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Originally published in World Watch Monitor In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, the churches in the predominantly-Muslim West African nation of Niger experienced the worst attacks in their history. On the weekend of 16-17 January, hundreds of angry Islamists attacked and ransacked dozens of properties and […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner Oregon bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein have received a record-breaking $390 000 in donations through Continue to Give from people who want to support them in their ongoing legal battle with the State of Oregon. Jesse Wellhoefer, founder of the three-year-old Continue to Give crowdfunding […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christian Asia Bibi had been the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. Now the country’s Supreme Court has suspended the sentence until a final decision is made on her appeal. According to a report from BBC News, 50-year-old […]
Originally published in Christian Today Turkish police detained at least 11 people overnight as anti-government protests following a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State turned violent in Istanbul and other cities. Two police officers were found dead, shot in the head, in a house in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa […]
Originally posted in World Watch Monitor Pakistani Christian Aasiya Noreen (known as Asia Bibi) has been allowed to take her appeal against her death penalty for blasphemy to Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the capital, Islamabad. Until the Supreme Court reaches its final decision, Noreen cannot be executed. Commentators today have praised the […]
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Originally published in Christian Today Pastor Farshid Fathi, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2010 because of his Christian faith, has just been given an early release date, reports said. Farshid has long been been separated from his wife Leila and two children, Rosana and Bardia. He is currently […]
Originally published by Worthy News The blood-soaked executioners of ISIS have spared neither women nor children since the jihadist army established its caliphate a year ago, putting an estimated 74 kids and even more women to death for such offenses as practicing “magic” and refusing to fast during Ramadan. A […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Sudanese authorities arrested 12 young Christian women in Khartoum and forced them to strip out of their clothes after they left a church service wearing what was deemed “immoral dress,” a Christian persecution watchdog organization has reported. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the 12 […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Israeli government has vowed to step up its efforts in protecting its country’s Christian community following attacks by fringe groups in some Christian areas in the past few years. The government, which has prided itself in protecting minorities inside the Jewish state, has decided […]