Indonesia: Authorities attack prayer gathering
Authorities in Indonesia opened fire on a peaceful meeting in Timika, West Papua, as thousands of protesters gathered to pray for an independence referendum on April 5.
...continue reading this storyTurkey: Evangelist detained, to be deported
In April, Turkey detained an American evangelist and ordered him held for a month with a view to his deportation.
...continue reading this storySyria: Damage, destruction to churches
After the April liberation of an ancient Syrian town from the Islamic State's control, many of its churches and Christian buildings were found to have been destroyed, or badly damaged.
...continue reading this storyMalaysia: Christian has 'Islam' removed from ID card
A Malaysian Christian raised in a family of Muslims has finally been permitted to have "Islam" removed from his identity card.
...continue reading this storyEgyptian court rules it's illegal to demolish churches
A court in Alexandria has blocked the demolition of a church, thereby setting a landmark legal precedent for every city in Egypt.
...continue reading this storyChile: Christian churches set ablaze
Last month two churches in Chile were set ablaze by supporters of the Mapuche -- a Chilean movement that seeks to rid the region of religions contrary to their own indigenous beliefs.
...continue reading this storyIran: Christian prisoner encourages fellow believers
During an official crackdown on Iran's house-church leadership, a Christian convert from Islam serving a sentence in Rajai Shahr Prison has secretly sent a message of encouragement to the Islamic Republic's persecuted Christians.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Attacks continue despite Congressional letter
Despite having received a letter last month from the U.S. Congress requesting that India's prime minister condemn the sectarian attacks on his nation's religious minorities, PM Narendra Modi remains unmoved.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Pastors kidnapped in Kaduna State
Unidentified gunmen last week kidnapped three United Church of Christ in Nigeria clerics in Kaduna State.
...continue reading this storyChristian translators killed in Wycliffe office raid
Four Christian Bible translators were killed when Muslim gunmen raided the Wycliffe Associates office in the Middle East last week.
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