By Leah MarieAnn Klett — Originally published in The Christian Post Amid escalating violence between the military and protesters in northern Myanmar, a nun went down on her knees in front of police, pleading with them to stop shooting and spare “the children,” offering up her life instead. A now-viral video shows […]
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Abducted and enslaved Christian girl in Pakistan to return home in ‘stunning court victory’
Originally published in Premier Christian News A court in Pakistan has ruled that a 12-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped and forced to marry a 45-year-old man can return home to her family. In what Christian religious freedom charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls a stunning court […]
‘Pray for the people of Myanmar’: as brutal army seizes control
Originally published in CBN News CBN News has acquired security camera footage from Myanmar capturing the moment military personnel escorted a former political prisoner from his home. It’s the latest arrest of senior politicians and others including the country’s de facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu […]
Catholic girl, 12, likely to return to Muslim abductor, advocates fear
Originally published in Morning Star News Advocates for a 12-year-old Catholic girl found tortured and chained in the home of a Muslim in Pakistan fear he will regain custody after she testified that she converted and wed him of her own free will, sources said. Charges of abduction and rape […]
US pastor faces charges for launching Bible balloons into atheist North Korea
Originally published in Lifesite News A US Christian pastor is facing charges from South Korean authorities for launching large helium-filled balloons with Bibles attached to them into the atheist dictatorship of North Korea. Rev Dr Eric Foley of Voice of the Martyrs Korea has been launching the Bible-carrying balloons without […]
Christians in hiding after brutal mob attack in Central India
Originally published in Morning Star News Several families are in hiding after tribal animists in Chhattisgarh state, India threatened to kill them for reporting a mob attack to police last week that sent 21 Christians to hospitals, sources said. Armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods, bows and arrows and iron […]
Radical Muslims pledge bounty to kill Pakistani Christian over alleged blasphemy
By Andrea Morris — Originally published in CBN News Islamic extremists issued a bounty for the death of a Pakistani Christian who fled to Thailand following accusations of blasphemy against Islam. Faraz Pervaiz, a human rights advocate who opposes the persecution of Christians, received death threats after he spoke out […]
A cry for justice as Pakistan court validates forced ‘marriage’ of teen — Elizabeth Kendal
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Once again a Pakistani High Court has validated the “marriage” of an abducted Christian minor girl to her Muslim abductor, despite child marriage being illegal in Pakistan. The High Court has rejected proof-of-age documents submitted by the victim’s Christian parents (birth certificates, […]
2 500 Bibles sent to remote tribe that once killed missionaries
Originally published in Christian Today A remote Papua tribe has received 2 500 Bibles 55 years after two missionaries trying to reach them with the Gospel were slain. Some Yali tribespeople walked an entire day to reach the Oakbisik airstrip in the mountains of Papua, Indonesia, to receive the shipment […]
Over 1 400 Christians baptised in historic outdoor event in Thailand
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christians in Thailand are celebrating after 1 435 people were baptised in a huge outdoor event. Believers from five different provinces of the country gathered at a reservoir in central Thailand for the ceremony. Church planting groups Free in Jesus Christ Association (FJCCA) and Reach […]