Three Pakistani Christians charged with blasphemy recently were granted release on bail. Morning Star News reported the Supreme Court of Pakistan granted bail Aug. 24
A high court in Iran recently rejected retrial requests from several Christian converts. The Iranian Supreme Court denied the requests from Abbas Souri, Fariba Dalir
A Christian couple arrested for being part of a house church is being held in an Iranian prison known for abusive treatment of prisoners. Homayoun
An attorney was killed, four nuns were abducted and a university student may be forced to marry as unabated persecution of Christians continues in Nigeria.
A Presbyterian church in Taiwan organized an Aug. 10 prayer service for a Christian human rights lawyer imprisoned by China’s communist government. Human rights group
A relief organization reported Myanmar’s army is restricting humanitarian aid in three states that have a considerable Christian population. The nongovernmental Refugees International said the
The Chinese Communist Party, which restricts Christian ministries, is clamping down even tighter with the institution of new legal restrictions. The relief group Barnabas Fund
Angry Muslims ambushed two Christians, killing one, after eight Muslims put their faith in Christ during an open-air debate. Assailants attacked an assistant pastor, Ambrose
Two Christians died in separate attacks and another escaped from abductors as violence continues against Christians in Nigeria. Morning Star News reported two Catholic priests
In separate incidents, a Nigerian pastor’s two sons were killed and his daughter abducted, and two ministers were slain for their faith. In Nigeria’s Adamawa
