Christian Persecution Rising in China
Incidents of Christian persecution in China rose by 42 percent last year as compared with 2011, according to a report by China Aid, a Texas-based human rights group.
...continue reading this storyMuslim mob stones Copts, tries to set church ablaze
Over the weekend, a Muslim mob in Egypt’s Fayoum Province threw stones at Copts and then tried to set their church ablaze, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storySupporters of jailed US pastor appeal to UN
Supporters of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his faith have appealed to the UN for help.
Saudi Arabia Detains 53 Ethiopian Christians
Dozens of Ethiopian Christians, mostly women, have been detained in Saudi Arabia after attending a worship service in a private home, Worthy News learned Wednesday, February 13.
...continue reading this storyChristian heavily fined by Algerian court
An Algerian Christian was heavily fine by an appellate court in Tindouf Wednesday for proselytizing.
...continue reading this storySuspected Militants Kill Somali Pastors In Kenya
Christians in Kenya were mourning the death of two Somali pastors who were reportedly murdered by suspected Islamic militants.
...continue reading this storyCorruption Sparks Deadly Anti-Christian Violence In India State
A key human rights official warned Tuesday, February 12, that corruption within the police and government of India's eastern state of Orissa has contributed to renewed violence against Christians in which at least five people were killed, while several "innocent" believers remain jailed.
Lao Police Arrest Pastors for copying Christian CDs
Savannakhet province police arrested and detained three Christian pastors for evangelizing after they made copies of a Christian CD in a local shop in the Phin district market.
...continue reading this storyUK: Landmark victory in legal battle
A Christian woman has won a court case concerning her right to visibly wear a cross in the workplace.
...continue reading this storyBelarus: Religious kept within an invisible ghetto of state regs
Belarus continues to keep its religious communities confined within an invisible ghetto of regulations, according to Forum 18.
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