Christians fined in Belarus for sharing meaning of Easter
June 4, 2023
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,
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Uncommon court decision frees Christian couple in Iran
June 3, 2023
A Christian couple was released from prison May 9 after an Iranian judge struck down their convictions. Morning Star News reports that the couple —
Pakistani Christian sentenced to death under blasphemy law
June 1, 2023
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
Pakistani Christian widow charged with blasphemy in April released on bail
May 30, 2023
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
College student killed for his evangelism to Muslims in Uganda
May 28, 2023
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,
Christians wounded in wake of military fighting in Sudan
May 25, 2023
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
Churches destroyed, Christians displaced in northeast India
May 8, 2023
Rioting mobs have destroyed at least 40 churches and forced thousands of Kuki, Zomi and other minority hill-dwelling tribes — most of them Christians —
US urged to address ‘intensifying’ persecution in Vietnam
May 4, 2023
More than 70 international entities have signed a letter to the Biden administration urging it to address the Vietnam government’s persecution of Christians and religious
First Person: It’s true — we must do more
May 2, 2023
A few years ago Nigerian Baptist leaders welcomed me at the airport with these words: “Thank you for sending Thomas Jefferson Bowen to bring us
Christian widow, Muslim gardener charged with blasphemy in Pakistan
April 28, 2023
A Christian widow and a Muslim gardener were arrested in Pakistan this month on blasphemy charges after they were accused of intentionally burning papers containing
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