ISTANBUL, August 2 (Compass) -- A mob of Orthodox Church members led by priests attacked and killed an evangelical Christian pastor in his home two weeks ago in Merawi, a town in northwestern Ethiopia.
...continue reading this storyISTANBUL, February 7 (Compass) -- A Sudanese convert to Christianity was forced into hiding this week after severe beatings and torture by state security police, who for the second time refused to allow the former Muslim to leave Sudan through the Khartoum airport.
...continue reading this storySTANBUL, October 8 (Compass) -- A Sudanese student who converted from Islam to Christianity was severely beaten and tortured by security police in Khartoum two weeks ago, apparently at his own family's instigation.
...continue reading this storyISTANBUL, February 27 (Compass) -- Sudanese security police have mounted a widening manhunt to track down a local convert to Christianity who went into hiding in Khartoum three weeks ago to escape arrest and possible death.
...continue reading this storyKAMPALA, UGANDA (ANS) -- You can find them by following the sounds of the singing. The familiar tune of "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" carries over the crying of children, the honking of the horns, and the general confusion created by cramming 25,000 people into one run down slum.
...continue reading this storyChristians, including four clergymen, who were taking part in a prayer procession for peaceful elections were arrested in Zimbabwe.A total of 11 Christians were arrested in the city of Bulawayo on February 16 after taking part in the ecumenical procession.
...continue reading this storyMADA, Nigeria (Compass) -- Two Nigerian Muslims who converted to the Christian faith in Mada village of northern Nigeria's Zamfara state are missing, possibly at the hands of Muslim fundamentalists seeking to kill them for changing their faith.
...continue reading this storyThe Malawi Council of Churches - a mother body of prostestant churches in the country - has issued a statement asking the ruling party United Democratic Front (UDF) and the government at large, to curb acts of violence committed against the clergy.
...continue reading this storyA Church building belonging to the Mountain of Fire Ministries in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, northern Nigeria was set ablaze by suspected Islamic fanatics.
...continue reading this storyby Geoff Stamp ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Compass) -- A leading member of Ethiopia's Protestant church says that freedom to practice religion is only "constitutional." Yet despite ongoing persecution, Protestant churches are experiencing significant growth. "During the former regime of communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, the persecution came from the Marxist government authorities. Now we may ... Read more
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