World Watch Monitor

Boko Haram, Borno, Chibok girls, Fulani herdsmen, Islamic extremism, Kidnapping, Nigeria

ICC Prosecutor visits Nigeria to discuss war crimes and crimes against humanity with government

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has made his first visit to Nigeria to discuss the next steps to investigate crimes against humanity . . . Read More

Alexandria, Copts, Egypt, Youth

Egypt: Copt stabbed seven times by neighbour who’d lured in his son

An Egyptian Christian was stabbed multiple times when he tried to rescue his son who was held against his will by a Muslim neighbour in Alexandria. . . . Read More

Blasphemy, Cairo, Egypt, Human rights, Minorities

Egypt: Coptic Christian imprisoned for 5 years for ‘blasphemy’

A Coptic Christian has been sentenced to five years in prison for blasphemy, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, or EIPR, which represented him . . . Read More

Afghanistan, All Saints Church, Pakistan, Peshawar, Quetta, Taliban, Tehreek-e-Labaik

Pakistan: ‘Attack on pastors illustrative of increasing pressure’, say Christians

A Pakistani pastor was killed and another wounded Sunday in an attack outside their church in northwestern Peshawar. The two pastors were leaving the Shaheedan-e- all . . . Read More

Afghan-women-face-highly restricted lives under the Taliban

Boko Haram, Catholics, Churches, Converts, India, Islamic extremism, Minorities, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Refugees, Religious freedom

Afghanistan overtakes N Korea as most dangerous place to live as a Christian

After the August 2021 takeover by the Taliban of Afghanistan, the country has overtaken North Korea as the most dangerous place in the world to be . . . Read More

Mariam, widow of sewer cleaner Nadeem Masih Oct 4, 2021

discrimination, Human rights, legal, Minorities, Pakistan, Sweepers

Pakistan sewage workers’ widows pressured to drop criminal negligence cases

“I so wish wish I hadn’t pushed him to go that night”…. Widow Mariam Bibi, mother of six at the age of 32, desperately wishes she . . . Read More

Catching Our Eye

Niger: US aid worker Jeff Woodke faced ‘brutal’ treatment in captivity

Niger: US aid worker Jeff Woodke released

Egypt: Copt and son killed in IS attack

Pakistan: Christians continue to face blasphemy convictions and violent attacks

Egypt: Father and son stabbed in latest attack on Copts

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