Monthly Archives: December 2008

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World leaders must base development and financial policies on firm ethical footing, Pope Benedict XVI told 11 new ambassadors to the Vatican.…

By VOA News Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 23 government officials have been arrested in recent days for working to rebuild the outlawed Baath party of former leader Saddam Hussein.…

Iraqi security forces arrested 35 high-ranking security officials who, they said, were attempting to revive the Baath Party of former president Saddam Hussein, al-Arabiya TV reported on Thursday quoting sources in the Iraqi ministry of interior, dpa reported.…

BAGHDAD Campaigning has already begun among more than 14,000 candidates competing for the 440 provincial council seats Officials in Iraq’s restive Nineveh province, which includes the al Qaeda holdout of Mosul, voted on Thursday to try to postpone local elections for six months to let families who fled violence return home.…

Iraqi women look at a Christmas tree outside a Baghdad shop. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iraq is now one of the most dangerous places on earth for religious minorities, a U.S. government commission has said, accusing Iraq’s leaders of tolerating attacks on Christians and others.…

Christians in the United States are being asked to pray for fellow believers in Iraq, some of whom are facing a dangerous Christmas. Recently, attacks against Christians by Muslim terrorists have been reported in several hot spots, most notably in Mosul. Earlier this week, the United States…

Bahnam Nissan arranges books at his bookstore which contains thousand copies of Holy Bible. GLOBE PHOTO/Khidhr Domle By Khidhr Domle The Kurdish Globe Christian bookstore opened in Dohuk to spread the message of love.…

Mission News Network reports that Iraqi Christians will face another isolated Christmas in 2008. “Christians in Mosul over the last few months have been particularly targeted for extermination by the remnants of Al Qaeda in Iraq. This Christmas is one of great stress and difficulty for these believers,” said Carl Moeller…

By Michelle A. Vu Christian Post Reporter A U.S. religious freedom monitoring body said on Tuesday that religious minority groups in Iraq are facing “ongoing severe abuses” and urges the U.S. government to take stronger action to address the situation.…

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday denounced “ongoing severe abuses of religious freedom” in Iraq. “Based on the Iraqi government’s toleration of these abuses as described in this report,” the commission added, “particularly abuses against all of Iraq’s most vulnerable and smallest religious minorities, the Commission recommends that Iraq should be designated…

Iraqi city declared ‘most dangerous place on Earth’ for non-MuslimsBy Drew Zahn © 2008 WorldNetDaily Scene of a bomb blast outside an Assyrian Christian church in Iraq Hundreds of thousands of Assyrian Christians, a minority people who live…

Iraq (MNN) ― The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends Iraq as a “country of particular concern” (CPC). This comes in light of the abuses of religious freedom and the Iraqi government’s toleration of these abuses, particularly against religious minorities.…

By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq is now one of the most dangerous places on earth for religious minorities, a U.S. government commission said on Tuesday, accusing Iraq’s leaders of tolerating attacks on Christians and others.…

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Iraq’s smaller religious groups have been facing “ongoing severe abuses,” and the situation requires a response from the United States, a religious freedom watchdog said Tuesday.…

by the Asayish in Sulemani The Kurdish Asayish (Kurdish security forces) in Slemani arrested several members of CHAK organisation for issuing a public statement condemning the continuing Turkish and Iranian bombardment of Kurdistan. Sulemani is controlled by the Iraqi president’s political group, the PUK, and the Asayish of Slemani belongs to PUK.…

Iraqi refugees gather for Yuletide party amid concerns for family and friends still overseas. Gregg Krupa / The Detroit News WARREN — For many of the 5,000 refugees from Iraq living in Metro Detroit, almost any Christmas celebration is merrier than what they have had since the war began in 2003.…

Dear Friends, I would like to invite you to take part in this very special drive that the Assyrian Academic Society has undertaken with our local civic organizations in the Nineveh Plains. Please spread the word to your organization members, friends and relatives so…

Lobby for the Minorities of Iraq (supported by C.H.A.K. -Centre of Halabja) eilian@nant.wanadoo.co.uk Debate on Christians of Iraq in UK parliament It is with satisfaction that we note that sustained pressure on the UK government has…

 By Paul Bradley A Birmingham charity is helping more than 100 asylum seekers fleeing to the city each year. Paul Bradley talks to a mother and daughter who fear they will be killed if they are forced to return to their home country.…

ANKARA – The minority population of Turkey as defined by the 1923 Lausanne Treaty stands at a diminished 89,000, according to a new report by the Foreign Ministry and submitted to Parliament. The report, which the Daily News learned of Friday, was submitted to the Parliament’s Human Rights Commission in…