Articles by Edward Ross
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Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, an advocacy group stated. -
Unwell convert, other Christians sentenced to prison in Iran
A Christian convert who recently fractured her spine after falling from a bunkbed in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on charges related to practicing her faith, according to human rights groups. -
Repression of religion in China more subtle and pervasive, report says
Religious repression in China is no longer limited to demolition and closures as the regime has undertaken more subtle and comprehensive means designed to gradually eradicate faith from the country, according to a new report by advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide. -
US congressional panel hears pleas amid growing violence in Nigeria
With the U.S. administration threatening to take military action and cut aid over violence against Christians in Nigeria, researchers and rights advocates on Thursday (Nov. 20) provided a U.S. congressional panel with insights on ways forward amid heightened tensions between the two countries. -
Court rules authorities in Malaysia responsible for long missing pastor
Malaysia’s High Court ruled on Wednesday (Nov. 5) that the government and police abducted Pastor Raymond Koh, missing since 2017, with prior investigations concluding that authorities likely “disappeared” him as a threat to Islam. -
Prayer, advocacy heat up for persecuted Nigerian Christians – amid pushback
As prayer is focused on the persecuted church this Sunday (Nov. 2) for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), Christians in Nigeria are being killed daily while pushback grows against assertions that they are suffering genocide. -
Jihadists in Mozambique kill Christians, burn homes and churches
Jihadists with the Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) shot to death or beheaded at least 11 Christians and burned more than 130 homes in northern Mozambique in September, according to terrorism monitors. -
Five Christians in Iran sentenced to prison on ‘propaganda’ charges
An appeals court in Iran has upheld the prison sentences of five Christian converts convicted of “propaganda” related to their Christian activities, according to organizations monitoring the country. -
New regulations in China target online religious content
China on Monday (Sept. 15) published regulations that forbid online religious content on unapproved platforms and use of the internet to instruct children or form youth groups, among other restrictions. -
Worldwide campaign set for seven imprisoned Eritrean church leaders
In the nearly 21 years since two Orthodox priests were arbitrarily imprisoned in Eritrea, their wives have died. -
Police disrupt Catholic home worship in northern Vietnam
Police in Vietnam on Monday (Aug. 11) cut electricity at a home where a Catholic Mass was underway and raided the service, advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported. -
Officials in China intensify persecution of beleaguered church
A formerly 1,000-member house church that Chinese officials have ground down to a tiny remnant is facing even great persecution, according to religious rights outlet Bitter Winter.
