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Sudan: South Sudanese Church Leaders Jailed

Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Sudanese authorities have arrested two South Sudanese pastors who are now facing the death penalty.

Tanzania: Gov’t harasses local church leadership

Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Three pastors on Tanzania's Mafia island were summoned by the district registration office last week, confirming fears that the recent government threat to close the island's churches would soon start.

Russia: Court Sentences Pastor Five Days

Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Last month a court in the Russian city of Orel sentenced a pastor to five days in prison.

Egypt: Christian Convicted of Blasphemy

Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Yet another Christian has been convicted of blasphemy for "ridiculing or insulting a heavenly religion" in violation of the Egyptian Penal Code's Article 98(f).

Iran Threatens Imprisoned Pastor

Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Iranian authorities have been threatening to hold an imprisoned American-Iranian pastor in prison indefinitely, according to Morning Star News.

India: Hindus Demanding Christian Schools Close

Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Last month, a mob of more than 60 Hindu nationalists attacked two Christian schools in the city of Hazaribagh in India's Jharkhand State.

Nepal Christians Return to Worship after Earthquake Turns Churches into Tombs

Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2015

The first-hand account from the International Mission Board is one of many reports surfacing of how Nepal's Christian minority is regrouping after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake collapsed many churches during their main weekly worship services, Christianity Today reported.

India: Hindu Assault Empties Entire Christian Village

Posted on Monday, May 4, 2015

Christians have all fled their village in northeast India after a brutal April attack.

Convert to Islam, Submit to Islam, or Die by Islam

Posted on Monday, May 4, 2015

In a video released April 19, an Islamic State spokesman gave Christians three choices: convert to Islam, submit to Islam, or be killed by Islam.

India: ‘Freedom of Religion’ Law Fails

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015

The failure of Hindu nationalists to pass a so-called freedom of religion law has been hailed as a victory for Christians and other religious minorities in India.

Tanzania: Churches and Religious Organizations to be closed

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Tanzanian Minister of Home Affairs threatened that churches and other religious organizations that publicly oppose the country's new constitution will be unregistered beginning on April 20.

Cleric accuses India PM of inaction after Church attack

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2015

A priest in India has accused its government of inaction after an April attack on a church in the town of Agra.

Christians in Niger still recovering from attacks on churches after Charlie Hebdo massacre

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015

Christians in Niger are still recovering from violent attacks in January carried out in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre that resulted in the destruction of dozens churches throughout the country.

China: Catholic Diocese concerned about Church

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The Hong Kong Catholic Diocese has become concerned about the state of the Catholic Church in mainland China.

Pakistan: Police Deny Dead Christian’s Statement

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015

Before he died on Wednesday, a Christian youth in Lahore, Pakistan, had told police that two Muslims on a motorbike had set him afire because of his faith.

ISIS Video Shows Shooting, Beheading of 30 Ethiopian Christians

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015

A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

Syrian Christians killed, wounded in Aleppo

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015

Armenians in Aleppo -- the largest city in Syria -- have been under siege since Holy Week from rocket attacks that have killed 30 and injured almost 60.

Christian Missionary Wounded in Apparent Terrorist Shooting

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015

A Christian missionary is critically wounded after being shot in the head in Karachi, Pakistan, in an apparent terrorist attack.

Christians Thrown Overboard By Muslims in Mediterranean Sea

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015

Police in Sicily reported that Muslim migrants had thrown 12 Christians overboard during a Mediterranean crossing from Libya.

Church leaders ask Egyptians in Libya to return

Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2015

Church leaders are asking all Egyptians living in Libya to return home because their lives are at risk.

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