KABUL, Afghanistan — An avalanche of media coverage of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity has apparently sparked the arrest and deepening harassment of other Afghan Christians in the ultraconservative Muslim country. Authorities arrested Abdul Rahman, 41, in February for the “crime” of leaving Islam for Christianity. Compass Direct news service has confirmed the arrest of two other Afghan Christians.
Another Afghan convert to Christianity was beaten severely outside his home by a group of six men, who finally knocked him unconscious with a hard blow to his temple. He woke up in the hospital two hours later.
“Our brother remains steadfast, despite the ostracism and beatings,” one of his friends said.
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