8 September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Mexico
Hidalgo state: 2 Protestant families threatened with being expelled from their community if they continue holding religious services
Families threatened with expulsion for holding religious services (Appeal or News Release, English)
September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Ethiopia
Tigray region: Brief report on violence committed in the war (sexual violence; looting; displacement; arbitrary detentions; torture and enforced disappearances; hate speech; situation of refugees; looming famine; attacks on religious sites; etc.)
Ethiopia: Violence in Tigray (Special or Analytical Report, English)
3 September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
India
Chhattisgarh state: Christians were attacked by Hindu fundamentalists during a worship service
Mob vandalises church and attacks Christians in Chhattisgarh (Appeal or News Release, English)
2 September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Cuba
2 Protestant pastors, who were arbitrarily detained in July and sent to house arrest after 2 weeks in detention, will be fined for participating in protests but not face prison sentences; a third pastor remains in detention
Two pastors fined for participating in nationwide protests (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Iran
Karaj: 3 Christian men of the Church of Iran had their prison sentence reduced from 5 to 3 years; imprisoned pastor from the same church moved from Evin prison to a prison in the north of the country
Three Christians have prison sentences reduced (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 September 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Sudan
Article on joint appeal to Sovereignty Council to allow for transfer of individuals for whom the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants to the Hague
67 civil society organisations and individuals call on the Sovereignty Council to transfer ICC indictees to the Hague (Appeal or News Release, English)
31 August 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Algeria
Algerian Christian convert detained in Tunisia where he had sought asylum and returned to Algeria where he faces trial for his membership in a movement for self-determination of Kabylie that was labelled a terrorist organisation spring 2021
Christian convert arrested and repatriated from Tunisia (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 August 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Nigeria
About 36 people killed in attack by armed group of Fulani origin on a predominantly Christian community in Plateau state; 2 officers killed and one abducted in attack by an armed group on a military training academy in Kaduna state
Military attacked in Kaduna amid insecurity in Kaduna and Plateau states (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 August 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Afghanistan
Statement on security and humanitarian situation after Taliban takeover
CSW Statement on Afghanistan (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 August 2021 | CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide
India
Odisha state: Ongoing impunity for perpetrators of anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal in 2008; attacks on Christians continue
India Kandhamal violence must not be forgotten (Appeal or News Release, English)