Lao Officials Threaten Christians
The ruling authorities of several villages in Laos have been threatening to banish Christians unless they renounce their faith in Jesus.
...continue reading this storyAfghanistan: Execute Converts to Christianity
A member of the Afghan Parliament recently recommended that Muslim converts to Christ be executed to stop the growth of Christianity among the Islamic nation's citizens both within Afghanistan's borders and abroad, according to Aleteia.
...continue reading this storyBuddhist Extremists Force Churches in Sri Lanka to Close
Police asked several churches in Sri Lanka to close on some Sundays during September because of threats from Buddhist extremists, according to Barnabas Aid.
Pastor Kashkumbayev Mistreated by Kazakhstan Gov't
After his arrest in May, International Christian Concern reported that Pastor Bakhytzhat Kashkumbayev has been severely mistreated by the Kazakhstan government while it continues to hide his whereabouts.
...continue reading this storyZanzibar: Extremists Throw Acid on Priest
Claiming Christians don't belong in Zanzibar, extremists threw acid on a 60-year-old Catholic priest Friday, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyPhilippines: Jihad Displaces More than 60,000
Philippine troops have begun to battle their way back into several coastal communities in Zamboanga where Muslim rebels have held residents hostage in a six-day standoff that so far has killed 56 and displaced more than 60,000, according to Creeping Sharia.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Church Destroyed, Christians Attacked by Hindus
Last month a large mob of Hindus destroyed a church in northern India and then beat the pastor and his congregation, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Demolition of Church Buildings
In Nigeria's Borno state, Christian leaders last week decried the government's plan to demolish 25 Christian buildings in order to make room for a housing project, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyMoroccan Christian Jailed for 'Shaking the Faith of a Muslim'
A Moroccan Christian has been fined and jailed for "shaking the faith of a Muslim."
...continue reading this storySyria: Christian village now a 'ghost town'
Homes have been vandalized and plundered while the bodies of Christians lie along the roads of a small Christian village north of Damascus after it was invaded by Islamist insurgents last Thursday.
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