Three times in three weeks this summer, Christians were accused of blaspheming Islam, leading other Christians to flee their homes in Pakistan for fear of retribution.
“They knew he would get bail on merit, which is why they deliberately kept him from appearing before the judge,” attorney says.
“I am unquestionably innocent of the charges against me,” said Yuri Sipko, who is accused of slandering the Russian military and posting “fake news” online.
Several churches and homes were burned in Pakistan on Wednesday (Aug. 16) in violence sparked by allegations that a Christian man had desecrated a Quran.
“We may never know this side of heaven exactly how all those pieces fell into place,” said Todd Nettleton, VOM’s spokesperson.
Religious freedom advocates protest Chinese lawyer’s detention in Laos. More than 80 groups demand his release as he faces deportation to China.
Some Texas-based advocates for persecuted religious groups fear Lu Siwei — a Chinese human rights lawyer arrested in Laos last week —could be deported to
Outrage over a social media post of Bible verses resulted in one Christian being charged with blasphemy and dozens of Christian families fleeing their village
A 40-year-old Christian widow was abducted, raped by a gang and then killed, reportedly for refusing to convert to Islam and marry one of the
A church building that government entities sealed in March was unsealed in June. Morning Star News reports the Palsigunung congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church
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