TEHRAN, Iran — Two Christian prisoners in Iran recently went on hunger strikes to protest increasingly harsh treatment of those arrested for house-church activities. Since
TEHRAN, Iran — The latest in a string of harsh sentences against church leaders in Iran has been handed down to four Christian converts for
DINGA, Pakistan — A member of an Islamic extremist group in Pakistan has accused a Christian minor of blasphemy after the boy had an argument
PUJARIPURVAH, India — Police in Uttar Pradesh state, India, detained six Christians in June under “unlawful assembly” laws for worshipping together, sources said. During the
BORNO, Nigeria — Food aid is beginning to reach Nigerian Christians and others displaced by Boko Haram violence in the Lake Chad Basin, World Watch
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in late June targeting Louisiana’s abortion facility licensing law and other health and
Quetta, Pakistan — A Chinese couple was killed in June after Pakistani officials accused them of “preaching.” Reports say Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Hobby Lobby Stores will forfeit thousands of improperly acquired ancient biblical artifacts and pay a $3 million fine in a civil
