Local officials in Indonesia halted a wedding and banned future worship services at a church on claims of opposition from residents and no permit for the building.
After Hindu extremists disrupted a prayer service June 1 and beat congregants, future gatherings of the house church are on hold.
An Indian woman was recently murdered by relatives because she and her family had converted to Christianity. Indian authorities are handling the case as a land dispute rather than a crime that was committed because of the victim’s faith.
Despite no direct evidence, a Christian man in Pakistan was sentenced to death June 29 on an accusation of blasphemy.
The widow of a Christian man killed for his faith in India has fled the village to save her life.
A Catholic factory worker was tortured to death in Pakistan, and five Christian sanitation workers died of noxious gases for lack of protective gear.
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.
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.
