A Voice for Freedom - CSW Annual Report 2011/12

A message from the Chief Executive

What's the future for freedom? A voice for freedom?
No - many voices

I would like to see a world where apathy is abolished, and compassion is universal; where each free person recognises the value of the freedoms they have, and fights for others to have the same. Freedom to believe what you want isn’t just a ‘nice thing to have’ – it’s one of the very basics of life. So I’m looking towards a world where the voices which are free will speak on behalf of those which are not.

As I look back over the past year, I feel so privileged when I see the ways in which God has used CSW to be a voice for freedom. And of course we would not have been able to do this without the collaboration of our many supporters and partner organisations.

Take Egypt for example. We could never have imagined how in 2010 God positioned us with our No Way Out campaign raising our voices a thousandfold in prayer, advocacy and action for Egypt’s Christians and other religious minorities suffering in that historic country.

Over 60,000 campaigned to save Pastor Nadarkhani from execution

And then there is the campaign for Pastor
Nadarkhani in Iran where we were able to
bring together over 60,000 people in prayer
and protest for his release from prison.

On the theme of partnership, I have also been so encouraged to see the way both the CSW international partnership and the worldwide Religious Liberty Partnership have grown and developed, with CSW playing a key role in the leadership of both groups. There are CSW partner organisations in Denmark, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Norway and the USA. In the broader Religious Liberty Partnership there are now over 30 organisations across twenty countries committed to working together to provide more effective support for the persecuted Church.

The results of last year show yet again that together we are able to bring real change to those who are persecuted for their faith.

Mervyn Thomas
Chief Executive

Past reports

CSW's Impact Report 2010-11 4MB PDF

CSW Annual Report 2009/10 1MB PDF

CSW Annual Report 2008/09 1.8MB PDF

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