Sixteen members of Bege Baptist Church of Masala in central Nigeria were released June 4 after being kidnapped nearly a month earlier. Gunmen abducted 43
Two young Christian males accused of blasphemy were allegedly beaten May 18 and ultimately charged under a statute that calls for the death penalty. Morning
A Roman Catholic catechist and his wife were among dozens of Christians killed in central Nigeria’s Benue State last month, Morning Star News reported. Fulani
Seven Protestants have been punished for telling people on a city street the meaning of Easter. Forum 18 News Service said the seven were arrested,
A Christian couple was released from prison May 9 after an Iranian judge struck down their convictions. Morning Star News reports that the couple —
A court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on Tuesday (May 30) handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old Christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country’s blasphemy
A Christian widow facing life imprisonment in Pakistan on a blasphemy charge has been released on bail. Morning Star News, quoting an attorney, says Musarrat
A college student was slain April 14, reportedly for telling Muslims about Jesus Christ. Morning Star News identified the slain student as Jeremiah Mwanga. Mwanga,
Among attacks on church buildings and mosques in Sudan after fighting broke out within the Sudanese military last month, a priest and other Christians were
Rioting mobs have destroyed at least 40 churches and forced thousands of Kuki, Zomi and other minority hill-dwelling tribes — most of them Christians —
