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…
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…