Pastors in Bhutan jailed without charges
Two pastors in southern Bhutan have spent more than a month in jail without being formally charged, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storySectarian violence continues in CAR
As sectarian killings continue in the Central African Republic, the country's churches held a month of prayer, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyFlorida AFB Removes Controversial 'Missing Man Table'
Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County, Fla., has recently removed a display honoring missing airmen from a base dining facility, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyAccord Formally Ends Conflict in Philippines
The Philippine government signed a peace accord with that country's largest Islamist group in the hopes of ending decades of violence that killed more than 120,000, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyRussian Authorities Target Christian-Run Projects
Christian organizations in Russia that teach secular education may face harassment from government officials, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyEgypt: Killed for a Cross
On a Friday afternoon late last month, a young woman was killed over a cross after she drove to the Ain Shams neighborhood of Cairo to deliver food and medicine to the elderly, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyChinese Christians Form Human Shield to Protect Church
Thousands of Christians formed a human shield around the newly-constructed Sanjiang Christian Church in Zhejiang Province after several hundred police officers with bulldozers threatened to demolish it, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyPakistani Christian Couple Sentenced to Death for 'Blasphemy'
A Christian couple in Pakistan's Punjab Province was sentenced to death Friday for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyIslamic Nigerian Militants Kill 1,500 this Year
Islamic uprisings in Nigeria have caused at least 1,500 deaths this year alone as attacks on unarmed civilians become more commonplace, according to CBN News.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Rights Groups Decry Death Sentence for Christian
Rights groups have decried the death sentence handed down to one Christian man after more than 100 Muslims who destroyed his neighborhood were freed on bail.
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