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…
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…
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.…
NIGERIA – ‘Does the World Know? Do They Care?’ 15-Y-O Christian Girl Leah Sharibu Days Away From Execution
The Christian Post - Oct. 9, 2018 (SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE/INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN)A photo of Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu's family in Nigeria in this September 2018 video. The parents of Christian schoolgirl…
MALAYSIA – In Their Own Words: Prayer Requests of the Persecuted
Radical | Oct. 9, 2018 After Secret Church 18 participants wrote letters to persecuted believers in Malaysia, a team from Open Doors was able to deliver these letters personally to a church in the…
PAKISTAN – FMI Requests Prayer as World Awaits Asia Bibi Verdict
Mission Network News | Oct. 9, 2018 Pakistan (MNN) — Three Pakistani Supreme Court judges decided the fate of Asia Bibi yesterday, but they’re keeping that verdict under lock and…
SUDAN – Sudanese Agency Admits to Religiously Motivated Seizure of Property
International Christian Concern | Oct. 9, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Sudan admitted that they seized the property of…
IRAN – Iran’s Idea of ‘Human Rights’: Persecute Christians
Raymond Ibrahim | Oct. 9, 2018 In his recent speech before the United Nations, and as a way to support his claim that Israel is “a rogue and racist regime [that] trample[s]…
EGYPT- Church Legalization Remains Hot Issue Seven Years After Maspero Massacre
International Christian Concern | Oct. 9, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) and Egypt’s Christian community are commemorating today as the seventh anniversary of the Maspero Massacre. On October 9, 2011,…
IRAQ – Iraqi Archbishop Fears more Persecution, says IS Went Underground
Crux | Oct. 9, 2018 Christianity in Iraq is just one wave of persecution away from extinction, said the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Basra. In an interview with Catholic News Service,…
PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Asia Bibi’s Final Appeal
International Christian Concern | Oct. 8, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the final appeal for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy…
PAKISTAN – Pakistan Islamists Warn of ‘Terrible Consequences’ of Blasphemy Appeal
Reuters | Oct. 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency…
United States – Why America’s Religious Freedom Ambassador Thinks Everyone can Help ‘Fight’ for this ‘Foundational’ Right
Desert News | Oct. 8, 2018 Ambassador Sam Brownback delivers a speech about religious freedom during the 25th annual International Law and Religion Symposium at BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Deadline for Leah Sharibu a Week Away
International Christian Concern | Oct. 8, 2018 Leah Sharibu and two aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross are a week away from being killed by Boko…
Pakistan – Defend Dying Christians in Pakistan
American Center for Justice and Law | Oct. 5, 2018 Pakistan is one of the most pernicious persecutors of Christians ever. Pakistani Christians are tortured, raped, and burned alive. Some…
TURKEY – Brunson Appeals to Turkey’s Highest Court
Biblical Truth Media Excellence Free Speech | Oct. 5, 2018 Pastor Andrew Brunson’s attorney, Ismail Cem Halavurt, this week filed an appeal with Turkey’s highest constitutional court. Pastor Brunson, a North Carolina…
NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu’s Mother Pleads with Nigerian President as Kidnappers Threaten to Kill Daughter
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 4, 2018 The mother of the Christian girl detained by Boko Haram for over seven months has called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure…
INDONESIA – Indonesia: Three Churches Closed in Permits Dispute
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 3, 2018 Members of one of the closed churches hold a sign that says: “Our Assemblies of God church has been sealed by the government.”…
IRAQ – Turkish Airstrikes Target Iraqi Assyrian Villages — Call for War Crimes Investigation
Assyrian International News Agency | Oct. 3, 2018 The Turkish military launched airstrikes targeting Iraqi Christian villages in northern Iraq, a rights group warned. Local sources have told International Christian…
INDIA – Christian Teen Imprisoned on Baseless Rape Charges
International Christian Concern | Oct. 3, 2018 A 16-year-old Christian and three others in eastern India have been in jail for more than a month on a baseless rape charge,…
TURKEY – Lawyer of U.S. Pastor says to Appeal to Top Turkish Court for his Release
Reuters | Oct. 2, 2018 The case of Andrew Brunson, whose next regular court hearing is on Oct. 12, has become the most divisive issue in a worsening diplomatic row…
IRAN – Iranian Christians sentenced, Verdict says ‘Claiming Jesus is Lord is Attack Against Islam’
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 2, 2018 Two Iranian Christians have been given prison sentences for “spreading propaganda against the regime”, reports Middle East Concern. Saheb Fadaei and Fatimeh Bakhteri, who…
CHINA – Churches Across China Harassed by Authorities
International Christian Concern | Oct. 2, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that several churches across China were raided and had their crosses removed by authorities over the past…
CHINA – China: Christian schoolchildren forced to tick ‘no religion’ box
World Watch Monitor | Oct. 2, 2018 More than 300 Christian children in two high schools in Zhejiang province, which has been referred to as the “Jerusalem of the East” for its…