Iran Threatens Imprisoned Pastor
Iranian authorities have been threatening to hold an imprisoned American-Iranian pastor in prison indefinitely, according to Morning Star News.
Christian Persecution
India: Hindus Demanding Christian Schools Close
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
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
Christians have all fled their village in northeast India after a brutal April attack.
Convert to Islam, Submit to Islam, or Die by Islam
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Church leaders are asking all Egyptians living in Libya to return home because their lives are at risk.
Niger: Muslims Burn 69 Churches; Christians Forgive
It took only a few hours, but it was enough time for hundreds of radical Muslims in Niger, West Africa, to destroy dozens of churches and several Christian homes. Ten people lost their lives and hundreds were injured when Muslim mobs went on the deadly rampage in early January.
Pakistan Boy Burned to Death for His Christian Faith
A Pakistani Christian boy who was set on fire by young Muslims after he professed his faith in Jesus Christ has died of his injuries.
Pakistan: Over 100 Christians Arrested and Tortured Following Lynching of Two Muslims
As over 100 Pakistani Christians were arrested in mid-March following the lynching of two Muslim men wrongly thought to be involved in two earlier church bombings that killed 17, some 30 prisoners have been released and show clear signs of being abused and tortured by the police.
Christian Girl in Uganda Seriously Injured, Traumatized after Gang-Rape
Five Muslims in eastern Uganda gang-raped the 17-year-old daughter of a pastor because the church leader ignored their warnings that he stop worship services.