CSW USA

We are Christian Solidarity Worldwide-USA, a partner to the non-profit CSW organizations. We advocate for religious freedom for all peoples and faiths.

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To mark Human Rights Day, the EU Delegation to China issued a statement on China’s social media site Weibo calling for the unconditional release of human rights defenders, including Pastor Wang Yi.
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Church members reported being subjected to power cuts, telephone warnings, door-to-door threats, stalking, the stationing of police outside family homes, and being forcibly taken to police stations to prevent or deter them from participating.
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#Sudan: Any efforts to broker peace must include a broad and significant civil society component that guides the country to a durable solution based on an inclusive Sudanese identity, rule of law, human rights and accountability.
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#CHINA
Authorities in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province resorted to various illegal measures to prevent leaders and members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) from taking part in an online prayer meeting.
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'This community already faces marginalisation and discrimination, and legislation like this will only embolden those responsible for such intolerance to go further. ' - @mervthomas, Founder President
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Opposition leaders have questioned why the ban does not apply to export products and have suggested that the true motive is to target the state’s Muslim community which accounts for the majority of those involved in the supply chain.
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#INDIA
The Food Security and Drug Administration Department of Uttar Pradesh, India, has begun raids on stores across the state following a ban on all ‘halal certified products’ that came into effect on 18 November.
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Even with the international community’s attention as divided as it is, it must do all it can to ensure that the plight of the people of #Sudan does not slip off the agenda. Read more:
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Members of religious minorities in #Michoacán in #Mexico seemingly have nowhere to turn for protection.
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‘Yet he still used his legal expertise to defend the rights of others, making him a regular target of Vietnamese authorities. But he continued to stand up for what is right.’
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#Sudan: Even if a ceasefire is reached there will remain an urgent need for the intl community to ensure that it is upheld, and that both warring parties are held to account for the violations and abuses they have committed against the Sudanese people.
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‘And your prayers, your advocacy, your support, they make it possible for Christians in Iran to keep standing strong in their faith. This is the body of Christ – this is what we do for each other.’ - Dabrina Bet-Tamraz
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'We emphasise that this is part of a wider pattern of the targeting of religious and ethnic minorities across Vietnam and we urge the Vietnamese authorities to cease all harassment of Khmer-Krom Buddhists.' - @mervthomas, Founder President
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‘CSW is highly concerned at a number of BJP officials who have used election campaigns in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana to propagate hate speech towards India’s Muslim community.' - @mervthomas, Founder President
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2/ Pray for freedom for those who remain in Mai Serwa prison – a facility which is infamous for its extremely unsanitary conditions, overcrowding and inhumane treatment of prisoners.

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Earlier this year, 103 Eritrean Christians were arrested while trying to make a worship video to share online. Here are two points for prayer:

1/ Give thanks that 51 of the 103 Christians were released in early September.
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On 14 November, Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed a gathering in Chhattisgarh in which he called for the creation of a ‘new India’ based solely on the rule and teachings of Hindu deities and philosophers.
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Khmer-Krom Buddhists have faced harassment in Dai Tho since March 2022, when Vietnamese authorities attempted to cut down a sacred 700-year-old tree at the Tro Nom Sek temple, and responded with violence to the Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks who resisted.
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We pray in faith, knowing that God has the power to deliver justice for the oppressed, to set captives free, and to transform nations.

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