Originally published in The Christian Post Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, 18-year-old sons of Shahid Masih of Kalay Wala Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab Province, were […]
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Christian rickshaw driver jailed for inadvertantly stepping on Quran pages in street
Originally published in The Christian Post A Christian has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan, for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said. Dennis Albert, a 35-year-old rickshaw driver, was booked under one section […]
No justice for Christian woman pushed into cutting machine by Muslim boss
Originally published in Worthy News A lawyer in Pakistan is demanding that reluctant police authorities arrest an Islamist employer who caused a young Christian female employee to lose an ear and most of her scalp when he pushed her into an electric chaff cutter last month, Morning Star News (MSN) […]
Indonesia to normalise relations with Israel
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation, is to normalise relations with Israel, well-informed Israeli sources said on Thursday. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) secretary-general Mathias Cormann informed Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz about Indonesia’s plans, Worthy News learned. Katz, in a letter […]
Christian sentenced to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy Law
Originally published in Morning Star News A judge sentenced a Christian to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes for a social media message that relatives say was posted using a phone stolen from him, sources said. Fanson Shahid, 56, had been beaten in his home in Lahore when arrested in March […]
Vietnamese man given four-and-a-half years in prison for hosting prayer meetings
Originally published in Premier Christian News A 48-year-old Vietnamese Montagnard Christian, Nay Y Blang, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for conducting prayer meetings in his home. A member of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, Blang was convicted on January 26 without access to legal representation. […]
Nepali pastor to be jailed for praying after Supreme Court denies appeal
Originally published in The Christian Post Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya faces a one-year prison sentence for his religious activities, marking a significant setback for religious freedom in Nepal, after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a previous judgment against the pastor, who now awaits the court’s response to his appeal for […]
Chinese pastor sentenced to 14 years for peddling ‘superstition’
Originally published in The Christian Post A court in China sentenced a prominent Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison. The pastor’s wife and four church members have also been sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to 10 years. They were all found guilty of purportedly “using superstition to […]
300 000-member Indian church to plant 40 more megachurches
Originally published in CBN News Calvary Temple is India’s largest church with more than 300 000 members. Now, it’s on a mission to build 40 more megachurches in the next 10 years. Most roads in Hyderabad on Sundays lead to Calvary Temple. Shortly after 4 am, side streets around the […]
Tiny Christian nation facing genocide amid militant neighbors’ quest for ‘Islamic empire’
Originally published in CBN News. While the world focuses on Israel’s war against Hamas, an ongoing conflict threatens a tiny Christian nation at the intersection of Europe and Asia. Armenia is facing a potential genocide at the hands of its militant neighbor, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s army is five times larger than […]