Open Doors, an international organization that provides protection to vulnerable Christians around the world, released a World Watch List in 2025, identifying 10 countries in which the lives of Christians are at serious risk. Afghanistan is included in this list.  

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Accepting the Lord Jesus Christ and following His commandments is a difficult and arduous path. Every step of the way is fraught with suffering, persecution, and the fear of death. Although this path is difficult, it leads us to eternal life.

The Lord Jesus Christ had warned the small g

The year 2026 marks an important milestone with only 5 years left for world leaders to deliver on the promise of ending AIDS by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 3). With zero new HIV infections and ensuring all people living with HIV are healthy (virally suppressed) and supported we can end AID

The militias associated with the Syrian government are conducting attacks on the Kurdish districts of Sheikh Maqsood, Ashrafiyah, and Beni Zeyd in Aleppo. The violence in Aleppo is the most severe since Syria's Islamist authorities assumed power. The recent outbreak of violence occurred two d

For more than three decades, Kashmir has lived through one of the gravest, yet least acknowledged, human rights crises of our time. Over 150,000 Kashmiris have lost their lives in the past 35 years alone. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people have been forcibly disappeared. More than 2,700 mass graves

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave the hint that  President Donald Trump  might do U-turn about his initial commitment (given during his speech after arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro by US - Security forces in pursuance to New York Court’s order) to run Venezuela as reported

In the Asian region, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and other countries political parties always use the religion card to increase their popularity and vote bank  while religious extremist political parties gain acceptance among the common people by regularly committing violent acts against min

Christianity and Christmas celebrations have a century-old history in South Asia. From colonial-era churches to missionary schools, Christians have long been woven into the social fabric of both India and Pakistan. Yet Christmas has increasingly become a stress test for religious freedom in the r

Salman Taseer (1944–2011) remains one of the most consequential and polarizing figures in Pakistan’s political history. A scion of the sub-continent’s progressive literary elite, a tycoon who pioneered the country's telecommunications sector, and a combative Governor of the

This refers to the news that the  USA has militarily captured the President Maduro of Venezuela and his wife as reported at https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela .  This capture was necessitated because US laws reportedly require Prez Maduro

On the joyous occasion of Christmas, Indian religious extremist groups have resorted to physical violence and vandalism of places of worship against Christians for decorating their homes, singing carols and wearing Santa Claus costumes. This is a very sad and condemnable act.

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The latest round of negotiations has been launched between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the two primary political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan, regarding the formation of the tenth cabinet of the Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Region conducted it

The principle that an occupying power does not become the sovereign owner of the territory it controls is well-established in international law. An occupier’s role is temporary administration, not ownership, domination, or the rewriting of the political identity of a people. Yet in Kashmir

As 2025 wraps up, let us remind ourselves of the prominent promises (and some legally binding ones) which our governments have made since 1945 to advance progress on gender equality and human rights. The Preamble of the United Nations Charter adopted by all governments in 1945 begins with the thr

 The Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), constitute a highly effective and well-trained military organization that protects not only Kurdistan but also the whole of northern Iraq. The rapid disintegration of the Iraqi military in 2014, after minimal resist