Court upholds expulsion of nine Christians from Turkey

July 7, 2024

Turkey’s high court decided June 7 that the government’s expulsion of nine foreign Christians did not violate the individuals’ rights.

Martyr’s widow, 5 Christian families flee village

July 2, 2024

The widow of a Christian man killed for his faith in India has fled the village to save her life.

Eight Christians killed, 2 kidnapped in Nigeria

July 1, 2024

Eight more people have been slain in Nigeria and two others kidnapped in the relentless persecution of Christians that has made the country the world’s most deadly place for believers.

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One worker tortured to death; 5 die from toxic gases

June 30, 2024

A Catholic factory worker was tortured to death in Pakistan, and five Christian sanitation workers died of noxious gases for lack of protective gear.

Death of Christian hailed in Pakistan; bail given to slaying suspects

June 29, 2024

About 2,500 people attended a rally showing support for the lynching of a Christian and, just days later, a judge granted bail to 52 individuals suspected in the man’s death.

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Two charged under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws

June 28, 2024

A sibling squabble ended with one Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, while the act of stepping from a rickshaw netted a blasphemy charge for another person.

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Bail denied for Christian charged with blasphemy

June 26, 2024

Young mother in Pakistan charged with “intentionally outraging religious sentiments” and “intentionally causing fear in the public and harming public tranquility.”