Egypt: Muslims attack Christian homes in Alexandria
Recent visits by a Coptic priest to one man’s home in a village outside Alexandria gave locals reason to think a Christian place of worship was springing up in their…
Iran: Maryam back in prison after treatment
Maryam Naghash Zargaran before her imprisonment Maryam Naghash Zargaran, a Christian convert from Islam, has been in Evin prison for three years and urgently needed medical treatment which the prosecutor…
British bishops join Free Iran protest
Right Rev Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester – one of several bishops protesting against Iran’s treatment of Christians. Photo: Diocese of Gloucester Persecution of Christians in Iran is getting worse,…
Russia bans evangelism
President Putin has signed into law a new bill that will heavily fine Christians for evangelising. Photo: Wikimedia Iron Curtain comes down on Christians Russia has just put the clock…
Persecution Watch: 100 MILLION CHRISTIANS UNDER PERSECUTION
Homes, shops and churches destroyed in Lahore, Pakistan, as police look on. © persecutedchurchnews.blogspot.co.uk 3,000 more killed than in 2015 – and that doesn’t even include North Korea, Syria and…
Persecution Watch – August-September 2016
Kenya: Defending human rights lawyers and girls ‘sold’ as brides A Christian human rights attorney, Willie Kimani, his client, and their cab driver were kidnapped and murdered in Kenya by…
Muslim refugees turn to Christ
A Muslim refugee is baptised as a Christian in Hamburg Christian refugees face routine oppression by Muslims in German camps – including being forced to participate in Islamic prayers, according…