Twenty people who defended human rights in China remain jailed
Christian groups are asking President Vladimir Putin to reject the proposed ban on public preaching and praying
Pastors who travel between parishes face the near-constant threat of violence
Pyongyang warns other American detainees will suffer if Kenneth Bae doesn’t stop ‘babbling’
Despite efforts to end the practice, such killings remain an entrenched cultural problem
Country’s child protective services took children last year after reports the parents spanked them
