Ethan Cole

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• Apr 1, 2009

  Young Iranian Christians Held in Notorious Prison Without Charge

  Two young Iranian Christian women have been held for weeks now in the notorious Elvin Prison without charge.

• Apr 1, 2009

  U.S. Plans to Join U.N. Human Rights Council

  The United States will run for an elected seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council this year, the State Department announced Tuesday, reversing the Bush administration's approach to the often discredited Council.

• Mar 31, 2009

  100,000 Atheist Britons Seek 'De-Baptism' from Christianity

  More than 100,000 Britons have downloaded ''certificates of de-baptism'' on the Internet to cut ties with the Christian faith.

• Mar 30, 2009

  Muslim-Majority Morocco Expels 5 Christian Missionaries

  The overwhelmingly Muslim, North African country of Morocco expelled five Christian missionaries for "illegally" trying to convert Muslims, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.

• Mar 28, 2009

  State Department Releases Religious Freedom Blacklist

  The State Department headed under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released this week the religious freedom violator blacklist designated by the Bush administration in January before leaving office.

• Mar 27, 2009

  Clinton to Receive Planned Parenthood's Highest Award

  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to receive the highest honor given by Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Friday evening.

• Mar 26, 2009

  Former NBA Star to Speak at Church-Led Refugee Conference

  Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Manute Bol, who was born and raised in Sudan, will be the keynote speaker for the closing session of a national refugee resettlement conference on Friday.

• Mar 26, 2009

  U.S. Group Launches Petition to Free Chinese Lawyer

  A Christian religious freedom organization has launched an online petition to free China\'s most famous lawyer, the group announced Thursday.

• Mar 25, 2009

  Pentecostal Missionaries Evacuated from Unstable Madagascar

  Missionaries from the largest Pentecostal denomination were recently evacuated from the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, which last week underwent a military coup and is still in the midst of political turmoil.

• Mar 25, 2009

  Int'l Church Leaders Confront Caste-Based Discrimination

  Church leaders from around the world heard real stories of injustice based on India\'s caste system at a conference in Bangkok this week, where several leaders issued strong statements against the ancient system of discrimination.