French church scapegoated for coronavirus crisis
An evangelical church has received death threats after being blamed for spreading Covid-19 in France. La Porte Ouverte (Open Door) Church in Mulhouse, eastern France, held a conference three weeks…
Nigerian children slaughtered during lockdown
Fulani militants have continued to attack Christians in northern Nigeria, with gruesome murders continuing despite the government-enforced lockdown. There are almost daily reports of herdsmen bursting into homes, killing families…
Isis murders 52 Christians in Mozambique
Islamic State (Isis) has claimed responsibility for an attack in Mozambique in which churches were burned and 52 young people killed. Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa told Catholic charity Aid to…
Three families in India beaten up
Three Christian families who refused to take part in animist worship in India have been assaulted and threatened with death. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that the attack happened in the…
Asia Bibi forgives her persecutors
“I knew it was going to happen,” says the mother held on death row for over eight years In France for the launch of her new biography, persecution survivor Asia…
Murdered for using water from a well
In an echo of Asia Bibi’s case, a 22-year-old farm worker has been murdered after washing with water from a Muslim’s well. Pakistani Christian Saleem Masih died on 28 February,…
Christian leader in India run over by motorcycles
Violence against Christians in India hit a new level when Hindu extremists ran their motorcycles over a key evangelical leader after beating him. Morning Star News Church leader Isaac Paulose…