Saeed Abedini, the Iranian-American pastor who has been imprisoned in Tehran for his Christian faith, has been examined for internal bleeding and was granted an
BENGHAZI, Libya — Repeated electrical shock torture of an Egyptian Christian accused of “proselytizing” in Libya likely exacerbated his heart ailment, leading to his death
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — In what may be the first such instance in Kazakhstan, a court has ordered religious literature to be destroyed. A total of
TEHRAN — Five Christian converts arrested in 2012 in Iran went on trial March 10 for leaving Islam and were handed enormous bail terms. A
ROME — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s decision to be the first pope to take the name Francis was clearly meant to send a powerful message
CAIRO, Egypt — A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them
SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan — In a rare instance in Pakistan, a judge granted bail to a pastor accused of blaspheming Islam because the complainant admitted that
BENGHAZI, Libya — Arrests of Christians who are accused of proselytizing in Libya continue, with a total of seven now known to be in
