Parents of a 16-year-old Pakistani girl say their Christian daughter was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry, and police have delayed trying to find her.
Authorities in Iran arrested and jailed a Christian woman without any formal charges, and they may be trying to get her to tell about other Christians, relatives believe.
Abduction, forced conversion, forced marriage or rape are real risks for young minority girls in Pakistan. Learn more about some recent cases that media outlets Christian Daily International and Morning Star News have reported.
A young Christian mother has been detained by police, allegedly for her efforts in creating an app containing gospel music and sermons, states a prayer letter distributed among house churches in China.
A pastor was recently dragged from a worship site in Indonesia, and the building was sealed in a dispute over whether the church or government owns the property.
A judge’s ruling returned to Christian parents their three girls, who were illegally detained by employers and forced to say they had converted to Islam.