Iran: Christian again denied medical leave extention
An Iranian court has again refused a Christian prisoner an extension of her medical leave despite a doctor’s advice that the treatments be continued.
Christian Persecution
China: Officials postpone Christians’ trial
Chinese authorities in Zhejiang province have postponed the trial of five Christians who have been detained for defending their rights.
Iran: Imprisoned Christian up for appeal
A convert from Islam who was sentenced to five years in prison for “disturbing the national security of Iran” is praying for an appeal after waiting more than a year for a hearing on his sentence.
Egypt: Reconciliation denys justice to Christians
In Egypt, so-called reconciliation meetings often intimidate Coptic Christians into surrendering their legal rights while their Muslim assailants avoid any punishment for their violence.
Canada: Genocide declaration defeated by Parliament
The House of Commons in Canada recently voted against a motion declaring that the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against religious minorities in Syria and Iraq were actually acts of genocide.
Syria: Church leaders escape assassination attempt
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and other senior leaders of the Syriac Orthodox Church survived an assassination attempt on June 19.
Egypt refuses to repeal its blasphemy law
Efforts to repeal Egypt’s blasphemy law are being opposed by its own administration.
Nigerian knifed for not keeping Ramadan fast
A Christian was stabbed in Kaduna state, Nigeria, this month just because he was not participating in the annual Ramadan fast.
India: Man beaten for defending Christian cemetery
Last month in Punjab state, India, a Christian was severely beaten after he protested the desecration of a Christian graveyard by local Hindus.
China: Christians arrested for religious materials
Last month local police detained three Christians in China’s Guangdong province for possessing religious materials, including a Bible.
Christian Killed in Uganda
A Christian in eastern Uganda who had recently received death threats was murdered on June 4.
Nepal: Seven Christians arrested
Seven Christians were arrested for distributing biblical handbooks to hundreds of students in the Dolakha district of Nepal.
Pakistan: “Untouchable” Christian beaten
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians are considered to be “untouchable” and as such are often relegated to lowly labor employment.
India: Christian tortured for his faith
A Christian villager was tortured for his faith last month in Chhattisgarh state.
Sudan: Eritreans denied right of Asylum
Last month, Sudanese authorities deported at least 442 Eritrean refugees.
Nigeria: Muslim herdsmen kill three Christians
Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed three Christian villagers in Nigeria’s Kaduna state last week.
Iran: Christian prisoner has health issues
A Christian prisoner remains ill while Iranian officials refuse to transfer her to a hospital to receive the required medical care.
Nigeria: Muslim Mob kills Christian for Facebook post
Last month a Christian was killed in Nigeria after his chat on Facebook ended in an accusation of blasphemy against Islam’s controversial prophet.
India: Pastor, Christians harrassed
The arrest of a pastor, his wife and another church member in Satna, India, on May 22 symbolically fell on the two-year anniversary of Narendra Modi’s oppressive Hindu nationalist government.
India: Christian arrested for spreading the Gospel
Police arrested a Christian in Chhattisgarh, India, for distributing brochures printed with excerpts from the Gospel.