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Member of persecuted Chinese church receives prison sentence

Posted on Monday, December 2, 2019

An elder from the church of persecuted Chinese pastor Wang Yi was sentenced to four years in prison this week for possessing the church library, as the Chinese government continues to bear down on members of Early Rain…

Christians in Sri Lanka fear election of new Buddhist leader could mean more persecution

Posted on Monday, December 2, 2019

Christians in Sri Lanka are expecting persecution to intensify under a new Buddhist leader whose brother once gave the green light for monks to harass churches.

Christians in India released on bail after languishing in prison for over a decade on false charges

Posted on Sunday, December 1, 2019

A group of Indian Christians who suffered in prison for 11 years under false charges were finally released on bail, as advocates claimed they had been scapegoated by Hindu nationalists.

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Christians slaughtered in Burkina Faso as Islamism encroaches

Posted on Sunday, December 1, 2019

Over a dozen Christians in Burkina Faso were shot dead as an Islamist insurgency with links to ISIS and Al Qaida sweeps through the country.

Terrorists kill Christian boy in Cameroon after trying to abduct him as child soldier

Posted on Friday, November 29, 2019

A Christian boy in northern Cameroon was killed by Boko Haram.

Chinese police track down sales of Christian bookstore owner

Posted on Friday, November 29, 2019

The owner of a Christian bookstore in China has been arrested.

Christian in Uganda poisoned at father’s funeral service

Posted on Thursday, November 28, 2019

A Christian man was poisoned in Uganda by his Muslim brothers.

Christian in Iran sentenced to exile in desert

Posted on Thursday, November 28, 2019

A Christian evangelist in Iran was sentenced to two years of exile in a far-flung region near the border with Pakistan.

Korean evangelist killed in Turkey in attack believers see as “sign” of things to come

Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019

A Korean evangelist was murdered in Turkey this month, and local believers are seeing it as a harbinger of things to come.

Indian house church pastor doesn’t fear persecution anymore

Posted on Sunday, November 24, 2019

A house church pastor in eastern India was accosted in his home by Hindu extremists while praying, leading to severe injuries for his whole family and accusations of witchcraft.

Wave of Indian persecution of Christians descends into Kashmir conflict

Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2019

India's Jammu and Kashmir state is now shrouded in a 105 day-long internet and communications blackout that has prevented Christians from assembling together without extreme harassment.

Persecuted pastor Wang Yi stripped of defense by communist regime before his trial

Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor Wang Yi has been deprived of his lawyer by the Chinese government.

Fires at three churches in Egypt are ‘not coincidence’

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Church leaders in Egypt are sounding the alarm after three Coptic churches were hit by fires in the last few weeks.

Two pastors beheaded as violence against Christians flares in Ethiopia

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Two Ethiopian pastors have been beheaded in Sebeta, near the capital Addis Ababa, in an outburst of violence against Christians at the end of October, reported a Barnabas Fund contact.

30+ Churches Attacked, Clergy and Members Killed in Rising Unrest in Ethiopia

Posted on Wednesday, November 6, 2019

During the past two years since a young prime minister has taken over as the new leader of Ethiopia, more than 30 churches have been attacked with more than half of the buildings burned to the ground.

American Pastor Arrested and Detained in India

Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2019

International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that Pastor Bryan Nerren, a Christian pastor from Tennessee, has been arrested and detained in India after being accused of violating the country’s Foreign Exchange Management Act. According to the American Center for…

Iranian Church Leader, Eight Members of Church of Iran Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Iranian church leader Matthias Haghnejad and eight members of the Church of Iran denomination who were on trial with him have each been sentenced to five years in prison following a short trial on 23 September.

‘Sad Day’ in Algeria as Officials Seal Buildings of Country’s Largest Churches

Posted on Friday, October 18, 2019

Authorities in Algeria on Wednesday (Oct. 16) closed the Tafath (Light) church building in Tizi-Ouzou, a day after sealing shut the country’s largest church despite resistance, sources said.

Christian Slain in Kaduna State, 13 Others Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria

Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a young Christian man after stopping him on a highway in Kaduna state on Oct. 5, while in Plateau state another 13 Christians have been slain in less than a month, sources said.

Rwanda deports American pastor who criticized government: ‘It’s a very sad day’

Posted on Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Rwanda deported an American pastor and missionary after he was arrested for allegedly disturbing the public order, according to a state-run newspaper.

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