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
After more than 20 Christians lost their lives to terrorist attacks in two areas of Taraba State, Nigeria in August, a Catholic teacher was kidnapped
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
Suspected Muslim terrorists in northern Nigeria killed an 86-year-old Christian in his home on Aug. 2 and kidnapped two others who were later released, likely
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
A Christian has been fined and denied social rights for five years because he established house churches in Iran. The civil court of Bandar Anzali
