India: Newly Converted Christian Couple Beaten by Mob
a Christian man and his wife were severely beaten by a mob of Hindu radicals in India’s northern Bihar state. The brutal attack comes less than a week after Prime Minister Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were sworn into their second term leading India’s national government.
India: Gov’t Official Leads Anti-Christian Narrative by Comparing Religious Conversion to Rape
a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister made comments comparing religious conversion to rape, concerning many who believe these comments perpetuate of a false anti-Christian and represent a direct assault on the religious freedom rights protected by India’s constitution.
Uganda: Converts, Pastors Threatened with Death; Gospel Meetings Banned in Town
Police have banned evangelistic events in a town in western Uganda following open-air preaching in which many Muslims put their faith in Christ. The success of the event also led to church leaders receiving death threats.
Egypt: Islamic Clerics Threaten Sudanese Christian
Persecution followed 40-year-old Sudanese Christian to Egypt where he has received repeated death threats from both Egyptian and Sudanese Islamic clerics. Osman applied for asylum on grounds of religious persecution with the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees when he arrived in Egypt, without success.
Pakistan: Christian Family Left Homeless Following Mob Attack
A Christian pastor and his family living in Pakistan were recently attacked by a mob of 34 men at their home. The family was rescued by a police officer who was nearby, however, the family has been left homeless, as the attackers seized their home.
US: Classifying Religious Persecution to Implement Meaningful Change
Great efforts have been made in the U.S. to combat the growing concern of religious persecution around the world. Market research analyst John Cosenza discusses next steps in successfully advancing the religious freedom of specific communities through the identification of
Turkey: Police Raid Church During Baptism Ceremony
Turkish police interrupted a baptism ceremony in the city of Bolu while conducting a raid against a church composed of Iranian Christian asylum seekers.
Egypt: Christian Woman Disappears
A Christian wife and mother of three
Pakistan: Muslim Employer Kills Christian Farmhand for Working Elsewhere
A Muslim landlord outside Faisalabad, Pakistan tortured a worker to death for daring, as a “lowly Christian,” to work for another employer, relatives said.
Kenya: Muslim Mob Destroys Churches and Christian Shops
A disagreement between Muslims and the local community in
Egypt: Christian Murdered by Work Colleague
On May 7th,
Eritrea: One hundred and forty-one Christians Arrested During Gathering
141 Christians, including 14 children, were arrested and imprisoned this week in Asmara. They were arrested for gathering and worshipping without being registered under the communist government.
China: Historic Church in Xiamen Banned
More than 70 officials from China’s southeastern Fujian Province were dispatched to shut down Xunsiding Church, a house of worship with over four decades of history in Xiamen. The church received an administrative penalty notice after the officials inspected the church.
Pakistan: Christian Family Falsely Accused of Blasphemy and Attacked by Mob
a Christian family in Punjab was attacked by a mob after they were falsely accused of committing blasphemy against Islam. False accusations of blasphemy are common in Pakistan and are primarily used to settle personal scores or incite religious hatred.
France: Report Indicates Growing “Anti-Christian Hostility”
The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe released a report in February decrying numerous assaults on Christian churches and monuments in France.