http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/News from the World Watch Monitor websiteWorld Watch Monitorhttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2490530/Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh on May 17 alleged that the opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was responsible for a conspiracy to topple the government from power, usTue, 21 May 2013 11:51:10 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2489177/Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent months with some damning verdicts on the country’s human rights record. Reports from the UK’s Foreign & CommonweaMon, 20 May 2013 10:02:38 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2486398/Borno State in Northern Nigeria has been teetering on the brink of a takeover by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, warned its Governor, Kassim Shettima, a few days before the declaration by PresidenFri, 17 May 2013 10:14:50 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/article_2481359.html/On March 12 in a southeast India village, the local newspaper published allegations that Divya Jyoti Church had been built on government land. The next day, a crowd equipped with a backhoe demolished Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:32 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2479243/Security forces have been enforcing a 24-hour curfew in Wukari, Taraba State in Central Nigeria to prevent the escalation of violence between Christians and Muslims on Friday May 3 that left at least Mon, 13 May 2013 10:18:16 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/article_2477053.html/According to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a world statesman who promotes religious tolerance. According to the Clergy Forum of Jakarta, Banten Fri, 10 May 2013 23:00:01 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2475982/Tanzania, once celebrated as a role model for peace in Africa, is no longer being considered ‘safe’ after an increase in inter-faith violence, with little evidence so far of perpetrators brought to juFri, 10 May 2013 09:45:59 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/article_2467916.html/ Hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the violence in Syria live in camps just inside Turkey. So the April 10 news item from Reuters, announcing the creation of two more camps in Turkish town of Sun, 05 May 2013 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/2465332/ On Sunday, May 5, Malaysians head to the polls for what could be the most critical general elections in the country's history. The ruling coalition, dominated by Umno (the United Malays National OrgaFri, 03 May 2013 10:54:43 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/05/article_2460731.html/Lisa Pearce is deputy CEO of Open Doors UK and Ireland, which works with partners worldwide to support Christians who are under pressure for their faith. She traveled to Lebanon in April to meet with Wed, 01 May 2013 21:08:48 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2451107.html/The nephew of Yohanna Ibrahim, one of the two archbishops kidnapped in Syria on Monday, said he hopes Syrian Christians will not use the incident as an incentive to flee the country. Jamil DiarbakerlFri, 26 Apr 2013 16:09:38 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2451627.html/Correspondent Nuri Kino lives in Sweden. Parts of his family remain in Syria. He writes: It’s mid-April, Friday, almost 9pm. I’ve showered, had a bite to eat and sat down in front of the TV. After a lFri, 26 Apr 2013 00:24:00 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2442975.html/ A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were "ghosts," faceless adversaries who would not step forward. ThTue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2420590.html/Two Brazilian missionaries held in a Senegal jail without charge for five months were released on bail this month, yet still face accusations they operated youth programs without permits. Jose DilsonTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:52:19 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2415723.html/A weekend of violence in the Central African Republic included three artillery shells that crashed into a church and killed seven people, according to a pastor. At least 20 people were reported dead aTue, 16 Apr 2013 06:18:42 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2409813.html/It has been a little more than a week since Salwa Fahmi Suleiman Gireis, a 64-year old Sudanese accountant has been released from prison on Tues 2nd April. She was detained without charge for 7 weeks Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:27:59 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2407267.html/The Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned down the demand of radical Islamists to enact a blasphemy law to punish those who desecrate Islam and its prophet Muhammad. One hundred thousandWed, 10 Apr 2013 20:40:46 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2405374.html/In downtown Cairo¬ mid-March, the multicolored pharaoh-motif tablecloths and dishtowels were missing from a fabric store once known for such items. The owner of the textile factory that produced them Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:01:08 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/04/article_2396294.html/A Pakistan court Wednesday threw out the 2007 conviction of a Christian man sentenced to death for offending Islam. Younis Masih is at least the second Christian accused of blasphemy that Pakistan judWed, 03 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2013/03-March/article_2378761.html/A three-month-old rebel uprising in the Central African Republic swept into the country’s capital Sunday, ousting the president and leaving ransacked Christian homes and churches in its wake. A sourceMon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMT