India: Hindus Attack Three Churches
Last week, Hindus nationalists vandalized three churches in Madhya Pradesh, all during the same night.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Have Murdered 70 Christians Last Month
More than 70 Christian farmers have been murdered last month in Plateau State, Nigeria, after a series of assaults by Muslim Fulani cattle herders.
...continue reading this storySudan: South Sudanese Church Leaders Jailed
Sudanese authorities have arrested two South Sudanese pastors who are now facing the death penalty.
...continue reading this storyTanzania: Gov't harasses local church leadership
Three pastors on Tanzania's Mafia island were summoned by the district registration office last week, confirming fears that the recent government threat to close the island's churches would soon start.
...continue reading this storyRussia: Court Sentences Pastor Five Days
Last month a court in the Russian city of Orel sentenced a pastor to five days in prison.
...continue reading this storyEgypt: Christian Convicted of Blasphemy
Yet another Christian has been convicted of blasphemy for "ridiculing or insulting a heavenly religion" in violation of the Egyptian Penal Code's Article 98(f).
...continue reading this storyIran Threatens Imprisoned Pastor
Iranian authorities have been threatening to hold an imprisoned American-Iranian pastor in prison indefinitely, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Hindus Demanding Christian Schools Close
Last month, a mob of more than 60 Hindu nationalists attacked two Christian schools in the city of Hazaribagh in India's Jharkhand State.
...continue reading this storyNepal Christians Return to Worship after Earthquake Turns Churches into Tombs
The first-hand account from the International Mission Board is one of many reports surfacing of how Nepal's Christian minority is regrouping after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake collapsed many churches during their main weekly worship services, Christianity Today reported.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Hindu Assault Empties Entire Christian Village
Christians have all fled their village in northeast India after a brutal April attack.
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