A London-based pastor who has churches in Sri Lanka has issued an urgent prayer plea for Sri Lanka's embattled evangelical Christian community.
...continue reading this storyTwenty pastors from various church denominations were among the hundreds of Christians killed during the two religious crises that occurred in northern Nigeria's Kaduna city in February and May.
...continue reading this storyLeaders of Christian communities who report they are under attack by jihad warriors in Indonesia's Maluku islands are seeking emergency help from Europe.
...continue reading this storyThe sentencing of a former Muslim on trial in Yemen for converting to Christianity was delayed until next Wednesday, July 19, his lawyer confirmed today.
...continue reading this storyBomb blasts damaged two churches in India's southern Karnataka state over the weekend as Christians across the nation staged marches and rallies to protest sectarian violence.
...continue reading this storyRebel soldiers have targeted Christians and churches of various denominations during the past year as this West African country's civil war, one of the region's bloodiest conflicts, shows few signs of abating.
...continue reading this storyOfficials from Egypt's powerful State Security Intelligence (SSI) agency detained a Coptic Orthodox Christian for the fourth time in early June, interrogating him under torture on accusations of preaching Christianity to Muslims.
...continue reading this storyA Yemen court meted out the death penalty today to a Somali refugee for converting from Islam to Christianity, unless he recants within seven days.
...continue reading this storyIn late June, the government of Peru initiated a special task force, the National Human Rights Council, which is charged with freeing persons wrongfully imprisoned as terrorists.
...continue reading this storyA resurgence of violence between Muslims and Christians erupted on May 23 and 24 in Kaduna city of northern Nigeria, but sources dispute the extent of the carnage.
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