Mexico: Protests follow burning of Protestant church
Demonstrations are planned for today 22 August 2024 in the main square of Mexico City
and in the city of Oaxaca to protest serious violations...
China: Woman arrested for developing Christian app
A prayer letter circulating among house churches in China describes the situation of a
young Christian sister who was taken away by the police due...
Man beaten, stoned to death, falsely accused of blasphemy
In Pakistan and many other persecuted nations, blasphemy laws have served effectively as
a death sentence for Christian minorities. In addition to the obvious legal...
Help The Persecuted steps up aid amidst war in Lebanon
By Peter Wooding --
As a major escalation between Iranian backed Hezbollah and Israel has been taking place in the Middle East, Christian ministry Help...
One city emerges as capital of false blasphemy charges
By Massimo Introvigne --
On August 12, in the Kasur area of Punjab, police registered a criminal case involving blasphemy charges against two women—one being...
Tragic history of persecution in Japan
Paul Marshall, Wilson Distinguished Professor of Religious Freedom at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, recently penned an analysis of Christian...
Kidnapped pastor and daughter still missing after ransom payment
The whereabouts of a pastor and his daughter kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria were
unknown after their captors threatened to kill them even after receiving a...
Ransom demanded for abducted pastor
Islamic terror group Boko Haram recently shared on social media a video of Pastor Paul Musa pleading for his life as an armed, masked...
Authorities arrest six Christians in Laos
Pastor Mum and five other church members, Mr Liang (40), Mr Pa (24), Ms Laen (50), Ms Lan (23) and Ms Khoon (28) were...
Tourist lynched and burned alive for alleged blasphemy
By Massimo Introvigne --
After the case of Christian Nazir Gil Masih, lynched in Sargodha on May 25 after he was falsely accused of having burned...
