On Wednesday a large number of MPs met to discuss the persecution of Christians around the world and what the Government’s response through the Foreign Office should be.  The debate was secured and organised by Naomi Long MP, with a great deal of support from Open Doors.  Nearly two thousand of their supporters contacted their MP asking […]

Earlier this week Open Doors published their annual World Watch List of the top 50 countries where Christian persecution is most severe.  You can read more of Open Doors’ analysis and stories behind the numbers in this post I produced following their press release. Last year following the publication of the 2012 list I looked into the level […]

For once in the ongoing battle against religious persecution in the international arena we have two fabulous pieces of news in two days. (Photo by Christian Solidarity Worldwide) Today the release has been announced of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani who has been in prison in Iran since October 2009  after questioning of the Muslim monopoly of the […]

Today the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has published its Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2011. This annual report highlights the British Government’s  global human rights priorities. It is produced with the intention of increasing awareness of the UK’s role in promoting human rights worldwide, as well as to influence countries with poor human rights records to […]

Over the last couple of weeks there has been a steady stream of press articles and comment over the internet regarding the persecution of Christians around the world.  This is by no means a new issue but the bombings of churches in Nigeria on Christmas day has again brought this issue into sharp focus. Along […]