A pastor in Nepal is seeking to be given a fine instead of the one-year prison sentence he has received for proselytizing, despite being ordered by the Nepalese Supreme Court to begin his jail sentence pending appeal, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
...continue reading this storyContinuing its crackdown on house churches and censorship of Christian materials, China’s ruling Communist Party has now blocked a popular prayer and Bible and app from being available to mainland Chinese citizens, CBN News reports.
...continue reading this storyAttacks against American churches have skyrocketed over the last decade due to growing anti-Christian sentiments in the United States, says a leading research and advocacy group in a new report.
...continue reading this storySuspected Islamic terrorists murdered 15 people in an attack on a Catholic church in Oudalan province, northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, Christian Today (CT) reports.
...continue reading this storyA 72-year-old Christian widower in Punjab Province, Pakistan is facing a life sentence of imprisonment after a Muslim neighbor falsely accused him of desecrating the Quran in retaliation over a property dispute, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
...continue reading this storyIslamic terrorists murdered 23 people, including burning six alive, abducted five people, and set fire to 28 homes, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyAn Additional Sessions Court in Punjab Province, Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to life imprisonment for allegedly posting a blasphemous remark about the Islamic prophet Mohammed while using a phone that had actually been stolen from him. Fanson Shahid was convicted after being tortured into confessing to the charge, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
...continue reading this storyA Nigerian evangelist who left Islam and accepted faith in Christ was recovering from his injuries in a “safe house” Saturday after he was freed on bail following beatings and nine days in prison for trumped-up charges, his supporters say.
...continue reading this storyAn international Christian organization helped to free 1,500 Sudanese civilians from slavery last year, bringing the total number freed to more than 100,000 over 30 years, CBN News reports.
...continue reading this storyPakistan’s Supreme Court on Feb. 13 rebuked the Punjab Province government for only charging 18 of the 304 Muslims who were arrested for attacking Christians during a riot in Jaranwala last summer, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
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