ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Shortly before the Oct. 25 re-registration deadline for all of Kazakhstan’s religious communities, officials pressured nearly a quarter of the signatories on
NAIROBI, KENYA — Speaking just after her Oct. 9 return from the funeral of 9-year-old John Ian Maina, Sally Gatei was in a reflective mood.
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) participated in a review of Pakistan’s human rights record at a recent meeting of the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights
Uzbekistan is now seeking to extradite detained UNHCR-recognized refugee Makset Djabbarbergenov from Kazakhstan on charges which carry a maximum 15 year jail term. The Protestant
THIMPHU, Bhutan — Political leaders in the Buddhist nation of Bhutan announced a nearly six-month ban on public religious activities ahead of the upcoming elections,
Centre for Contemporary Issues Shimla apples are world-famous. They are grown in the north Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh whose capital, Shimla, also was
DELHI, India — In towns across India, Hindu extremists continued to pressure Christian churches in September. The usual pattern: after the disruption of church or
KARNATAKA, India — A mob of about 50 Hindu extremists broke up a prayer meeting held for the HIV-positive and the blind, according to the
