Revolutionary Guards Close Church Properties

iran mapBoth the Central Assembly of God Church in Tehran and its summer campsite have been closed by the Islamic authorities, according to the Farsi Christian News Network.

Condemned Iranian pastor may face new charges

pastor youcef in iranIt’s been almost three years since Iranian officials arrested Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani on charges of apostasy, but now Iranian judges may add crimes against national security and blasphemy, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

Thousands Of Christians Fleeing Syria Amid Torture Allegations

Thousands of Christians have fled their homes in Syria where news emerged Tuesday, July 3, that intelligence agencies run dozens of torture centers where detainees are beaten with batons and cables, burned with acid, sexually assaulted, and have fingernails torn out.

Iranian Imams Fear Spread of House Churches

iran mapThe rise of Christianity and the accompanying spread of its clandestine house churches in Iran is seen as a serious threat by the Islamic state’s senior clerics.

Kazakhstan Acquits Pastor; Azerbaijan Church Threatened With Closure

Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has acquitted an evangelical pastor on charges of “severe damage to health due to negligence” after praying for an ill man, but devoted Christians in another former Soviet republic, Azerbaijan, were awaiting whether a high court would ban their church.

Pakistan’s Christian Slaves

blankThousands of Pakistani Christians live like slaves in Punjab’s Muslim-owned brick kiln industry.

Buffalo Agrees to Allow Christian Speech

blankThe city of Buffalo has agreed with a court order preventing its officials from removing a Christian from this year’s Italian Festival for speaking about his faith.

Iran Closing Down Tehran Evangelical Church

iran mapEvangelical Christians in Iran’s capital Tehran were without a church building Sunday, June 10, after Iranian security forces closed it down as part of a wider crackdown, Iranian Christians and activists told Worthy News.

Pakistani intel interrogator: Osama’s wives gave little away

blankEven after his death, Osama bin Laden’s three wives remained faithful to their terrorist spouse and gave little away when they were questioned after the al-Qaida head was killed in a US raid more than a year ago, according to a Pakistani intelligence agent who interrogated them.

Iran House Church Pastor Still Beaten In Prison

iran-christianProminent Iranian house church pastor Behnam Irani is still beaten in his prison but less frequently, an official assisting him with advocacy said Monday, just weeks after his family expressed concerns he may die.

Fines for “Unsanctioned Meeting in Private Home”

The Baptist Council of Churches refuses to register their churches with Uzbekistan; the Council views registration as a precondition for exercising freedom of religion to be against the binding international human rights agreements Uzbekistan formally promised to implement.

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s attorney to be jailed

iran-christianPastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Iranian attorney has been convicted of defending the rights of religious prisoners in the Islamic state and may soon begin serving a lengthy sentence.

Five Christian Converts Interrogated in Shiraz

iran mapFollowing a February raid on a house church in Shiraz and the arrest of its Christian converts, the first of many interrogations for five detainees was finally held after they spent 80 days in Adel-Abad prison, according to Mohabat News.

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