The girl was lured Jan. 9 from her home in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province, then forced into a van and taken away, her father told Christian Daily International and Morning Star News.
Abdulai Ramadan’s wife allegedly attacked him Jan. 20, furious that he was conducting the Bible study after she had demanded that he renounce his faith in Jesus Christ.
Seven Christians have been sentenced to years in prison on false theft charges after being tortured into confessing, according to an attorney.
A Christian woman pregnant with her first child suffered a miscarriage after a village headman and his family members beat and strangled her.
A man from El Geneina in Sudan’s West Darfur state left Islam to become a Christian in January 2024. Upon learning about the man’s conversion, a sheikh told him in August to return to Islam.
Regarding religious liberty, Article 18 said Iran’s Christians—who number an estimated 800,000 among the country’s nearly 90 million people—suffered emerging trends including lengthy prison sentences.
A Christian woman was arrested on a charge of blasphemy that carries a life sentence if convicted.
A judge in Nigeria’s Bauchi state disclosed in December 2024 the acquittal of Rhoda Jatau, ADF International announced.
