Pastor detained after police raid house church
June 17, 2023
Authorities took a pastor and his wife into custody May 14 following a raid upon a house church in China’s Hunan province. The human rights
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Sixteen members of Nigerian church released after being kidnapped
June 8, 2023
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 Christians accused of blasphemy, face death penalty in Pakistan
June 7, 2023
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
Dozens of Christians killed during attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
June 6, 2023
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
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,
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
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