Muslim Militants shoot Christian leader
A Nigerian Christian leader was killed Wednesday after armed militants burst into his home, according to BNL news service.
...continue reading this storyN. Korea sentences American Missionary to 15 years
North Korea has sentenced an imprisoned American tour operator to 15 years hard labor for attempting to topple the Kim regime as part of a Christian missionary plan that began in 2006, according to Gawker.
...continue reading this storyIranian Christian Prisoner Denied Surgery
A Christian prisoner suffering internal bleeding has been denied proper medical attention in Iran, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storySenior Christian Clerics Kidnapped in Syria
In April, two senior clerics caught in the Syrian civil war were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and remain in captivity, their whereabouts unknown.
...continue reading this storyAmnesty for violent Islamist sect?
African Christians are divided over a proposal to grant amnesty to the militant members of Boko Haram, the violent Islamist sect whose bombings have killed thousands of believers and destroyed hundreds of their churches in northern Nigeria.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Minorities have no voting rights
The Executive Council of Pakistan's Christian Congress issued a press release Saturday condemning the upcoming national election because 51 percent of Pakistani women and 18 percent of Pakistan's population will not be voting for any candidates.
Sudan: No New Licenses for Church Construction
In yet another official slap to Sudan's Christian minority, a government minister recently announced that no new licenses would be granted for church construction.
...continue reading this storyIs Sectarian War stewing in Nigeria?
Since Nigeria's government has proved itself incapable of protecting the country's Christians, the militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has pledged to protect them by targeting Islamic institutions with retaliatory violence.
...continue reading this storyChristian children's home attacked by Muslim mob
A Christian-run children's home in India was attacked in April by a mob of Muslims who assaulted its staff and visitors and then damaged its property, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyReport: Iran criminalizes Christian faith
A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights shows that many Christian customs in Iran are criminalized by the authorities, according to Barnabas Aid.
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