Catholic Villagers Attack, Vandalize Baptists
Maronite Catholics attacked a newly-built, independent Baptist church near Beirut this month, mauling churchgoers preparing to host war refugees from southern Lebanon.
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Copts Lose Homes, Freedom Over Murder Charge
Families of five jailed Christians have lost their homes northeast of Cairo after authorities persuaded them to turn over deeds to their property in exchange for what was supposed to be the release of relatives accused of murder.
...continue reading this storyBeirut Militia Fighter Killed 223 Before Christ Changed His Life
As a teenager, they trained him to kill Christians and Jews as Beirut dissolved into the chaos of civil war. Before his 17th birthday, his fellow street warriors credited him with 223 kills -- mostly against rival militias. Then a missionary witnessed to him in the streets about one who could remove the bloodguilt that drenched his hands. He listened long enough to lay his guns down forever.
...continue reading this storyIran 'Officially' Charges Ex-Muslim with Drug Trafficking
Seven years after Issa Motamedi Mojdehi converted from Islam to Christianity, Iranian secret police have jailed him for abandoning Islam but officially charged him with illegal drug trafficking.
...continue reading this storySecret Documents Reveal Ethnic Cleansing of Christians in Iraq, Leader says
Secret documents show Saddam Hussein's regime and local Kurdish leaders were involved in the "ethnic cleansing", "gassing" and "Islamization" of Assyrian Christians in Northern Iraq, with international religious aid organizations refusing to intervene, an Assyrian official claimed Wednesday, August 4.
...continue reading this story20 Christans Wounded in Terrorist Attacks Against Iraq Churches
At least 20 Christians were wounded in Baghdad and Mosul in the largest terrorist attacks against churches ever, reports said Sunday, August 1.
...continue reading this storyIran: Another Believer Arrested
On 24 July, an Iranian Christian named Issa Motamadi was imprisoned on account of his faith. French internet news site VoxDei reports that Issa Motamadi, a resident of the north-western town of Resht, the capital of Gilan Province, will soon stand trial before a Revolutionary Tribunal.
...continue reading this storySaudi Arabia Detains East Africa Christians
Two Ethiopian and two Eritrean Christians remained in a deportation jail Thursday, June 15, after Saudi Arabian police armed with wooden clubs reportedly raided a private Christian worship meeting in the coastal city of Jeddah.
...continue reading this storyIranian Convert Pastor Released on Bail
A convert Christian jailed six weeks ago in northern Iran was released last night and reunited with his family.
...continue reading this storyIran Christians Pray And Fast Amid New Crackdown
Christians in and outside Iran launched 40 days of prayer and fasting "for the salvation" of Iran on 'Ascension Day', Thursday, May 25, amid concerns over reports of a government backed crackdown on Christian converts and churches in the Islamic state.
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