Report: Iran criminalizes Christian faith
A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights shows that many Christian customs in Iran are criminalized by the authorities, according to Barnabas Aid.
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Moroccan Council calls for death to Islamic apostates
This week the Supreme Ulema Council in Morocco published a fatwa calling for the death penalty for all apostates to Islam.
Pastor told to deny Christ, or stay in prison
An American pastor sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison for planting house churches in the Islamic Republic a decade ago recently wrote that prison officials have told him to either deny Christ, or remain incarcerated indefinitely, according to the Christian News Network.
Appeal overturns Kazakh court’s order to destroy Bibles
An appeals court in Kazakhstan has overturned a previous ruling to destroy Bibles and other Christian literature seized from a street evangelist, according to Barnabas Aid.
Egypt: Human Rights Watch calls for Justice
Human Rights Watch has called upon Egyptian authorities to bring those responsible for the deaths and injuries of Christians to justice after Muslim police failed to prevent the Islamist inspired violence outside St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on April 7.
Bail petitioned for Christian accused of blasphemy
The Legal Evangelical Association (for) Development (LEAD) filed a bail petition Monday in the Session Court of Lahore on behalf of Sawan Masih, an imprisoned Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy.
Christians Killed Over Ritual Slaughter of Meat
Two Christians have been killed and many more arrested across Tanzania over the ritual slaughter of livestock for sale.
Peace for Christians, Muslims in Kaduna
Peace overtures between Christians and Muslims in Kaduna state, Nigeria, briefly became a reality as both religions joined together on Easter Monday to celebrate, according to allAfrica news.
Pakistan: Deja vu after Muslims attack Colony Christians
Within hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court condemned police for not stopping rampaging Muslims from destroying nearly 200 Christian homes in the Joseph Colony of Lahore, another Muslim mob damaged Christian-owned shops and a church in the Francis Colony of Gujranwala on April 3.
Christian prisoners pay big bail in Islamic Iran
Five Christian converts from Islam who were arrested in Iran last year for evangelistic activities had to post large bail amounts to be released from prison.
Jail for practicing your religion?
In Kazakhstan, anyone who shares their faith could be jailed under proposed new laws that would increase the penalties for those practicing their religion.
Sudan uses Shari’a against its own Christians
After the South seceded in 2011, President Al-Bashir promised to make what remained of Sudan “100 percent” Islamic; to that end, the Sudanese government has enhanced its enforcement of Shari’a against any Christians who remain under Al-Bashir’s rule.
Egypt Clashes Kill 4 Christians, 1 Muslim
At least four Christians and one Muslim, all men, were killed and a church damaged in sectarian clashes just outside Egypt’s capital, security sources confirmed.
Three Laos Pastors Released From Prison; Men Held For Spreading Christianity
Three Lao Christian pastors who were detained in southern Laos in February on charges of “spreading the Christian religion” have been released, Christian rights activists confirmed.
Church Walls Ordered Razed by Local Indonesian Officials
Crowds cheered as a demolition crew destroyed the newly erected walls of the Batak Protestant Church in the Bekasi district of Jakarta Thursday in yet another setback for Christians trying to survive in the planet’s most populous Muslim nation.
‘Burma Troops Kill, Rape Christian Civilians; Churches Burned’
Rights groups urged the world to pressure Burma to end a crackdown on ethnic and religious minorities after government troops reportedly killed and raped dozens of mainly Christian civilians while burning hundreds of churches and homes.
Thousands Of Trapped Christians Rescued In Sudan
Some 1,500 Christians trapped in Sudan are on their way to neighboring South Sudan, as part of a massive rescue operation dubbed ‘Exodus’, an aid group told Worthy News.
Hungarian Constitutional Changes Threaten its Religious Freedom
The Hungarian government has been criticized for changes to the country’s constitution that threaten religious freedoms and other rights.
Kazakhstan Court Orders Destruction of Bibles, Christian Literature
A court in Kazakhstan has ordered the destruction of Christian literature, including Bibles, seized from a street evangelist.
Pakistan promises to rebuild Christian homes, but …
Although the government of Pakistan promised to rebuild nearly 200 Christian homes destroyed by a Muslim mob in Lahore on March 9, many doubt it will bring the rioters to justice because anti-Christian violence perpetrated in Pakistan often operates with impunity.