PAKISTAN – ‘Security’ Only Reason for Asia Bibi Verdict Delay
Baptist Press | Oct. 23, 2018 Security is the only reason Pakistan's Supreme Court is delaying its ruling in an Oct. 8 appeal of Christian mother Asia Bibi's blasphemy conviction,…
SUDAN – Sudan Releases 13 Christians Arrested in Darfur after Torture, Threats
Morning Star News | Oct. 23. 2018 After torturing them and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities in Sudan have released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region,…
VIETNAM – Vietnam Frees Catholic Blogger but Upholds 20-year Sentence for Another Activist
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 22, 2018 Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh during her trial in the southern coastal city of Nha Trang on 29 June 2017. A Vietnamese…
ALGERIA – Algeria Closes Another Protestant =Church
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 22, 2018 A number of Protestant churches have been closed by the Algerian government in the past 12 months. (Photo: World Watch Monitor) Algerian police…
TURKEY – Christians Encouraged Over Brunson’s Example in Turkey
International Christian Concern | Oct. 22, 2018 Pastor Brunson’s release from imprisonment, in Turkey, a little over a week ago has filled the Turkish Christian community with new found strength.…
INDIA – Christian Pastor in India Beaten and Kidnapped by Radicals
International Christian Concern | Oct. 22, 2018 On September 4, Pastor Mathai Varghese, the 57-year-old pastor of Ebenezer Indian Pentecostal Church in Suratgarh, was abducted and beaten by a mob…
NIGERIA – Dozens of Christians Killed in Muslim Attack on Market in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | Oct. 22, 2018 Muslims attacked a market in Kaduna state, in north-central Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 18), killing dozens of Christians and burning a church building,…
ALGERIA – Police in Algeria Close Down Another Church
International Christian Concern | Oct. 21, 2018 Algerian police shut the doors of a church on October 16. Government officials ordered the church to close in February after inspecting the…
INTERNATIONAL – “It Is the Quran That Must Be Read” Extremist Persecution of Christians, May 2018
Gatestone Institute | Oct. 21, 2018 "Churches and individual Christians have faced increased restrictions in recent months, raising concerns that these pressures signal a coordinated campaign of intensified action against…
TURKEY – Turkey Arrests Another American Missionary
International Christian Concern | Oct. 20, 2018 Only a day after pastor Andrew Brunson was released from his two-year detainment in Turkey, Turkish authorities have arrested another U.S. missionary. David…
IRAQ – Christians have been in Iraq for thousands of years. They might all be gone soon.
America: The Jesuit Review | Oct. 19, 2018 Kevin Clarke is the chief correspondent at America. Recently, he traveled to Iraq for 12 days where he met with Iraqi Christians and…
SRI LANKA – Violence, Discrimination against Christians Escalate in Sri Lanka
Morning Star News | Oct. 19, 2018 Attacks and other actions against Christians in Sri Lanka have escalated this year, with Hindu extremism beginning to take root along with long-time…
IRAQ – Archbishop in Iraq Fears Persecution May Erase Christianity from Country
International Christian Concern | Oct. 19, 2018 In a recent statement by Archbishop Habib Nafali, he spoke out against the extreme persecution suffered by the church in Iraq and calling…
MARAWI – One Year after Marawi’s Liberation from IS, thousands of Christians still Displaced
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 A year ago this month, the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, declared victory over Islamic State-linked militants in a battle for the…
PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi Appeal Complainant not even Present at Time of her Alleged ‘Blasphemy’
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 Asia Bibi’s final appeal against her execution in the Supreme Court of Pakistan went on for more than two hours. Below, World Watch Monitor…
SYRIA – ISIS RETURNS: Sick Terrorists take 700 Hostage – Putin Issues Warning
Express | Oct. 19, 2018 ISIS has taken 700 people hostage in an area in Syria controlled by US-backed forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed. The Russian leader said…
INDIA – The Rising Tide of Persecution in India’s Chhattisgarh State – Part 2
International Christian Concern | Oct. 18, 2018 By ICC’s India Correspondent If you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. In the Bastar district of India’s Chhattisgarh state, Hindu radical…
INDIA – Leaders Claim Government Investigation is an Attempt to Malign Indian Christians
International Christian Concern | Oct. 18, 2018 Christian leaders in India’s northeastern state of Jharkhand claim a government investigation into the operations of more than 80 Christian organizations has turned…
TURKEY – Pastor Brunson Says He is Probably “One of the Most Hated Men in Turkey”
International Christian Concern | Oct. 17, 2018 Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was released this weekend from a two-year detainment in Turkey, shared in an interview with ABC that he is…
BURMA – Kachin Pastor Beaten by Burmese Militia Recounts His Ordeal
International Christian Concern | Oct. 17, 2018 Mading Zai Dan Bawm Ying is one of two Kachin youth pastors beaten by members of the Myanmar army-based Border Guard Force (BGF)…
PAKISTAN – Islamists Issue National Disorder Threats if Aasia Bibi is Released
Global Christian News | Oct. 17, 2018 The Pakistan Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik party has threatened to paralyse the country within hours if the Supreme Court releases Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to…
SUDAN – Sudan: 13 Christians arrested in Darfur, Another Church told to Hand over Property
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 17, 2018 Sudanese security officials arrested 13 Christians in the western region of Darfur on Saturday, 13 October. The Christians were taken from a home…
KENYA – Kenya: Two Christian Teachers Killed by Suspected Al-Shabaab Attackers
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 16, 2018 Two Christian school teachers were killed in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya’s Mandera County, near the Somali border, last week. Philip Okumu,…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Murders Aid Worker in Nigeria
International Christian Concern | Oct. 16, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group from northern Nigeria, released a video depicting the execution of…
WEST AFRICA – Boko Haram Executes Another Red Cross Worker, says Leah will Live as Slave
TheCable | Oct. 15, 2018 The terrorists also vowed to keep Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl, as “a slave for life”, TheCable exclusively gathered. In a short clip seen by…
DARFUR – Twelve Christians Arrested in Nyala, South Darfur
International Christian Concern | Oct. 15, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 13, 12 Christian men from Darfur were arbitrarily arrested by officers from the Sudan…
IRAQ – Iraqi Youth Tells Synod Martyrdom isn’t the Only Form of Persecution
Crux | Oct. 15, 2018 OME - For Safa Al Alqoshy of Iraq, the trauma of terrorism goes beyond killing. It’s experienced in a more lasting way through the insecurity…
PAKISTAN – Pakistan: Thousands of Muslims Rally to Demand Death for Christian Woman Accused of Blasphemy
Jihad Watch | Oct. 14, 2018 “Pakistanis rally to demand death for Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy (PHOTOS),” RT, October 13, 2018 (thanks to A.): Several thousand protesters hit the…
INDIA – Spreading the Gospel in Rural India
International Christian Concern | Oct. 14, 2018 Our colleagues at Open Doors have now ranked India as one of the top persecutors in the world! In fact, the current ruling…
PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Extremists Threaten Supreme Court Justices Over Asia Bibi Appeal
International Christian Concern | Oct. 13, 2018 Pakistan’s religious extremists, including the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan and the Red Mosque in Islamabad have issued threats against the country’s Supreme Court justices over…
INDONESIA – Increased Police Presence in Indonesia as Persecution Rises
International Christian Concern Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country, is seeing an increase in Christian persecution as the radical Islam rise in the nation. As a result, the police have to increase…
Informed Radio’s Interview with Dede Laugesen of Saved The Persecuted Christians Coalition
Informed Radio | Oct. 10, 2018 “SAVE US” Movement Works to End the World’s Horrific Persecution Problem “Why is the world silent while Christians are being slaughtered? The Jewish people understand…
TURKEY- IRD Cheers Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
Juicy Ecumenism | Oct. 12, 2018 he Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD) is celebrating the immediate release of Pastor Andrew Brunson after a Turkish court determined he has adequately…
TURKEY – Pastor Andrew Brunson is Free!
New York Times | Oct. 12, 2018 SAKRAN, Turkey — A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of the American pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest, a move that…
PAKISTAN – Executed, then Acquitted: Fair Trial Concerns Plague Pakistan
Aljazeera | Oct. 12, 2018 On a brisk February night in the village of Ranjhay Khan in central Pakistan, Ghulam Qadir received a phone call: "Come and meet us," the voice…
KENYA – Two Christian Teachers Murdered in Northeastern Kenya
International Christian Concern | Oct. 11, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of October 10, Somali Islamic militants ambushed a school at 1:00 a.m. in…
TURKEY – Secret Deal with Turkey Paves Way for American Pastor’s Release
NBC News | Oct. 11, 2018 The White House expects North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson to be released by the Turkish government and returned to the U.S. in the coming…
NIGER- Anti-FGM Priest Kidnapped
Clarion Project | Oct. 11, 2018 An anti-FGM (female genital mutilation) Catholic priest was kidnapped by suspected jihadi terrorists in Niger for educating women and girls against the brutal practice. Local sources say…
UGANDA – Abused and Abandoned: Woman and Four Children Chased Away for Faith in Christ
International Christian Concern | Oct. 10, 2018 Two years ago, Dorika Kabuo and her four children were chased from their home by the one they called “protector and provider,” Dorika’s…
NORTH KOREA – North Korea’s Kim invites Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, Seoul says
The Japan Times | Oct. 9, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea’s presidential Blue House said Tuesday.…