Two preachers in Uganda beaten, arrested for ‘blasphemy’
February 19, 2024
Two evangelists in Uganda preaching on a street were beaten by a mob, arrested by police and charged under the country’s blasphemy law.
80 Christians slain in one week in Nigeria
February 12, 2024
This year began as a deadly one for Christians in Nigeria, with 80 killed for their faith just in the first week.
Sudanese Christian dies after militant attack
January 31, 2024
A Sudanese Christian assaulted by militants Jan. 1 died of his injuries four days later.
16 still captive after ransom; four more abducted
January 30, 2024
Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith or kidnapped. Nigeria is No. 6 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, but challenges remain
January 24, 2024
A Pakistani Christian widow lost her job and has received death threats after unintentionally burning paper that might have included pages from the Quran.
Pastor jailed for sermon comments now out on bail
January 17, 2024
Jerome Fernando, pastor of Glorious Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was charged under two penal code sections concerning “outraging the religious feelings of any class of persons,” according to a report from Morning Star News.
Christians among those slain in Nigeria during final weeks of 2023
January 11, 2024
Violence in Nigeria intensified as 2023 drew to a close, with 183 Christians killed in the final weeks of the year.
13 Christians in Uganda killed for their faith
January 10, 2024
Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of religion, including converting from one faith to another, but December was a deadly month for Christians there.
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