Christian Refugees Flood Out of Mosul
Bodies of Christians covered the streets of Iraq’s second-largest city after Sunni jihadists seized a town that Iraqi Christians had thought was their last refuge, according to Christian Headlines.com.
Christian Persecution
Evangelicals Collide With Colleges on Discrimination Policies
For the first time in 40 years, evangelicals at Bowdoin College will no longer meet as a student club to study the Bible, pray and worship.
Iran: Pastor Irani Beaten in Prison and Taken to Unknown Location
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has learned that imprisoned Pastor Behnam Irani — who was sentenced in 2011 to six years on political charges — was beaten and transferred to an unknown location Saturday.
Islamists torch Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt
A mob of Islamists burned down several Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt near Luxor, according to Jewish and Israel News.
Open Doors Releases Report Where Christians Face Most Persecution
Open Doors has just released the “Top Ten” countries where Christians are most persecuted for their faith.
Sudanese Woman Appeals ‘Apostasy’ Death Sentence (Video)
Meriam Ibrahim, the woman sentenced to death in Sudan for refusing to recant her Christian faith, has appealed the verdict against her.
Scores Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Heavily armed Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers shepherded Christians into a church apparently hiding for their safety before being slaughtered in the latest of fresh attacks in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.
Seven Protestant Churches Close in Indonesia Due to Islamic Pressure
Under pressure from Islamic extremist movements authorities in West Java, have ordered the closure of seven Protestant churches for ‘alleged irregularities in building permits’ according to AsiaNews.
Turkey: Church Website Blocked as ‘Porn’
A Turkish legislator is demanding an investigation into why the website of a Turkish church was classified as pornography and blocked online from Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, according to Morning Star News.
Sudanese Bombs Kill Nuba Mountain Christian
Last month, the Sudanese Air Force had bombed civilian targets in South Kordofan state, killing at least one Christian while damaging the region’s only hospital as well as a school and a relief agency, according to Morning Star News.
Police Probe “Incendiary” Church Sign
A Baptist church in the UK was recently investigated by police after displaying a sign suggesting that unbeleivers would “burn in hell,” according to the Mail Online.
N. Korea Sentences Missionary to Life (Video)
Kim Jung Wook, a South Korean Baptist missionary, has been given a life sentence at a hard labor camp in North Korea for allegedly spying for South Korea and trying to establish underground churches.
Terror Threat Against Christians in Uganda
The U.S. State Department issued a warning in Uganda of possible attacks. The warning indicates that “churches” face “specific” threats from al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terrorist organization. The warning comes from the rise of peacekeeping troops arriving in Somalia.
Boko Haram Kill Nine in Northeast Nigerian Church Attack
Gunmen opened fire on a church service in a remote village in northeastern Nigeria, killing nine people as worshippers fled into the bush, police and a witness said on Monday.
Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death Might Not Be Freed (Video)
Yesterday, Sudanese officials told the media that a 27-year-old woman imprisoned and sentenced to death for being a Christian would be set free within a number of days, but now it seems that might not be the case.
Status of Six Christians Detained in Tehran Uncertain
Six Farsi-speaking Christians who were arrested while celebrating Easter are still being held in custody at an unknown location, according to Mohabat News.
Sudan To Free Christian Mother On Death Row
A woman sentenced to be hanged to death in Sudan for marrying a Christian American citizen and refusing to renounce her faith in Christ will be “freed within days”, a government official said Saturday, May 31.
Which Countries Still Outlaw Apostasy and Blasphemy?
Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries around the world, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain even today, according to Pew Research Center.
Central Africa Republic: Muslims Kill 30 in a Church
Muslim rebels stormed a Catholic church compound in the capital of Central African Republic on Wednesday, killing as many as 30 people in a hail of gunfire and grenades, witnesses said.
Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy gives birth
The Sudanese woman who has been sentenced to hang for refusing to renounce Christianity has given birth to a baby girl, her lawyers told The Telegraph.