BREAKING NEWS: Turkish Man Charged In Murder Bishop
A Turkish court on Friday, June 4, charged a Turkish man with murdering a Roman Catholic bishop — the latest in a series of violent attacks against the country’s tiny Christian minority.
Christian Persecution
Nepal Churches Growing Despite Persecution, Tensions, Group Says
A Christian advocacy group said Thursday, June 3, that Nepal’s churches are experiencing “unprecedented growth” despite reported political turmoil and persecution.
Afghanistan Halts Work Church Groups; Christians Concerned
Christian aid workers in Afghanistan faced legal challenges Wednesday, June 2, after authorities ordered two Western church groups to stop their activities amid suspicions they were converting Muslims to Christianity — an offense that carries the death penalty under Afghan law.
Evangelical Group Condemns Uzbekistan Crackdown On Churches
An influential evangelical organization, which claims to represent over 400 million Christians worldwide, expressed concerns Tuesday, June 1, about police raids on Protestant congregations in Uzbekistan and the detention of several Christians in the former Soviet republic.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christian Woman Escapes After Kidnapping
A Christian woman who was forced to marry a Muslim farmer and convert to Islam amid a dispute over money said Monday, May 31, she has returned home after weeks of “captivity and torture.”
Widow Of Murdered Vietnam Christian Forced To Hand Over Children
There was international concern Monday, May 31, that the widow of a murdered Vietnamese Christian will be forced to give up her children to the Communist-run state, rights activists said.
India Evangelist, Co-Workers, Recovering After Attack
An evangelist and co-workers were recovering Friday, May 28, after Hindu militants attacked them in India’s southern state of Karnataka, Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Somalia Christians Observe Pentecost Amid Gunfire, 14 Killed
Somalia’s minority Christians observed Pentecost amid gunfire Sunday, May 23, as witnesses reported that at least 14 people died in clashes between pro-government troops and Muslim militants who have killed Christians and pledged to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state.
BREAKING NEWS: Christian Women Flee Iran After Acquittal
Iran has acquitted “on all charges” two young women who were detained fourteen months ago “for their Christian faith and activities” and abandoning Islam, Iranian church officials confirmed Sunday, May 23.
Muslims Destroy Churches In Nigeria Kano State
Muslim extremists destroyed several churches and a pastor’s house in the latest religious violence to hit Nigeria’s northern Kano state, church representatives and rights activists said Friday, May 21.
NEWS ALERT: Uzbekistan Jails Protestant Christians
An assistant pastor and two other members of one of Uzbekistan capital’s largest Protestant churches began serving 15-day jail terms Wednesday, May 19, on charges that included “violating” strict religious regulations of the former Soviet nation, trial observers said.
BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Forces Free Kidnapped Christian Girls In Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s security forces freed two German Christian girls kidnapped nearly a year ago in neighboring Yemen but the fate of their abducted parents, their infant brother and a British engineer remained unknown, officials and Christians said Tuesday, May 18.
AMERICA WATCH: Christians Remember Murdered U.S. Evangelists
Christian leaders were preparing to hold a memorial service later Sunday, May 16, in the Boynton Beach are of the U.S. state of Florida to honor two street evangelists who were murdered there earlier this year.
Pakistan Christian Workers “Tortured” Over Crucifix
Three Christian workers were detained and “tortured” by police and dismissed from their jobs in Pakistan’s Punjab province for wearing a crucifix and church visits on Sundays, according to statements from the men, their priest and family members Wednesday, May 12. Local police said the Christians were taken into custody because of suspected “alcohol” related offenses.
Pakistan Christian Forced To Sell Kidney To Pay-Off Loan
An impoverished Pakistani Christian has been forced to sell his kidney to pay off a loan he took from his Muslim boss to finance his daughter’s education, the father and Christians said Tuesday, May 11.
India Christians Pray After Militants Kill Pastor
Indian Christians have held a prayer meeting in remembrance of a murdered pastor and other attacks against the Christian minority in India’s Madhya Pradesh state.
Young Christian Dies In Eritrea Prison Camp
A young Christian woman has died in one of Eritrea’s military prison camps after she was reportedly denied medical treatment for malaria and severe anemia.
China Releases Pastor But Detains Rights Lawyer
A Chinese pastor was free Saturday, May 8, after being released early from a labor camp, but authorities apparently detained again another Christian and well-known human rights lawyer.
Iraq Bombings On Christian Students Kill Four
The leader of the Syrian Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul condemned Friday, May 7, a deadly bombings targeting Christian students that killed four and reportedly injured up to 180 others.
India Evangelist Hacked To Death
A police investigation continued Friday, May 7, into the killing of an Indian evangelist who investigators said was hacked to death in eastern India after showing a film on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.