Pakistan Court Fines Police For Detaining Christian

A Pakistani court has fined police for “illegally” detaining and “torturing” a Christian young man in a case that rights activists hope will encourage “persecuted” Christian families to continue seeking justice and prosecute abusers.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Armed Group Attacks Church; Hostages Freed

Pakistani security forces freed hostages held in a church compound by over a dozen armed men and women on Friday, April 2, and detained several suspects, police officials and Christians told Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife.

Pakistan Christian Maid Burned To Death

A young Christian maid was raped and burned to death by the son of her Muslim employer in the industrial city of Sheikhupura, the second murder of a domestic servant in Pakistan’s Punjab province in less than two months, investigators confirmed Thursday April 1.

China Christian Dissident Gao Zhisheng “Alive”

One of China’s best known Christian dissidents, missing for over a year and feared dead, is apparently alive and staying in mountains known for Buddhist pilgrimages, Worthy News monitored Tuesday, March 30.

Pakistan Funeral For Burned Christian

Hundreds of people attended the funeral Wednesday, March 24, of a young Christian man who was allegedly burned by Muslim extremists and police officers for refusing to convert to Islam.

India Pastor Jailed For Converting Hindus, Corpse Exhumed

Police in India’s southern state Karnataka detained a pastor for “forcing” Hindus “to convert” to Christianity, while Hindu extremists exhumed a Christian’s dead body saying it “contaminated” a cemetery’s soil, evangelical leaders confirmed Friday, March 19.

Pakistan Couple, Man, Jailed For Blasphemy

A Christian couple, were detained Thursday, March 11, as they began serving a 25-year prison term for blasphemy against Islam shortly after another Christian received a similar sentence, the latest in a series of cases that have worried the human rights community.

Pakistan Christian Dies After Gunmen Storm House

A young Christian man died of a heart attack after armed Muslim gunmen stormed his house in the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, where Islamic attacks against minority Christians are increasing, two advocacy groups said Wednesday, March 10.

NEWS ALERT: Christians Anxious As 30 Die In Iraq Election Violence

Minority Christians in Iraq anxiously awaited the outcome of a parliamentary vote testing the country’s still fragile democracy Sunday, March 7, as suspected Islamic militants killed up to 30 people in the capital Baghdad and other areas of the troubled nation.

Christians Worldwide Pray For Burma

Thousands of Christians worldwide will unite in prayer for Burma next week as part of global day of prayer for the nation, organizers said.

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