Suspected Islamic militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a Christian relief and development organization in northwest Pakistan on March 10, killing
MOSUL, Iraq — Violence against Christians in northern Iraq continues to intensify as the country’s March 7 parliamentary elections draw closer. A Christian man and
KARACHI, Pakistan — In the wake of an attack in February by 150 armed Muslims on a Christian colony in Karachi in Sindh province, police
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — Three members of the unregistered Greater Grace Protestant Church have been given heavy fines in Samarkand in central Uzbekistan. The fines followed
KALLUR KOT, Pakistan — The four older Muslim brothers of a 26-year-old Christian beat him unconscious in Kallur Kot in early February because he refused
ANKARA, Turkey — A European human rights court has condemned Turkey for requiring citizens to specify their religious status on national identity cards. “This is
TETA, Egypt — Three men accused of killing six Coptic worshipers and a security guard pleaded “not guilty” Feb. 13 as the Coptic community mourned
STRASBOURG, France — A European court Feb. 2 ordered Turkey to remove the religious affiliation section from citizens’ identification cards, calling the practice a violation
