Nigeria: Schoolgirls and Teachers Released After Torture and Ransom
Six girls and two staff members from a Christian-run high school in north-central Nigeria were kidnapped when gunmen believed to be Fulani militants raided the boarding school. They were released after enduring torture and beatings.
Syria: Christian Villages Evacuate
When US troops withdrew from northern Syria, Turkey quickly attacked the Tal Tamir/Khabour area, where it is heavily populated with Christians. Of the 33 Christian
Afghanistan: European Court Stops Deportation of Afghan Christian
The European Court of Human Rights has stopped the deportation of an Afghan Christian convert from Switzerland. According to the court’s ruling, the Christian would have faced serious danger if forced to return to Afghanistan.
Egypt: Christians Ordered to Move Church
For more than 26 years, Coptic Christians in Hgara village have struggled to rebuild and renew their church, Mar Girgis. Despite
Pakistan: Christian Villagers Beaten and Stopped from Constructing Church
On November 4, a mob of armed Muslims stopped Christians from constructing a church building in
Turkey: Country Reacts to Armenian Genocide Bill
Following a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives on October 29th to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey a century ago, Turkey has begun an aggressive media campaign condemning the decision.
Turkey: H.R. 206 Officially Recognizes Armenian Genocide
United States Congress establishes House Resolution 296 as formal recognition of the Armenian Genocide when 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of Ottoman-Turks between 1915 and 1923. The resolution also legitimatizes the word “genocide” as an official description of the event.
China: Watchdog Organization Reports Another Church Demolition
According to China Aid, another Three-Self church in China’s Henan province has been demolished by the country’s communist regime,
India: Five Christians in Northeast Region Beaten After Refusing to Recant Christian Faith
Last Friday, five recently converted Christians from India’s Odisha state were beaten mercilessly with bamboo rods after they refused to recant their Christian faith.
China: Christians Harassed for Purchasing Christian Books Online
For Chinese Christians who are purchasing Christian books through WeChat (instant messaging App) online shop, now they are facing risks of being invited to “tea
India: Minister for Minority Affairs Claims Minorities are “Absolutely Safe”
India’s Minister for Minority Affairs met with the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, telling him that the rights of minorities were absolutely safe in India and are being protected by the BJP-led government.
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India: U.S. Pastor Stranded After Arrest on Declarations Charge
A U.S. pastor attending a Sunday School conference in India is stranded in the country after he was arrested for failing to report money he was carrying.
India: Police Put Christian Houses Under Surveillance in Tamil State
Police in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state
Burkina Faso: Country Suffers Another Attack
On Saturday, October 26, unknown gunmen stormed the village of