San Suu Kyi's Birthday
May 1, 2007	Relief worker executed in Karenni State as Burma army launches new attacks on Karen villages
March 29, 2007	Burma army launches new attacks against Karen civilians
March 27, 2007	Chin women's groups launch rape report
February 21, 2007	Burma regime denies religious freedom violations as Chin and Kachin delegation complete visit to UK, EU and Washington
October 30, 2006	Burma Army intensifies attacks on Karen civilians and fires on displaced people in hiding
September 19, 2006	CSW welcomes UN Security Council debate on Burma
August 4, 2006	Urgent Action: Burma protest
June 5, 2006	Killings and forced labor continue in Karen State as Burma army captures civilians
February 20, 2006	Atrocities continue in Burma as mutilated body is found
December 14, 2004	Regime carrying out genocide claims new report
December 3, 2004	Three thousand displaced as army attacks Karen villages
July 7, 2004	Hundreds of Karenni displaced while Burma's junta talks peace
June 16, 2004	Hundreds of birthday cards sent to Burmese Nobel Laureate
May 27, 2004	UK Parliamentarians support Burma's democracy groups
May 18, 2004	Send a birthday card and pray for Burma's democracy leader
May 17, 2004	Burma's junta begins "sham" national convention
April 23, 2004	Baroness Cox and John Bercow MP to present fresh evidence of ethnic cleansing
March 31, 2004	Christian Children Forced to Become Novice Buddhist Monks by Burmese Regime
January 21, 2004	Thousands more civilians attacked in Burma as ceasefire talks start
November 7, 2003	CSW Welcomes BAT Decision to Pull Out of Burma
May 6, 2003	Christian Political Prisoner, Dr. Salai Tun Than Released After Hunger Strike
February 28, 2003	CSW calls on world to keep watch and pray for Burma
February 11, 2003	Child Soldiers And Gang-Rape Survivors Give Testimonies
August 21, 2002	Crackdown on NGOs and Burmese Political Groups in Thailand
July 18, 2002	CSW Calls for International Intervention for "Hunted" Ethnic Minorities in Burma
July 5, 2002	Urgent Appeal for Burma
May 8, 2002	Internally Displaced Settlement Torched on Day of Daw Suu Kyi's Release
May 13, 2002	Good News: Burmese Pastor Released
April 16, 2002	Petition for Chin Baptist Ministers
April 16, 2002	Two Baptist Ministers Detained in Insein Prison
April 10, 2002	Baptist Convention Banned
March 28, 2002	Thousands of civilians flee latest attack by Burmese army
March 4, 2002	James Mawdsley to speak at Burma Day of Prayer on March 9
January 11, 2002	Refugee Camp Destroyed as Part of Ongoing Persecution
December 4, 2001	CSW calls on MPs to support Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma
September 28, 2001	Military regime in Burma enacts new law to stop church services
September 7, 2001	James Mawdsley to Call on International Community
August 2001	Update on Burma from Andrew Walker
July 20, 2001	Female pastor sentenced to two years hard labor

China

November 21, 2007	URGENT: Lobby and pray for North Korean activist facing trial in China on Monday
April 12, 2007	China's Catholics, the Holy See and religious freedom
February 13, 2007	"Religious Communists" and religious freedom
October 21, 2006	Chinese pastor sentenced for producing Christian literature during Archbishop's visit
July 10, 2006	Grave concerns over death sentences and long prison terms
June 6, 2006	Imprisoned underground church leader beaten again
December 13, 2004	Urgent Action for China 12-13-04
August 20, 2004	Fresh arrests as China pursues religious crackdown
August 18, 2004	News from China
August 10, 2004	Aid worker released after serving sentence for helping North Koreans
August 9, 2004	More than 100 Christians arrested and three others sentenced for exposing persecution
August 5, 2004	Pray for three Christians facing trial in China
July 21, 2004	Urgent action for arrested house church leaders
July 21, 2004	House churches newly targeted as more than 100 leaders arrested
July 16, 2004	China releases prisoners accused of helping North Koreans - but others remain in prison
June 25, 2004	Prayer for Japanese aid worker
June 15, 2004	Urgent Action on behalf of over 100 arrested church leaders
June 15, 2004	Over 100 Chinese house church leaders arrested in new crackdown
April 21, 2004	Tortured Chinese pastor pleads for prison transfer before he is killed
April 20, 2004	Urgent action for Pastor Gong
April 15, 2004	UN fails to criticize China's rights record despite compelling testimony
February 20, 2004	Prayer request for China
January 14, 2004	URGENT ACTION: China Arrests North Koreans and Aid Workers
June 11, 2003	Urgent Appeal For Chinese Pastor Gong
October 10, 2002	Hasty Retrial of 17 Convicted
June 20, 2002	Chinese Church Leaders Freed After Abduction
June 19, 2002	Good News: CGF Members Released
April 30, 2002	Christian leaders feared abducted by cult in China
March 22, 2002	Backlash on North Koreans Because of Asylum-Seekers in China
March 14, 2002	North Korean refugees seek protection in Spanish Embassy in Beijing
February 12, 2002	Official Chinese documents provide evidence of Religious persecution
January 17, 2002	Two Founders of South China Church on Death Row
August 2, 2001	Church leaders arrested in China in ongoing campaign against unregistered church

Colombia

July 9, 2007	Urgent Action - Two Pastors Shot Dead in Colombia
June 26, 2007	Break-In at Colombia Partner Organization
September 5, 2006	Pray for Pastor Isaias and his family
April 4, 2006	Colombian churches commit to peace
March 23, 2006	Urgent action for Colombia
September 7, 2004	Addresses for letters of encouragement to Christians attacked in Colombia
September 6, 2004	Prayer after attack on Colombian church
February 4, 2004	Thank you from Colombian human rights worker
January 16, 2004	Please help Ricardo Ballestas
November 12, 2002	Institute Disturbed by Kidnapping of Latin American Roman Catholic Bishops
March 18, 2002	CSW calls on Colombian government to bring murderers of Archbishop to justice
September 25, 2001	Families Grieve After Three Missing Missionaries Are Declared Dead
August 15, 2002	17-Year-Old Killed in Attack on Peace Community

Congo

May 1, 2007	Marie Therese Freed
April 25, 2007	Urgent Action - Update Marie Therese Nlandu 4/25
April 5, 2007	Urgent Action - Latest on Marie Therese Court Case 4/5
April 3, 2007	Urgent Action - Update on Marie Therese 4/3
March 26, 2007	CSW Urgent Action - Update on Marie Therese 3/26
February 23, 2007	CSW Urgent Action - Update on Marie Therese Nlandu 2/23
February 13, 2007	Continued Prayer for Marie Therese 2/13
February 2, 2007	URGENT ACTION - 2/2 Update on Marie Therese
January 26, 2007	Urgent Action: Update on Marie Therese
December 20, 2006	Urgent Action: Human rights defender facing possible execution in the DR Congo

Cuba

September 3, 2007	Urgent Action - Two Christian Activists in Cuba Physically Attacked
June 26, 2007	Concerns for Health of Christian Prisoner
April 24, 2007	RELEASED: Jorge Luis Garcia Perez "Antuñez"
April 4, 2007	Urgent Action - Prayer for Christians in Cuba
March 8, 2007	Urgent Action 3/8: Dr. Biscet, Cuba
January 1, 2007	Cuban pastor acquitted, but convicted on new charge
December 14, 2006	Urgent Action: Cuba Update
December 4, 2006	Urgent: Lamelas Trial
November 22, 2006	Urgent Action - Important Update on Pastor Lamelas in Cuba
October 30, 2006	Urgent Action: Prayer for Cuba
June 15, 2006	Urgent Action: Cuban pastor in detention
December 2, 2004	Prayer for possible release of Dr. Biscet
December 2, 2004	Prominent Christian human rights activist could be set for release
July 13, 2003	Urgent action for two mistreated prisoners of conscience
July 7, 2004	Cuban Christian prisoner of conscience denied food
April 29, 2004	Update on Juan Carlos
April 27, 2004	Blind Christian lawyer given four years for his stand for human rights
April 23, 2004	CSW calls for international observers to attend trial of blind Christian activist
March 9, 2004	Cuban about to start 15th year in prison just for calling for ref orms
March 4, 2004	CSW calls for the release of Blind Human Rights Activist in Cuba
January 15, 2004	Fears Rise for Cuban Christian Political Prisoner
October 30, 2003	Hurry! Urgent Action for blind Cuban human rights activist
April 16, 2003	Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet of Cuba Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
April 9, 2003	Cuban Christian Faces 25 Years in Prison For Promoting Human Rights
March 14, 2003	CSW Presses For Release of Cuban Prisoner of Conscience
December 11, 2002	Letter campaign for human rights activist rearrested in Cuba
December 9, 2002	Human Rights Activist Rearrested After Peaceful Protest
December 5, 2002	Blind Cuban Lawyer Continues Protest After Three Months on Hunger Strike
September 6, 2002	Activist Faces Up to Six Years in Prison for "Resisting Authority"
June 6, 2002	Blind Human Rights Activist Says Thanks
May 7, 2002	Imprisoned Activist Demands Medical Attention
April 30, 2002	Urgent Action for Blind Cuban Human Rights Activist
March 19, 2002	Blind Christian Human Rights activist beaten and imprisoned
March 1, 2002	Christian prisoner too ill to carry out hunger strike
February 25, 2002	Political prisoner on hunger strike to draw attention to human rights abuses

East Timor

June 9, 2006	Urgent Action Alert: U.S. Must Support Strong UN Mission in Timor-Leste
August 1, 2001	The girl who saw too much
August 1, 2001	Uneasy Road to Independence

Egypt

November 22, 2006	Urgent Action: Egyptian Christian convert imprisoned for his faith
June 15, 2004	Justice again eludes victims of El Kosheh violence in Egypt
April 14, 2004	CSW praises Egypt for preventing religious violence
December 8, 2003	Update: Tortured Christian Woman Released on Bail
December 3, 2003	Christian Woman Tortured for Helping Converts Change their ID Cards
May 14, 2003	Christian Teenager Abducted by Muslim Neighbor in Egypt Restored to Her Family
February 28, 2003	EGYPT: Shock Acquittals at El Kosheh Retrial
January 27, 2003	Families Of Murdered Egyptian Christians Still Await Justice For Millennium Murders
December 19, 2002	Christmas Day Declared a National Holiday For the First Time in Egypt
February 18, 2002	Christians and Muslims clash as church bells ring for the first time
August 8, 2001	Egyptian Christians celebrate news of retrial after Millennium massacre
July 24, 2001	Young children threatened with permanent separation from their mothers
April 1, 2001	Fears for Copts, after failure of justice

El Salvador

December 7, 2006	Urgent Action: Pastor assassinated in El Salvador
November 29, 2006	Urgent Action- Two pastors assassinated in El Salvador

Eritrea

October 26, 2007	Urgent Action - Helen Berhane
April 26, 2007	Urgent Action - Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Replaced
October 16, 2006	Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane hospitalized in Asmara
August 4, 2006	Day of Prayer for Eritrea
July 19, 2006	Joint petition highlights plight of jailed Christians in Eritrea
June 2, 2006	CSW month of campaigning for Eritrea culminates in launch of gospel album
January 20, 2006	Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch put under house arrest by increasingly repressive regime
February 23, 2005	More than 100 Christian children detained by government forces
February 18, 2005	Eritrean task force aims to purge country of Christians
January 26, 2005	Fresh arrests in Eritrea
December 13, 2004	Urgent action for Eritrea 12-13-04
November 29, 2004	Three orthodox priests arrested in ongoing religious persecution
April 2, 2004	Christian Families Jailed for Praying Together
August 20, 2003	Protestors for religious freedom outside Eritrean Embassy in London
September 12, 2002	Church Closures Accompany New Wave of Intolerance in Eritrea

France

April 15, 2002	Commission Deplores Anti-Semitic Attacks
January 23, 2001	French legislation threatens religious freedom

Greece

December 13, 2001

Court victory for Pentecostals after charges brought by Orthodox Church are dropped

Haiti

August 13, 2003

Religious Persecution Intensifies In Haiti

India

January 10, 2008	Urgent Action - Christmas Violence in Orissa, India
April 5, 2007	Further delay in Indian Supreme Court case on equal rights for Dalit Christians
February 21, 2007	Himachal Pradesh anti-conversion bill becomes law
July 26, 2006	Anti-conversion legislation enhanced in Indian state as new report condemns abuses of the laws
July 7, 2006	Pastors attacked for preventing child prostitution in Rajasthan
June 26, 2006	Urgent Action - Dalit Christians in India
June 5, 2006	CSW condemns violent attack on Christian women in Madhya Pradesh, India
April 10, 2006	Anti-conversion law introduced in Rajasthan, India
April 4, 2006	India: Imminent Supreme Court case on equal rights for Dalit Christians
March 10, 2006	CSW meets pastor assaulted in Andhra Pradesh, India
February 15, 2006	Hindu extremists' mass rally calls for nationwide anti-conversion law
January 10, 2005	Indian priest attacked in church on Christmas Eve
October 14, 2004	Indian Christians attacked in ongoing campaign of violence
September 15, 2004	Update on recent attacks upon Christians in India
July 8, 2004	Urgent action to protect Indian Christians
May 20, 2004	Repeal of anti-conversion law promised after shock Indian election result
April 21, 2004	Correction to Indian missionary killer contests Indian election
April 20, 2004	Missionary killer Dara Singh contests Indian elections
February 25, 2004	Urgent Action India: Persecution Escalates
September 23, 2003	Ringleader of missionary killers sentenced to death in Indian court
January 17, 2003	American Missionary Attacked and Severely Injured in India
December 9, 2002	Ian Stillman Finally Free!
December 6, 2002	Police Obstruct Mass Conversions of Untouchables to Buddhism and Christianity
November 4, 2002	Dalits Protest Violence, Many Will Embrace Christianity
October 28, 2002	You can protest new Indian state law
October 22, 2002	Anti-Conversion Ordinance Blatantly Anti-Dalit, Says Christian Council
October 10, 2002	New Law in Indian State Threatens Christian Conversions
June 7, 2002	GFA Student Murdered In Kashmir
June 5, 2002	New Evidence on Mass Killings in India Prompts Commission to Hold Hearing
April 26, 2002	AICC, CSW call for resignation of Gujarat chief minister over failure to control riots
April 4, 2002	Continue to Prayer for Ian Stillman, Jailed in India
November 5, 2001	Thousands gather in Delhi for mass conversion rally
August 2001	New All-India Christian Council Website
August 21, 2001	Update on Ian Stillman
August 10, 2001	Nun Shot in Face As Threats to Indian Christians Grow

Indonesia

June 15, 2007	Three Christian Teachers Released in Indonesia
April 5, 2007	Welcome verdict for beheading of Christian school girls marred by fears of disparity in judiciary treatment
September 22, 2006	Three Christians executed
September 7, 2006	Update 9/7/06 on Poso 3
August 21, 2006	Indefinite stay of execution for three Christians
August 14, 2006	Stay of execution for Poso 3!!
August 8, 2006	URGENT: Poso 3 to be executed in two days
November 10, 2004	Unjustly imprisoned church leader released early
September 29, 2004	Imprisoned minister could be released in November
July 20, 2004	Protestant pastor shot dead during church service
April 30, 2004	Bishop pleads for help as death toll in Ambon rises
April 27, 2004	Urgent action for Indonesia as conflict erupts
April 26, 2004	Ambon in flames as demonstration leads to violence
April 19, 2004	Church attacked on Easter Saturday; church leader shot in drive-by shooting
November 10, 2003	Imprisoned Indonesian Minister Thanks Supporters for Nearly 15,000 Letters
September 19, 2003	Message of thanks from imprisoned Indonesian church leader
September 15, 2003	Civil emergency status lifted from Maluku Islands of Indonesia
September 11, 2003	Take action for imprisoned Indonesian church leader
June 16, 2003	Church Leader Gets Three Years for Weapons Possession
December 26, 2002	Indonesian Pastor Poisoned While In Police Custody
August 13, 2002	Poso A Sea of Fire
June 5, 2002	Violent conflict erupts again in the Moluccas Islands
June 5, 2002	Acts of Terrorism in Indonesia Overlooked by Foreign Press
April 29, 2002	Attack on Christian village in Moluccas Islands leaves 12 dead
April 8, 2002	Call for Government Intervention in Rising Tensions After Bomb Blast Kills Six
March 19, 2002	Indonesian Spice Islands' peace plan in danger of collapse
January 2, 2002	New Year Greeted with Bomb Blasts
December 20, 2001	Prayers Needed for Indonesia
December 7, 2001	Indonesia - Sulawesi Island
December 5, 2001	Encouraging News from Poso/ Tentena, Indonesia
November 23, 2001	Catholic church compound under Jihad militant attack
November 12, 2001	Update on Poso
August 1, 2001	Father dies shielding two-year-old daughter from bayonets
June 1, 2001	16-year-old victim of forced circumcision speaks out
April 1, 2001	Christians forced to convert and be circumcised

Iraq

October 16, 2006	Priest beheaded in Mosul, Iraq
August 2, 2004	CSW condemns attempt to create inter-religious conflict after churches bombed

Iran

October 6, 2006	Iranian Christian couple released on bail
October 6, 2006	Christian Couple in Iran Released
October 4, 2006	Christian Couple Arrested in Iran

Jordan

October 8, 2004	Sunday court hearing in Qandah case
September 17, 2004	Siham Qandah Sunday court hearing
September 1, 2004	New update on Jordanian widow
June 22, 2004	June update on Siham Qandah
April 7, 2004	April Update on Siham Qandah
September 19, 2003	Jordanian Christian widow's fight to keep her children
July 23, 2003	Update on Siham Qandah
May 2, 2003	Jordanian Christian Widow Given Time in Fight to Keep Her Children
February 3, 2003	Desperate call for help for Siham Qandah of Jordan
January 23, 2003	Jordanian Widow in Hiding Again After Court Orders Her to Surrender Her Children
October 10, 2002	URGENT Intervention Needed for Siham Qandah
October 9, 2002	Jordanian Christian Widow Given Five Days to Surrender Her Children
October 8, 2002	Please Pray for Siham
April 10, 2002	CORRECTION to: Jordanian Christian Widow
April 10, 2002	Jordanian Christian Widow Ordered to Surrender Her Children to a Muslim

Kazakhstan

March 13, 2007	Three-day prison term for leading unregistered church
February 28, 2007	"The fight against terrorism and religious groups without registration"
December 22, 2006	More Hare Krishna home demolitions planned?
October 2, 2006	Kazakhstan: more fines for Baptists
January 29, 2002	Proposed Legislation Raises New Concern for Religious Freedom

Kosovo

June 19, 2006

Kosovo: Changes to draft religion law continue

Kyrgyzstan

March 9, 2007

Officials call for police to close embattled Baptist church

Laos

June 9, 2006	Urgent action to protect North Korean refugees arrested in Laos
August 20, 2004	Religious freedom in Laos: Persecution alongside progress
August 6, 2004	Improvement for Christians in Laos
March 10, 2004	Christians threatened with death unless they give up thei r faith
March 1, 2004	Christians in Laos under threat of death
August 22, 2003	Twelve imprisoned Christians in Laos told to confess to trumped up charges
July 10, 2001	Seven Church leaders forced to renounce their faith at gunpoint
April 1, 2001	Christians forced to drink blood and sign forms renouncing their faith

Malaysia

October 20, 2003	Christian Human Rights Activist Found Guilty After Longest Trial in Malaysian History
November 7, 2001	Churches torched by Islamic extremists in Malaysia in reaction to war in Afghanistan

Mexico

February 18, 2004	Urgent Action for Mexico
October 25, 2002	Call for Justice for Murdered Human Rights Lawyer
November 12, 2001	Murder of lawyer leads to call for better protection for human rights workers

Nagorno Karabakh

Nepal

March 27, 2006	Global Day of Prayer for Nepal 2006
June 1, 2001	New bus means more pupils can get to school in Nepal

Nigeria

October 25, 2007	"The Remains of the Day"
October 1, 2007	Urgent Action - Violence in Nigeria
September 20, 2007	Prayer for Nigerian Christian Convert at Risk
June 26, 2007	Please Pray for Christians in Gombe
June 13, 2007	Update on Urgent Prayer Request
June 12, 2007	Urgent Prayer Requested
April 19, 2007	Pray for presidential elections!
December 20, 2006	Urgent: Nigerian Church under immediate threat
September 22, 2006	Violence in Dutse, Northern Nigeria, following Pope's statement
November 22, 2004	Message of reconciliation from former religious enemies
October 22, 2004	Sharia court sentences Nigerian woman to death for adultery
September 28, 2004	CSW calls for prayer on October 9th for Nigerian Christians murdered by Islamic militants
August 5, 2004	Nigerian nurses reinstated after refusing to wear Islamic dress
May 19, 2004	State of emergency in Nigerian state after hundreds of lives lost
May 13, 2004	Outbreak of religious violence in Nigeria
April 7, 2004	Nigerian churches burned amid sectarian violence
March 8, 2004	Christians axed to death in Nigerian church
September 25, 2003	Nigerian mother's successful appeal against death by stoning
August 28, 2003	Decision on stoning of Nigerian woman postponed
June 4, 2003	Update on Amina Lawal, Sentenced to Death For Adultery in Nigeria
April 11, 2003	Jihad Attacks on Non-Muslims in Nigeria Claim Thousands of Lives
November 22, 2002	Christians Killed, Churches Burned in Riots Sparked by Miss World Protests
November 15, 2002	Christian Woman Forcibly Married then Raped after Shar'ia Law Imposed
September 17, 2002	Bombing of Church in Nigeria on Anniversary of Twin Towers Attack
July 18, 2002	Christians Attacked and Killed by Islamic Fanatics
December 4, 2001	Two Christians killed, nine churches vandalized in protest against evangelist's visit

North Korea

January 7, 2008	Urgent action update - Mr. Yoo released
June 15, 2007	Request to mobilize prayer during the Global Week of Prayer for North Korea
June 16, 2006	Global week of prayer for North Korea - June 19-25
June 9, 2006	Immediate Action Alert for North Korea
June 1, 2006	UN calls on North Korea to suspend execution
April 22, 2006	Unprecedented call to stop execution in North Korea
August 10, 2004	CSW welcomes appointment of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights
April 20, 2004	Urgent action for North Korean in China
April 15, 2004	CSW welcomes establishment of UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea
February 13, 2004	Fears for Safety of Man Who Exposed Chemical Weapons Testing on Political Prisoners
September 19, 2003	House of Lords delegation returns from six-day visit to North Korea
April 11, 2003	Resolution on Human Rights Abuses in North Korea Tabled for first time at the UN
March 28, 2003	Escapees Tell UN of Appalling Human Rights Abuses in Prison Camps
December 10, 2002	Horror of North Korean Prison Camps Revealed in Report
November 6, 2002	Legislation to Allow North Koreans to Apply for Refugee Status or Asylum
August 15, 2002	Urgent Concern for 12 High Profile North Koreans Facing Repatriation
August 15, 2002	Father in Anguish as Family Face Repatriation and Severe Penalties
June 20, 2002	Commission to Testify at Senate Hearing on North Korean Refugees
May 31, 2002	South Korean Mother Weeps for Repatriated Son
May 31, 2002	URGENT: Appeal to Halt Execution of North Korean Christian
March 2, 2002	Backlash on North Koreans
October 2001	Atrocities in North Korea: Speaker Shares Testimony

Pakistan

August 3, 2007	Urgent Action - Pray for Pakistan this Sunday
June 2, 2007	Christians suspended from nursing school in Pakistan following desecration of Koranic verse
May 24, 2007	Urgent Action - Christians face increasing threats in Pakistan
May 23, 2007	Christians in Pakistan face severe threats from "Taliban"
May 18, 2007	Urgent Action - Christians in Pakistan given 10 days to convert to Islam
April 27, 2007	Christians targeted in Pakistan, twelve year-old gang-raped on Easter
December 21, 2006	Urgent Action: Pakistan
May 24, 2006	URGENT ACTION: Appeal for Prayers for Persecuted Christians in Pakistan
November 5, 2004	Pakistani religious minorities say blasphemy law reforms not enough
September 6, 2004	Second Pakistani Christian tortured to death by police in four months
July 15, 2004	Pakistani government drafts bill to revise discriminatory laws
July 8, 2004	Urgent: A call to prayer for Pakistan - Sunday, 18 July
June 1, 2004	Pakistani Christian dies - CSW urges supporters to pray and campaign
May 28, 2004	Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy in critical condition after attack
May 24, 2004	Urgent action requested for Pakistan
May 5, 2004	Pakistani Christian dies of torture at hands of Islamists
December 4, 2003	Human Rights Defender Has Travel Ban Lifted Thanks to YOU!
November 4, 2003	Take action for human rights defender harassed in Pakistan
July 16, 2003	Pakistani Priest Gunned Down
June 11, 2003	Pakistani Christian Set Free After Over Four Years in Prison For Blasphemy
May 21, 2003	Nine Year Old Christian Girl Sexually Assaulted as Punishment for War in Iraq
May 12, 2003	Another Christian Child Raped in Pakistan
April 29, 2003	Christian Found Guilty of Blasphemy After Trial Filled with Islamic Extremists
April 8, 2003	Christian-Falsely Accused, Tortured and Murdered
March 20, 2003	Saleem and Rasheed Masih of Pakistan Released!
March 19, 2003	Extremists Incite Violence Against Christians at Anti-War Rallies in Pakistan
November 18, 2002	Institute Disturbed by Changes in Pakistani Anti-Terror Law
September 25, 2002	Christian Human Rights Workers Executed During Attack in Pakistan
September 16, 2002	Prominent Pakistani Christian Warns of "Reign of Terror" if Iraq Attacked by America
August 15, 2002	Supreme Court Acquits Ayub Masih
August 15, 2002	Blasphemy Prisoner Acquitted After Six Years in Prison
August 15, 2002	Good News - Ayub Masih Set Free After Six Years in Prison
August 15, 2002	Pakistani Christian on Death Row Released After Appeal to Supreme Court!
August 12, 2002	Four Nurses Killed in Grenade Attack on Christian Hospital
July 4, 2002	Rape of Christian Girl Ignored by Police
July 1, 2002	Christian Girl Raped by Muslim Landlord
June 20, 2002	Lawyers Defending Christians Receive Death Threats
June 13, 2002	Muslim Cleric, Convicted of Blasphemy, Shot Dead in Prison
June 7, 2002	GFA Student Murdered In Kashmir
April 11, 2002	Attack on Church by Youths with Machine Guns
March 18, 2002	Musharraf called to strengthen clampdown after attack on church leaves five dead
February 20, 2002	Man on death row for blasphemy given leave to appeal
January 17, 2002	Religious minorities celebrate as Pakistan returns to single electoral system
October 29, 2001	Massacre in Church shows extent of threat to Christian minority
October 12, 2001	President Musharraf assures religious minorities of his protection
August 23, 2001	Urgent Plea for Ayub Masih
August 17, 2001	Ayub Masih Death Penalty Verdict Upheld
July 20, 2001	Christian blames Muslim extremists for robbery and rape of his wife
June 21, 2001	Christians call on new President to honor pledge to reform electoral system
January 26, 2001	Christians detained and charged for Evangelizing in Pakistan

Peru

November 21, 2007	Peruvian President to publish names of former prisoners
September 24, 2007	Former President Fujimori Extradited to Peru To Stand Trial
July 12, 2007	Urgent Action - Supreme Court Re-imprisons Innocent Christian in Peru
June 22, 2007	Catholic Priest in Peru Under Threat
June 11, 2007	Pastor's body positively identified
May 4, 2007	Urgent Action - Family of Disappeared Pastor Awaits Positive Identification
January 20, 2006	Peruvian human rights defenders fear politically hostile climate
March 9, 2005	Mistaken identity leads to arrest of church leader for terrorism
February 17, 2005	Urgent prayer for Peruvian human rights defender
May 11, 2004	Prayer for Peruvian Christian
November 4, 2003	Human Rights Conference venue for book launch
August 26, 2003	Innocent Christian prisoner released from prison in Peru after seven years
October 16, 2002	Seventeen prisoners to be freed in Peru gives new hope
September 20, 2002	Christians in Peru Still Awaiting Freedom
July 4, 2002	Invitation to join the Peruvian Day of the Prisoner
June 6, 2002	Urgent Prayers and Action Needed for Peruvian
June 6, 2002	Falsely Accused Prisoner Has Further Wait for Justice
January 18, 2002	President Toledo apologizes to freed prisoners, offers compensation
December 20, 2001	Husband and wife freed after being wrongfully imprisoned for eight years
December 13, 2001	Three prisoners released but hundreds more still await justice
December 13, 2001	Petition for a Peruvian Couple
November 30, 2001	Peruvian Prisoners End Hunger Strike
November 22, 2001	Christian prisoners in Peru go on indefinite hunger strike
August 15, 2001	Peruvian Prisoner Released on Interim President's Last Day
July 24, 2001	Call for President to pledge support for newly formed truth commission
January 25, 2001	Peru prisoners released

Philippines

June 11, 2002

Update on Burnhams, Missionaries to the Philippines

Russia

March 29, 2007	Will Moscow Salvation Army's rights be restored?
February 19, 2007	Pentecostal teacher "forced to resign" after raid on house church
June 16, 2006	Russia: Property struggles of Protestants, Muslims and Hare Krishna devotees
May 16, 2002	President Bush Should Meet With Non-Orthodox Christians During Trip to Russia
October 10, 2001	Revolutionary new foster care seeks social services support
August 1, 2001	Brighter outlook for orphans in Russia as CSW pilots new foster care
August 1, 2001	Moves against "Missionary threat"

Saudi Arabia

September 16, 2004	Indian Christian falsely accused
September 15, 2004	Urgent Action for Brian O'Connor
March 16, 2004	CSW Welcomes New Saudi Arabian Human Rights Association
June 28, 2002	New ICC Petition to the President
May 20, 2002	Two Men Deported for Owning Bible and Christian CDs
January 30, 2002	Christian to be deported after months in prison
December 31, 2001	13 Christians to see in the New Year behind bars
November 1, 2001	Petition for Saudi Arabia Detainees
October 3, 2001	Crackdown on Christians intensifies in Bin Laden's homeland
August 23, 2001	Crackdown on Christians Worsens After Six More Arrests
August 13, 2001	Christian "Coma Victim" Deported

Serbia

June 20, 2006

Serbia: restitution law passed

Somalia

October 2, 2006

Attacks on Somali Christian refugees in Kenya

Sri Lanka

July 20, 2006	Anti-conversion law debated as violence against Christians continues
February 20, 2006	Fresh violence and threats hit Sri Lankan Christians
December 6, 2004	Churches attacked while extremists aim to make Buddhism state religion
November 11, 2004	Urgent prayer request for Sri Lanka
September 30, 2004	Extremists attempt to make Buddhism Sri Lanka's state religion
August 23, 2004	Supreme Court rules parts of anti-conversion bill unconstitutional
August 23, 2004	Update and prayer for Sri Lanka
July 22, 2004	Christians launch legal challenge to anti-conversion bill as Sri Lankan parliament resumes
June 7, 2004	Sri Lanka's Christians to contest proposed anti-conversion laws
May 12, 2004	Anti-Christian violence continues in Sri Lanka
March 1, 2004	Anti-Christian Violence Escalates in Sri Lanka
January 19, 2004	Sri Lankan president warns against anti-Christian violence

Sudan

July 23, 2004	CSW welcomes US Congress declaration that genocide is occurring in Darfur
May 28, 2004	Breakthrough in Sudan peace talks must pave way for end to Darfur crisis
April 26, 2004	Sudan again escapes condemnation from UN for human rights abuses
April 21, 2004	Please pray for Sudan
January 16, 2004	Student sentenced to 100 Lashes for adultery
June 4, 2003	Christian leader burned to death with wife and four children
October 11, 2002	US Congress Hailed for Passing the Sudan Peace Act
July 17, 2002	Commission Urges Senate to Appoint Conferees on Sudan Peace Act
June 14, 2002	Baroness Cox Critical of UK Dialogues with Sudanese Government
May 31, 2002	Commission Chair to Testify at House Hearing on Sudan
May 6, 2002	Report: AP: Bachus calls peace talks with Sudan "a deal with the devil"
February 22, 2002	Government aircraft kills 17 civilians at WFP feeding site
February 21, 2002	Pregnant woman accused of adultery, given 75 lashes
February 12, 2002	Death sentence overturned for woman, but converts still under pressure
January 22, 2002	Baroness Cox accuses British Government of complacency
January 11, 2002	Act on Behalf of Sudanese Woman
November 15, 2001	Sudan to set up special tribunals to curb slavery
November 14, 2001	The Sudan Peace Act
November 14, 2001	U.S. envoy to Sudan presents four-point peace plan
November 8, 2001	Anti-Slavery Group Announces $1 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit
November 7, 2001	Kenyan health worker abducted by Government hit squad
November 1, 2001	"THE HIDDEN GIFT" Goes Global
November 2001	Midland to host IDOP
October 12, 2001	Sudanese government bombs its citizens as UN drops aid
August 1, 2001	Starvation warning as air raids continue
June 1, 2001	When police run riot
June 1, 2001	More than 300 people stage protest in London for peace and justice in Sudan

Turkey

July 26, 2006	Little progress on religious freedom
August 4, 2004	Thank you from released prisoner
June 25, 2004	Innocent Turkish prisoner finally released
December 21, 2001	Urgent Action on Behalf of Turkish Christian

Turkmenistan

March 29, 2007	Deportee faces criminal trial for "illegal" return
February 16, 2007	Family concerned over imprisoned former Chief Mufti
February 7, 2007	CSW Urgent Action - Pray for Elections in Turkmenistan
December 21, 2006	After Niyazov, what hope for religious freedom?
June 14, 2006	Turkmenistan: Religious activity leads to Baptist's deportation
December 9, 2003	Baptists Threatened as Harsh New Law Used to Bite
April 17, 2003	Human Rights Record of Turkmenistan Criticized in UNCHR Resolution
November 22, 2002	Religious Freedom Petition Signed by More than 43,000!
January 10, 2002	Baptist Pastor Freed from Prison After Sustained Campaign
August 1, 2001	Secret police warned: Stop the meeting or face "big trouble"
April 1, 2001	Christian prisoner prepares to die

United Kingdom

October 13, 2003	Largest ever international Christian human rights conference to be held in London
March 3, 2003	Demonstrators call upon China to recognize human rights of North Korean refugees
November 18, 2002	Largest ever Christian human rights conference for the Persecuted Church
August 2, 2002	Christian agencies launch persecution forum
July 19, 2002	Persecution of Christians in Asia Enters House of Commons Debate
May 2002	Cross-Party Support for Parliamentary Motions on Human Rights

United States

December 22, 2006	CSW vice-chair speaks before House Committee
August 20, 2006	Mission Organization Overcomes Hostilities, Attacks and Death Threats
November 21, 2002	Pennsylvania Senate passes religious-freedom measure
July 3, 2002	Commission Chair to Congratulate Abe Rosenthal on Receipt of Presidential Medal

Uzbekistan

June 20, 2007	Jehovah's Witness latest victim of "illegal" religious teaching charges
June 19, 2007	Church closes because of official pressure
April 20, 2007	Protestants face prosecution, fines, raids, kidnapping and death threats
March 27, 2007	Pastor's verdict document extensive state controls
March 23, 2007	Pastor's re-education "impossible without isolation from society"
March 9, 2007	Internal exile for protestant pastor
February 28, 2007	Imminent verdict for protestant pastor
February 16, 2007	How many forced closures of religious communities?
February 15, 2007	Government closes another Jehovah's Witness congregation
February 14, 2007	Where is Kazakh visiting pastor being held?
February 7, 2007	Uzbek government publicly denies religious freedom violations after designation as 'country of particular concern'
December 20, 2006	Government attacks on Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses and Muslims continue
December 19, 2006	Prime-time state TV incites intolerance of religious minorities and religious freedom
December 19, 2006	Government tries to deny religious freedom reality
October 16, 2006	Sunday morning a favored time for raids
June 23, 2006	Another Jehovah's Witness deportation, more pressure on Protestants and Muslims
June 20, 2006	"Very real" threat of Protestant pastor's arrest

Vietnam

May 23, 2007	Urgent Action - Christian Lawyers in Vietnam
April 24, 2007	Urgent Action - Vietnam 4/24
December 5, 2006	Fresh persecution in Northern Vietnam
January 28, 2005	Vietnamese Christian leaders' final appeal set for February 2nd amidst stories of brutal torture
August 25, 2004	Trial of activist pastor believed to be on fast track
March 18, 2003	Vietnamese Church Under Severe Persecution
July 23, 2002	Powell Asked to Raise Religious Freedom Issues With Vietnam at ASEAN Meeting
July 23, 2002	Detained Church Leader Released After Sit Down Protest by Church Members
July 5, 2002	Christian Leaders Petition Government over Restrictions on Religious Freedom
November 6, 2001	Pastor intimidated as part of Government clampdown on Christians
October 2, 2001	Vietnam: Pastor Quang

Zimbabwe

February 21, 2002

Christians arrested after taking part in peaceful prayer procession