Muslim Mob bars Coptic Congregation
A Muslim mob in the village of Ezbet Marco surrounded its only Coptic Church Sunday morning, barring Copts from neighboring villages from entering.
Christian Persecution
Muslims torch Tanzanian Churches
More than 100 followers of an Islamist separatist group have been arrested in Tanzania earlier this month during sectarian riots in which several churches were set ablaze.
Pakistan’s High Court forces Christian to remain with Muslim kidnapper
A Christian girl who had been abducted from Sukkur in Sindh was recently remanded to her alleged kidnapper husband by the Sindh High Court after rejecting all appeals by her lawyer to send her home with her father.
Al Shabaab converts Christians into jihadists
The militant Islamist group al Shabaab is targeting converts from Christianity to Islam to wage jihad in Kenya.
Crackdown On Evangelicals In Central Asian States
Authorities in three Central Asian nations have launched a crackdown on evangelical Protestant churches and several believers are reportedly mistreated, fined and detained.
Iran Releasing House Church Mother On Bail; Others Detained
An Iranian court has ordered the temporary release of a jailed devoted house church Christian and mother of two children, after her teenage son suffered a seizure, local Christians following the case.
Uzbek Math: 2 Bibles = 5 years
In Uzbekistan, having more than one Bible can make you a missionary, and being a missionary in Uzbekistan can get you five years in jail.
Nigeria Militants Attack Church And Other Targets; Dozens Killed
At least hundreds of residents began fleeing northeastern Nigeria Sunday, October 21, after three days of Islamic attacks against churches and other targets left dozens dead.
India Extremists Beat Evangelical Pastor Unconscious; Family Attacked
An Indian evangelical pastor was recovering of injuries, after he and his family were beaten by “anti-Christian” Hindu extremists near the capital New Delhi, a major mission group and relatives said.
Laos Demands Jailed Pastors Participate In Occult Rituals
Authorities in southern Laos pressure three jailed pastors and other Christians to participate in occult rituals and recant their faith in Jesus Christ, a religious advocacy group said.
Iran Church Fears Detained Members Are Tortured
An official of one of Iran’s largest house church movement says recently detained church members are tortured and otherwise pressured to confess to crimes they did not commit.
Iran Launching Massive Arrests Of Evangelicals
Massive arrests of evangelical Protestant Christians, including many former Muslims, are reported in Iran, with men and women being dragged to prisons across the Islamic nation.
Security agents scare parishioners from churches
Although Halloween isn’t celebrated in an Islamic Republic, state security agents have been scaring away potential parishioners from both St. Luke’s and St. Paul’s churches in Esfahan to prevent Iranians from following Christianity.
‘Iran To Prosecute Detained Christian Converts’
Five Christian converts will be tried in southwestern Iran on charges linked to their Christian activities, after spending eight months in prison, an Iranian Christian news agency reported.
No Justice on Anniversary of Maspero Massacre
One year ago this week, Christians who protested in Maspero, Cairo, still can’t forget the events of that dark and deadly night.
Don’t get violent over Viral Videos
A open letter by the Bishop of Karachi reminded all religious that living in the Internet age means their faiths will be mocked and that the mockery will find its way to them anywhere in the world.
Pakistan Evangelical Pastor Shot By Militants
An evangelical Pakistani pastor was recovering of his injuries after he was shot by suspected Islamic militants who oppose his Christian activities, an advocacy group said.
Pakistan ‘Blasphemy Girl’ In Norway, Official Says
A mentally challenged Christian girl who was detained in Pakistan on charges of ‘blasphemy against Islam’ has fled to Norway with family members, a Christian official involved in the operation confirmed.
Egypt Frees Christian Boys Accused of Blasphemy
Egyptian authorities on released two Coptic Christian children who were accused of “insulting Islam” by allegedly urinating on a paper with verses of the Koran, prosecutors and other officials said.
Coptic Christian children charged with desecrating Qu’ran
Two Coptic Christian children from Ezbet Marco in the southern Nile Delta province of Beni Suef, Egypt, were arrested this week for blasphemy after they were accused of desecrating a Qu’ran.