Originally published in Christian Today A 7-year old boy has been tortured and murdered because of his Christian faith in northern India, Gospel for Asia reports. The body of the boy, named only as Anmol, was found in a pond last week with shocking injuries that reveal he was subjected […]
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US pastor imprisoned in Iran allowed rare visit from family members
Originally published in Urban Christian News An Idaho pastor who is being detained in a notorious prison in Iran has been allowed to visit members of his family, a development that human rights groups attribute to international pressure calling for his release. The American Center for Law & Justice said […]
‘White Widow’ key suspect in Kenyan pastors’ murders
By World Watch Monitor The widow of one of the bombers on the London Tube in July 2005, 29-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, has been named in connection with the murders of two Kenyan pastors. Lewthwaite is wanted for seven murders in Kenya altogether, including the recent execution of two radical Muslim […]
The Global War on Christians: Book review
Book Review by World Watch Monitor THE GLOBAL WAR ON CHRISTIANS: DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION by JOHN L. ALLEN JR It has been an astonishing last 12 months for books on the persecution of Christians when there has been such silence on the issue for so […]
Nepali Christian pastor lured to death by prayer request
Originally published in Persecution.org In a remote corner of Nepal, a church elder was summoned three times after midnight last month to pray for the head of a devout Hindu family. The first time the wife and mother of Kumar Sardar summoned church elder Debalal Sardar (no relation) to their […]
North Korea publicly executes 80, some for owning Bibles, report says
Originally published in Fox News As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible. South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported that the so-called criminals were put to death in seven cities […]
Radical Islamists ‘control much of northern Syria’
By World Watch Monitor A new survey of Syrian towns by CNN suggests that much of northern Syria has come under the control of radical Islamist groups. CNN claims that Islamist militants, led by a group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), are attempting to impose a […]
US pastor in Iran moved to ‘more dangerous’ prison
Originally published in WND The American pastor held in Iran since September 2012 has been moved from the notorious Evin Prison to the “even more dangerous” Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, an hour and a half from Tehran. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been working […]
Iranian Christian sentenced to 10 years in prison freed
An Iranian Christian sentenced to 10 years in prison has been released after three months. Mostafa Bordbar, 27, was released on November 3 from Tehran’s Evin Prison after charges of participating in an “anti-security organisation” and “gathering with intent to commit crimes against Iranian national security” were overturned. Bordbar was […]
Christian youth leader killed in Tanzania
By Julius Mbaluto — World Watch Monitor Another Christian leader in northern Tanzania has been killed in what appears to be a targeted attack, with two other worshippers from the church badly injured. They were all attacked with machetes by unknown men. The assailants came at around 1am, while Gilgal […]