India: Christians Return to Village Where Followers of Tribal Religion Attacked Them
A Christian family were attacked in their home while they slept in late May and barely escaped with their lives. The attack was a result of their refusal to take part in a tribal celebration. Last week the family returned to their village, fearing additional persecution.
China: House Church Raided, Six Elders Taken Away In Guangxi
Earlier this month, dozens of officials from the Ethnic and Religious Affairs agency raided the Enguang church in Guanxi region’s Guiling city, grabbing the microphone to denounce the gathering.
Pakistan: Prayer Service Targeted by Police
Last month, a Christian prayer service was attacked by the police in Youhanabad, a Christian neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan.
India: Fourth Christian Killed in Less Than Two Months
Maoists in Maharashtra state killed a church pastor on Friday (July 10), the fourth death of a Christian for their faith in India since late May, sources said.
Pakistan: Christians Beaten by Extremists
On June 22, a group of an estimated 50 Islamic radicals attacked the Christian residents of Racecourse, a Christian neighborhood located in Karachi, Pakistan.
Kenya: Islamists Beat 21-Year-Old Christian Mother Unconscious
Islamists beat a 21-year-old Christian woman unconscious and injured her siblings after they fled from persecution in Solamia to Nairobi, Kenya.
India: Christian Families Attacked by Hindu Radicals in Chhattisgarh
Caravan News reports that, on May 20, the home of two Adivasi Christian families was attacked by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists in Kokkar Pal village located in Chhattisgarh, India.
India: Christian Family Brutally Attacked in Chhattisgarh
On July 1, an Indian Christian family was brutally attacked by radical Hindu Nationalists for refusing to deny their Christian faith in Mohanbeda village (Chhattisgarh State).
India: Christian Mother of Four was Persecuted Before Her Death
Tribal Hindus persecuted a widowed, Christian mother of four before her body was found severely mutilated in the wilderness near her village in Chhattisgarh, India, sources said.
Iraq: Christians Evacuate Following Turkish Airstrikes
Since the beginning of Turkey’s airstrike operations in northern Iraq, nine of the 11 Christian villages in the Zakho district have reportedly evacuated, displacing hundreds of families.
Pakistan: Christian Family Fights to Register Police Report Against People Harassing Their Worship
In late May, Sherry Masih and his family were attacked by a group of Muslim men as the family was holding a prayer service. In an attempt to register the a complaint with police, Masih was arrested.
Vietnam: Family of Imprisoned Pastor Beaten and Detained
The family of political activist and pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, imprisoned for his promotion of democracy, was subject to violence and detention before and during U.S. Ambassador’s visit to Thanh Hoa province.
India: Christian Father of Two Killed in Jharkhand State
A young Christian father of two was hunted down, dragged from his home and brutally murdered by followers of tribal Adivasi religion after four years of harassment for reporting their assault on his mother-in-law.
Pakistan: Christians Struggle Amid Locust and COVID-19 Crisis
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.
India: Police Release Suspect in Attempted Killing of Pastor
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.