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Originally published in Worthy News A young Christian worker is in critical condition after he was reportedly attacked at his factory in Pakistan’s Punjab province for alleged “blasphemy against Islam.” Waqas Masih, 22, was still in hospital Monday after a Muslim colleague at the Subhan Allah Paper Mills in the […]
By Anto Akkara — Originally published in National Catholic Register Amid hundreds of Christians being harassed and arrested, often on fraudulent charges, under the anti-conversion laws enacted in a dozen Indian states, Christians in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India held a massive protest on March 6 demanding repeal of the […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org In statements on social media and state-owned media platforms, China is celebrating an increase in government persecution of religious minorities in 2024. The Chinese government views religious freedom as a threat to the exclusive loyalty it believes is owed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily A Christian couple in India has been sentenced to five years in prison for ‘attempting to convert’, breaking an anti-conversion law in the process. A special court in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India has convicted a Christian couple of attempting to convert under the […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured to death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. The “blasphemy business group” has devastated numerous families with the collusion of federal […]
Originally published in CBN More than 24 000 people filled the Cần Thơ Stadium in Vietnam earlier this week to seek Jesus during the Season of Love Festival with Evangelist Franklin Graham. It was a major turnout of people hungry to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. “The Gospel transcends […]
Christians should speak out against proposals by Iraq’s government to lower the legal age of marriage and consent for girls from 18 to nine. So says Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC) and *Sema, an Iraqi woman who partners with Open Doors, in an article published in Premier […]
Originally published in Christian Today British lawyer Andrea Williams warned over a million South Koreans gathered for a worship service that the country might soon face devastating challenges similar to those that Western nations have encountered if it embraces legislation that paves the way for LGBT ideology to impact their […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said. Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on September 10, though for security reasons it was […]
Originally published in Persecution.org Christians in Chhattisgarh, India, formed a 130km human chain to protest inaction against a member of the legislative assembly who made derogatory remarks about Jesus and conversions to Christianity in a public speech. When a video of the speech made by Raimunia Bhagat went viral on […]