Kenya to institute repressive religious regulations
Pastors are opposing new government regulations aimed at ‘gagging and muzzling’ the Christians in Kenya.
Christian Persecution
Cuban gov’t demolishes two churches
Earlier this month, police in Cuba had arrested two pastors while government officials supervised the demolition of their churches.
Kazakhstan: Christian convert sentenced
A Kazakh court in Astana has increased the severity of the sentence given a Christian convert from Islam.
Algeria: Church looted, vandalized
Last week, vandals who wrote ‘Allah Akbar’ on a church’s walls in Tizi-Ouzou, Algerian, also stole its congregation’s cash.
Czech Republic accepts Christian refugees
Thirty-seven Christian families fleeing from the Islamic State are being relocated to the Czech Republic.
Saeed Abedini’s release hailed; Iranian-American Christian pastor had been tortured
News of Saturday’s release of Iranian-American Christian pastor Saeed Abedini was hailed, especially at an event in honor of religious liberty.
Philipines: Mulsims militants kill Christians on Christmas Eve
Nine Christians were killed as hundreds of Muslim militants raided Christian villages in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines, on Dec. 24.
Iran: Christian prisoner faces new charges
In lieu of his medical treatments, an Iranian Christian in Rajai Shahr Prison, north-west of Tehran, Iran, was instead given five more years in prison.
Thailand: Christian dies in detention on Christmas
A Christian woman who fled from religious persecution in Pakistan died in Thai police custody on Christmas Eve after she was denied her prescribed medications.
Mexico: Evangelicals Expelled, Domiciles Destroyed
Thirty Evangelical Protestants from the village of Leyva Velazquez in Chiapas, Mexico, were forced to flee what remained of their homes last week, according to International Christian Concern.
Assyrian Christians targeted for Christmas
A coordinated attack on three restaurants owned by Assyrian Christians in Syria killed 16 and injured dozens more during Christmas celebrations.
Hindus persecute Christians for Christmas
More than 15 Hindus surrounded a handful of Christians from the Rehoboth Prayer House as they handed out Bibles in Hyderabad, India, during Christmas week.
Egypt: Church attacked while being built
Hundreds of Muslim youths attacked a village church under construction in Minya, Egypt, last month.
Iran arrests Christians on Christmas
Iran’s Islamist republic arrested a group of Christians on Christmas Day at a house church in the southern city of Shiraz.
Ugandan Pastor Hacked to Death
A pastor in Uganda was hacked to death last week when he objected to having his church’s property stolen by members of a nearby mosque.
Sudan: Two Pastors Arrested
Sudan’s security officials have arrested two pastors in the Khartoum area of Sudan.
Iran: Pastor Released from Prison
Pastor Farshid Fatih was released from prison in Iran last week after his arrest almost five years ago.
Indonesia: Churches close, but Christianity grows
Official church closures have not stopped the growth of Christianity in Indonesia.
Mexico: Seven Evangelicals Jailed
Seven Evangelical Christians in Chiapas, Mexico, were imprisoned on Dec. 15 after refusing to convert to Catholicism.
China’s ‘Anti-Cult’ Campaign
Yet another church has been shut down in China under the Communist regime’s notorious “anti-cult” campaign.