Shot for building a church
Two Pakistani Christians who were building a church have been shot by locals who don’t want the church in their village. Religious freedom charity CLAAS-UK report that Muslims in the…
Attack on church service leaves 24 dead
A church service in Burkina Faso was a scene of devastation when suspected jihadists entered and killed 24 Christians, including the pastor. Another 18 people were wounded. No Muslim extremist…
Muslims beat up street preacher
A Christian street preacher in Trondheim, Norway, was abducted, beaten, robbed and threatened with death if he didn’t convert to Islam. Four Muslim men asked Roar Fløttum to pray for…
Severe sentence for Chinese pastor
A Chinese megachurch pastor, Wang Yi, has been jailed for nine years for “subversion of state power” and “illegally operating a business”. According to Faithwire, Yi, the lead pastor of…
ISIS executes 11 Nigerians as “message” to all Christians
An Islamic jihadist group has killed 11 Christians in Nigeria in revenge for the US assassinations of Isis leader Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman last year. “This message is to…
Boris pledges support for persecuted Christians
The Prime Minister’s Christmas message highlighted the plight of Christians around the globe who are suffering for their faith, and he promised to defend them. Boris Johnson said: “Today of…
New Sudan government reverses years of persecution
The attendance of Muslim government officials at a Christmas celebration in Sudan shows how far religious freedom has progressed since the new regime took office. After making Christmas a public…
Iranian converts imprisoned
While the world’s eyes were on tensions between Iran and the USA at the beginning of the year, the Iranian regime continued cracking down on Christians. A pastor and eight…
Petitions urged for jailed pastors
An American pastor has been arrested and detained in India because he is a Christian. After more than 17 years ministering to the people of Nepal and India – training…
Baghdadi mission named after Christian martyr
The US raid that resulted in the death of the leader of Isis in October was named after a Christian woman he raped. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself rather than…