Iranian Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence?
The Iranian Supreme Court's ruling on the appeal against the death sentence of Youcef Nadarkhani by a lower court was finally delivered to his attorney.
Month: July 2011
Laos: Two Church Leaders Languish in Prison
Two pastors arrested six months ago on charges of holding a "secret meeting" during a Christmas celebration without government approval languish in prison without a trial. Officials continue to offer them the option of renouncing their faith and walking free.
U.S. Condemns Iran For Threatening To Execute Pastor
The United States has condemned reported plans by Iran to execute an Iranian pastor if he does not abandon his faith in Christ, Worthy News established Tuesday, July 12.
China claims Christian used "superstition" to undermine law enforcement
A leader in China's growing underground church movement who disappeared last month was actually in police custody.
Held on "suspicion of using superstition to undermine national law enforcement," Shi Enhaoi is one of 150 million Chinese Christians who refuse to join the Communist Party's Three-Self Patriotic Movement: the only officially sanctioned Protestant church on the mainland.
...continue reading this storyIraq's first new church opens under US occupation
Iraq's first new church under the US occupation opened its doors in the northern city of Kirkuk, the region's Chaldean archbishop told AFP.
...continue reading this storyBlasts near two churchs kills six Nigerians
Explosions near two churchs -- one in the town of Suleija near the Nigerian capital and another in the town of Damboa south of the state capital -- have so far claimed the lives of six Nigerians.
...continue reading this storyKazakhstan: Pastors Charged with Praying
Pastor Yerzhan Ushanov of New Life Protestant Church in Taraz is looking at two years' imprisonment if criminal charges for injuring an individual's health ever come to court, Christian rights investigators said.
...continue reading this storyEgyptian Court rules in favour of Christian Converts
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court recently ruled in favour of anyone wanting their religious registration officially changed back to "Christian", according to Middle East Concern.
...continue reading this storyCAN fears Nigerian Islamization via Banking
The Christian Association of Nigeria said a proposal by the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce Islamic Banking is part of a hidden agenda by Muslims to Islamize the nation.
...continue reading this storyIranian Believer Remains in Custody Despite Making Bail
Farshid Fathi was in solitary confinement for months before he was told that he could be free on $200,000 bail; with great difficulty, his family came up with the cash after selling his father-in-law's home, but when Fathi was ready to to walk out the prison door, the chief interrogator from the Iranian public prosecutor's office ordered him back for further questioning.