Carey Lodge
Urgent debate on Chinese human rights to be held in Parliament today
The detention of hundreds of Chinese human rights lawyers and defenders will be the subject of an urgent House of Commons debate today on the deteriorating human rights situation in China, as President Xi continues his four-day state visit to the UK.
Britain is at risk of becoming 'an accomplice to the Chinese dictatorship' say activists
Britain is at risk of becoming "an accomplice to the Chinese dictatorship" a key civil rights activist has said, as President Xi begins his four-day state visit to the UK this week.
Joshua Wong: Meet the 19-year-old Christian activist who's taking on the Chinese government
Joshua Wong became known as the face of last year's Umbrella Movement, when tens of thousands of people occupied the streets of Hong Kong in protest of Beijing's grip on the city's electoral system.
20,000 flood Dresden for anti-Islam Pegida rally
A year after its first rally in Dresden, a Pegida protest on Monday drew up to 20,000 people to the city once again in protest at immigration laws.
Detroit pastor shoots and kills man wielding brick in church
A pastor shot dead a man wielding a brick during a service at his Detroit church on Sunday.
Religious freedom abuses at risk of increasing in Vietnam
Religious freedom in Vietnam could be at risk of greater restrictions as the draft Law on Belief and Religion is finalised this month.
Christian teacher abducted by al-Shabaab rescued in Somalia
A Kenyan Christian teacher has been rescued from al-Shabaab after being kidnapped by the Islamist militant group last week.
Christian evangelist found dead after debating Muslims in Uganda
A pastor and evangelist was found dead after taking part in a debate between Christians and Muslims in eastern Uganda last month.
Westboro Baptist Church to picket 'hypocrite' Kim Davis over remarriage
Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamentalist Christian group which aggressively protests homosexuality, has announced its latest target: Kim Davis.
Sudanese Christian women has public indecency sentence overturned
A Christian woman convicted of public indecency has had her sentence overturned in Sudan.
Work begins on church to honour Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS
A church dedicated to the lives of the 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State earlier this year is being built in Egypt.
Asia Bibi put in solitary confinement over fears she could be murdered in prison
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who is on death row for blasphemy, has been put in solitary confinement over fears that she may be attacked by vigilantes.
Pakistan: More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy last year
More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan last year, a senior lawyer has claimed, and it is becoming increasingly dangerous for lawyers to defend the accused.
Portsmouth's rejection of asylum seekers is 'mean spirited and narrow minded' says Cathedral
Portsmouth Cathedral has condemned a "crass" decision made by the City Council over assylum seekers.
Religious freedom under threat worldwide as abuses increase, US says
Last year saw some of the most "egregious abuses of religious freedom and other human rights," the US State Department concluded in a report released yesterday.
Mother of Saudi man facing beheading and crucifixion appeals to Obama
In her first interview with international media, the mother of a man sentenced to a brutal death in Saudi Arabia has urged President Obama to call for her son's release.