Christian sharecroppers in southern Pakistan have been deeply affected by locust swarms, destroying their crops and livelihoods. Struggling to survive, they are finding persecution against them as they seek help. Read more: International Christian Concern
Under pressure from an official in the ruling Hindu nationalist political party, police in Uttar Pradesh state, India have released without charges a suspect in the attempted killing of a pastor last month, sources said. Read more: Morning Star News
A Christian family in Pakistan claims their relative was murdered by police after refusing to change his testimony in a crime he witnessed. The Christian family has filed charges against the police and the case has led to several local protests. Read more: International Christian Concern
As India gradually emerges from its national lockdown, ICC has documented a sudden spike in attacks on Christians across the country, including at least eight incidents in just two weeks. Read more: International Christian Concern
One South Sudanese dead, another in critical condition after imams called for Muslim residents to rid Christian South Sudanese from the “Muslim area.” Read more: Morning Star News
A former sheikh in eastern Uganda secretly became a Christian on Christmas Day and when he told his two wives of his conversion, one joined him in faith, along with their children. When word got out,, a Muslim leader and others stormed his house and set it on fire. Read more: Morning Star News
A Christian family has been the subject of increased harassment from family members to renounce their faith and leave the shared house or face death. The persecution takes place while the patriarch is away for extended business travel. Read more: Morning Star News
In 2013, Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife, Shagufta, were accused of blasphemy for allegedly sending a text message insulting the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran, imprisoned and sentenced to death. Read more: International Christian Concern
According to reports, India has refused to grant entry visas to representatives of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, arriving to investigate reports of increased intolerance against India’s religious minority, Read more: International Christian Concern
Civil war between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army on northern Myanmar’s Kachin state continues to be a nightmare for the Christian majority ethnic Kachin people who find themselves in IDP camps and nowhere to go. Read more: International Christian Concern
