IRAN – Iran: ‘staggering’ number of Christians arrested – 114 in a week
World Watch Monitor | Dec. 5, 2018 Over 100 Christians have been arrested in Iran in the past week and nearly 150 in the past month, as part of the…
IRAN – Iranian Christian Prisoner Denied Right to See Dying Mother
International Christian Concern | Dec. 5, 2018 Ebrahim Firouzi is an Iranian Christian convert who has been detained in prison since 2013. His mother, Kobra Kamrani, passed away from cancer…
INDIA – Indian Christians Stage Peace Rally in Varanasi Against Rising Persecution
International Christian Concern | Dec. 5, 2018 On December 1, more than 1,100 Christians staged a peace rally in Varanasi, the holy city of Hinduism, against rising levels of persecution.…
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – 2 Pastors Slaughtered in Islamic Raid
Charisma News | Dec. 4, 2018 Two Congolese pastors were among the seven Christians killed in attacks by an Islamist militant group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late last…
VIETNAM – Construction on Church Property in Hanoi Continues Despite Protests
International Christian Concern | Dec. 4, 2018 In the capital of Vietnam, the district has been planning to build a state-run school on the Hanoi Archdiocese church’s property. Last month,…
NIGERIA – Christian Leaders Call for Prayer Against Violence and Persecution in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
International Christian Concern | Dec. 4, 2018 During a recent meeting with Nigeria’s president, Rev. Dacholom Datiri, President of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, issued a report calming that…
INDIA – Worship Service in Uttar Pradesh Disrupted and Threatened by Radical Mob
International Christian Concern | Dec. 4, 2018 On Sunday, December 2, a mob of 150 Hindu radicals broke into a private hall being used to conduct a Christian worship service…
IRAN – Group of Christians Arrested in Iran
International Christian Concern | Dec. 4, 2018 Mehr News Agency, which is a semi-official mouthpiece of the Iranian Regime, announced in an exclusive report on Saturday that a group of…
ALGERIA – Algeria: Christian family charged with ‘inciting a Muslim to change his religion’
World Watch Monitor | Dec. 4, 2018 Four Algerian Christians appeared in court last week, charged with “inciting a Muslim to change his religion” and “performing religious worship in an…
THAILAND – Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers in Thailand ask for help
World Watch Monitor | Dec. 4, 2018 Death, disease, starvation, and continuous living in hiding from immigration authorities to escape permanent imprisonment in stinking dungeons – this is what life…
NIGERIA – Dire appeal for U.S. to help Nigeria’s persecuted Christians
NE News Now | Dec. 4, 2018 A group of organizations concerned about Christian persecution around the world are calling attention to the dire situation that has been unfolding for…
SAUDI ARABIA – First Coptic Mass Held in Saudi Arabia
International Christian Concern | Dec. 3, 2018 Multiple news outlets report that Saudi Arabia hosted its first Coptic Orthodox mass this past Sunday. The mass was held inside a home…
PAKISTAN – Pope Pays Tribute to Legacy of Slain Pakistani Christian Leader
International Christian Concern | Dec. 3, 2018 Pope Francis paid tribute to the legacy of Shahbaz Bhatti on November 30 while speaking to members of the Shahbaz Bhatti Mission Association.…
NIGERIA – U.N.: 23 Million Girls in Nigeria Are Victims of Child Marriage
Breitbart | Dec. 3, 2018 Over 23 million girls in Nigeria are victims of child marriage, the country representative for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment…
MIDDLE EAST – Millions of Christians Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ in Middle East
Assyrian International News Agency | Dec. 3, 2018 Most Reverend Justin Welby said that Christians are facing "the worst situation since the Mongol invasions of the 13th Century", explaining how…
MIDDLE EAST – Archbishop of Canterbury: Christians on Brink of ‘Extinction’ in Middle East
Newsmax | Dec. 3, 2018 Faced with the "daily threat of murder" in the Middle East, Christians are on the verge of "imminent extinction," according to the archbishop of Canterbury in the U.K.'s…
EGYPT – Discrimination against Christians in Egypt Reflects Deeper Issues
Morning Star News | Dec. 3, 2018 A wan effort to do away with the religious designation on ID cards in Egypt reflects the enormity of the discrimination Christians face…
IRAQ – Militia Forces Threaten Iraqi Priest
International Christian Concern | Dec. 3, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of December 1, Shabak militia forces aggressively blocked access to St. George Assyrian…
INDONESIA – Thousands of Islamists Gather to Commemorate Anniversary of Christian Governors Arrest
International Christian Concern | Dec. 3, 2018 On December 2, an estimated 100, 000 Muslims dressed in white carrying Islamic flags gathered at the national monument in Indonesia’s capitol of…
CHINA – Bishop and Priest Recently Freed After Months of Detention
International Christian Concern | Dec. 2, 2018 Bishop Perter Shao, who was taken away by Zhejiang authorities on November 9, and Father Lu Danhua of Lishui, who was taken away…
INDONESIA – Conservative Indonesian Muslims hold big rally in Jakarta
Reuters | Dec. 2, 2018 Tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims held a rally in Jakarta on Sunday led by hardline groups who had agitated to remove the city’s Christian…
IRAQ – 120 Christian Sites Destroyed in Mosul
International Christian Concern | Dec. 2, 2018 Rudaw reports that thousands of Christian homes as well as 120 churches and Christian shrines have been destroyed by ISIS in Mosul alone.…
MIDDLE EAST – Church leaders call for aid for Christians, minority religious groups in Middle East
Abouna - Dec. 2, 2018 Armenian, Greek, Catholic and Syriac church leaders are asking for President Donald Trump’s support in protecting the religious freedoms of oppressed Christians and other minorities…
PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi and Family Remain in Danger in Pakistan
International Christian Concern | Dec. 1, 2018 It has been over a month since Asia Bibi has been acquitted of blasphemy charges after being on death row for nearly a…
SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia’s Textbooks Encourage Violence Against Christians
International Christian Concern | Dec. 1, 2018 The New York Daily News reports that Saudi Arabia has failed to remove extremist content promoting violence against religious minorities from the educational…
INDONESIA – Another Ahok? Chinese Christian faces Blasphemy rap in Muslim Indonesia
South China Morning Post | Dec. 1, 2018 When Indonesian politician Grace Natalie pledged her party would not support discriminatory local laws based on “the Bible or sharia”, she probably did…
NIGER – Boko Haram Kidnapped 15 Girls from Niger
International Christian Concern | Nov. 30, 2018 Boko Haram has continued it reign of terror in Northeastern Nigeria and the lake chad regions of Cameroon and Niger. Late last week,…
MYANMAR – Four Christians Escaped Ethnic Wa Militia in Northern Myanmar
International Christian Concern | Nov. 30, 2018 An ethnic Wa militia, in northern Myanmar has been forcibly recruiting young adults into joining them for the last few months. Yesterday, a…
UGANDA – Muslim Mob Incites Police to Arrest Six Pastors in Uganda
Morning Star News | Nov. 30, 2018 Officers arrested six pastors in eastern Uganda on Saturday (Nov. 24) after hundreds of Muslims, furious over a public talk comparing Christianity with…
IRAQ – Mosul’s Destruction Haunts the Nineveh Plains
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Mosul was once a beautiful city. Today, piles of rubble are everywhere. Buildings are completely demolished; cars are riddled with bullet holes. Despite…
KENYA – Two Survivors Recall Horrors of the Recent Mandera Attack
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Kevin Lomosi and Elijah Nderitu are grateful to God for rescuing them from the claws of armed militants. A typical night turned tragic…
UGANDA – Pastor and Five Evangelists Arrested for Preaching in Uganda
International Christian Concern | Nov 29, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Saturday, November 24, Pastor Tom Palapande and his team of five evangelists were arrested in…
CHINA – China Enforces New Restrictions on Religious Freedom in Education Institutions
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Teachers and students in China, including foreigners, are not allowed to preach or promote their religion or speak of their religious beliefs. Municipal…
INDIA – Hundreds of Christians Denied Vote in State Election in India
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Hundreds of Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state were turned away from voting booths because their names were no longer on the voter…
EGYPT – Egypt Church Attack Deemed a Misdemeanor
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 An intruder who broke into a Cairo Church and attacked two Christians while shouting Islamic slogans has had his case referred to a Court of…
IRAQ – Mosul’s Destruction Haunts the Nineveh Plains
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Mosul was once a beautiful city. Today, piles of rubble are everywhere. Buildings are completely demolished; cars are riddled with bullet holes. Despite…
PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Offends Christians Claiming “Jesus Has No Mention in Human History”
International Christian Concern | Nov. 28, 2018 Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has offended both Christians and Muslims by claiming that there is no historical record of Jesus…
CHINA – Chinese Civil Rights Activist: Vatican-China Pact Is ‘a Deal with the Devil’
Breitbart | Nov. 27, 2018 China’s most famous civil rights activist has joined the chorus of critics who have denounced the recent deal between the Vatican and Chinese Communist Party…
INDIA – Pastor Brutally Beaten for Leading Open Air Worship Services in India
International Christian Concern | Nov. 27, 2018 Earlier this month, a pastor and his congregation were severely beaten in India’s Bihar state. In addition to accusations of forced conversion, a…
KENYA – Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Kenya Leads to Kidnap of Foreigner
International Christian Concern | Nov. 27, 2018 Suspected Al-Shabaab militants conducted an attack last week in Kilifi County, Kenya. During the attack, they injured five people by shooting randomly into…
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