INDIA – Christians in India see dramatic increase of attacks in 2020
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | April 21, 2020 Attacks on Christians and their places of worship in India continued to escalate in both number and severity in the…
PAKISTAN – Pregnant Woman Dies Of Starvation Amid Lockdown In Pakistan: Report
NDTV | April 20, 2020 A pregnant woman has died of starvation in Pakistan's Sindh province amid the coronavirus lockdown imposed in the country, according to media reports. Sughra Bibi,…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: President Trump, Tell the World Bank to Watch Pakistan Closely
Save the Persecuted Christians | April 20, 2020 In Open Letter to the President, Secretary of State and World Bank Leader, Advocates Stress That Christians in Pakistan Are Being Denied…
PAKISTAN – Covid-19: religious minorities discriminated against in the distribution of food
Agenzia Fides | April 18, 2020 The "Saylani Welfare International Trust" organization has acted by discriminating religious minorities in the distribution of food, for the Covid-19 emergency, in the Sindh…
PAKISTAN – Troubled by denial of food aid to Pakistani Hindus and Christians
USCIRF | April 13, 2020 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is troubled by the reports of food aid being denied to Hindus and Christians amid the spread…
PAKISTAN – Appeal for Pakistani Couple Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Delayed by COVID-19
International Christian Concern | April 13, 2020 The High Court appeal for a Christian couple in Pakistan, sentenced to death under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws, was delayed last week…
INDIA – Christian Beaten into Coma by Tribal Animists in Odisha State, India
Morning Star News | April 7, 2020 A young mother and her two children were staring at her husband as he lay unconscious after a mob of 60 villagers in…
INDIA – Christians in India’s Karnataka State Endure Spike in Persecution
International Christian Concern | April 5, 2020 Since the beginning of 2020, there has been a dramatic escalation in Christian persecution in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Reports of…
NEPAL – Police in Nepal Falsely Charge Pastors with Violating Coronavirus Lockdown, Sources Say
Morning Star News | April 3, 2020 Police arrested two pastors in Nepal on Saturday (March 28), falsely charging them with holding worship services amid the Himalayan country’s lockdown to…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christian Leaders Report Another Incident of Aid Being Denied to Christians
International Christian Concern | April 3, 2020 Christian leaders in Pakistan are reporting another incident in which Christians were denied government food aid amid the COVID-19 crisis. This marks the…
INDIA – Christians arrested for ‘forcible conversion’ while providing aid to the poor
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | April 2, 2020 Christians in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state were arrested on false charges of “forcible conversion” while providing food and other…
INDIA – Police Detain Christians Providing Aid to the Poor in Tamil Nadu, India
Morning Star News | March 30, 2020 Police in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state rushed to a slum where Christians were providing food and other aid earlier this month and…
PAKISTAN – Coronavirus: Karachi NGO denies food to poor Hindus and Christians
Asian News | Shafique Khokhar | March 30, 2020 A Karachi NGO has denied food aid to poor Hindus and Christians, who like Muslims are suffering from coronavirus. In Pakistan,…
NEPAL – Police in Nepal Arrest Pastor for Touting Healing Prayer amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Morning Star News | March 26, 2020 Police in Nepal arrested a Christian pastor this week, accusing him of giving false information about COVID-19 by saying Christian prayer could bring…
INDIA – Pastor says life becoming ‘far more difficult’ for Christians amid escalating persecution
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | March 25, 2020 A pastor in India has opened up about the deteriorating state of religious freedom in the country, revealing things are…
INDIA – Hindu leader threatens Christians with new wave of persecution
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | March 23, 2020 The chief of a Hindu nationalist group has launched a nationwide campaign against “forcible” conversions to Christianity. In a media interview,…
INDIA – Christians Suffer Police Brutality, Illegal Arrests in Uttar Pradesh, India
Morning Star News | March 22, 2020 Forcing them to pose like Christ on the cross, police last week beat Christians in custody on baseless charges in northern India’s Uttar…
PAKISTAN – Agony of Pakistani Christian girls’ family after her kidnapping by Muslim man
Pakistan Christian Posy | Napoleon Qayyum | March 22, 2020 Warris Masih who is the resident of Gulshan-e-Noor SharifPura Cantt Lahore and is the father of 7 (2 Died). One…
INDIA – Hindu extremists beat Christian leader, run him over with motorcycles while mocking Jesus
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | March 9, 2020 Hindu extremists in India brutally beat a Christian leader before running their motorcycles over him while mocking his faith as…
INDIA – Religious goons torture lone Pastor, Maharashtra
Persecution Relief Correspondent | March 7, 2020 A young Pastor was severely tortured and threatened for over 3 hours by religious goons. Ashok(name changed on request of victim for security reasons) is a Pastor who leads a Church that gathers in a…
INDIA – Attacked hospital accused of conversion in India
UCA News | March 5, 2020 Police have arrested an employee of a Catholic hospital and slapped conversion charges on a Catholic nun for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christian man tortured to death for bathing in well water; family wants justice
CP | Samuel Smith | March 4, 2020 A 22-year-old Christian man was beaten to death in Pakistan’s Punjab province by men who accused him of “contaminating” water in a…
INDIA – Christian Activists Disappointed Trump Didn’t Prioritize Religious Freedom During India Visit
NCR | Anto Akkara | February 29, 2020 President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24-26 visit to India turned out to be a disappointment for India’s beleaguered Christian minority, who are worried…
PAKISTAN – I always believed I would be freed: Aasia Bibi
Daiji World | February 29, 2020 Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was cleared by the country's Supreme Court of blasphemy charges after spending eight years on death row,…
PAKISTAN – Muslim Landowner Tortures Young Christian Man to Death in Pakistan, Sources Say
Morning Star News | February 28, 2020 A young Christian man died today after a Muslim landowner on Tuesday (Feb. 25) chained and tortured him, accusing him of “polluting” his…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christians attacked over church construction, 1 left partially paralyzed
CP | Samuel Smith | February 27, 2020 A Pakistani Christian man is partially paralyzed after a mob of Muslim men shot two Christians and attacked another with an ax…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Joins Other Advocacy Organizations to Send President Trump Letters Concerning Persecuted Believers in India
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 21, 2020 Letters Delivered Today, as Trump Prepares for Trip to India Next Week WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians, which advocates…
INDIA – STPC Letter to President Trump by Frank J. Gaffney
February 20, 2020 Hon. Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Save the Persecuted Christians salutes you on your administration’s historic…
INDIA – Commentary on Religious Persecution In India
Don Shenk – Director – Gospel Tide Broadcasting Association | STPC Coalition Partner | Feb. 21, 2020 It is a well-known and accepted fact that the overwhelming majority of people…
INDIA – Christian Persecution Fact Sheet Compiled by STPC
Open Doors USA World Watch List 2020 Rank: No. 10, 2020 World Watch List of Countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian Score: 83/100 Region: Asia Persecution…
PAKISTAN – 14-Year-Old Pakistani Christian Kidnapped, Forced to Convert to Islam Is Reunited with Her Family
Christian Headlines | Lori Arnold | February 19, 2020 A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian, who was forced to convert to Islam after being kidnapped, has been reunited with her family, an…
INDIA – Kandhamal’s 7 ‘innocents’ presented to bishops’ plenary
Matters India | February 18, 2020 The seven ‘innocent’ Christians of Kandhamal who have been released recently on bail from the Supreme Court of India after languishing in jail for…
PAKISTAN – Judges Rule Against Kidnapped 14-Year-Old Christian Girl: ‘Unable to Treat Christians as Pakistani Citizens’
CBN News | Steve Warren | February 10, 2020 A Pakistan high court has handed down a ruling based on Islamic "sharia" law that says men in Pakistan can marry…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Panel Attests to Genocide Against Faithful, Calls for Americans to Speak Boldly, Act
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 7, 2020 SRO Audience at National Prayer Breakfast Prays for Victims, Truth-Tellers WASHINGTON, D.C.—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),a growing grassroots…
BANGLADESH – Rohingya Christians dealing with aftermath of attack
Mission Network News | Kevin Zeller | February 4, 2020 Rohingya Christians have been moved to safety following an attack in a Bangladesh refugee camp. Greg Musselman of Voice of the…
INDIA – Church Joins National Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law
National Catholic Register | Anto Akkara | January 29, 2020 The Catholic Church has joined in the widespread civic protests against new legislation that, according to critics, strikes at the…
INDIA – Church Joins National Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law
National Catholic Register | Anto Akkara | January 29, 2020 NEW DELHI — The Catholic Church has joined in the widespread civic protests against new legislation that, according to critics,…
PAKISTAN- Lahore ATC acquits 42 people in Youhanabad lynching cases
DAWN | Rana Bilal | January 29, 2020 An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday acquitted and ordered the release of 42 people who were accused in cases pertaining…
INDIA/USA – Modi Prepares to Welcome Trump to India
New York Times |Jeffrey Gettleman and Vindu Goel | Jan. 28, 2020 NEW DELHI — Mysterious figures in sunglasses have scoped out the Taj Mahal. The hunt is on for…
RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide
For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open Doors USA, a community of…