Local officials in Indonesia halted a wedding and banned future worship services at a church on claims of opposition from residents and no permit for the building.
After Hindu extremists disrupted a prayer service June 1 and beat congregants, future gatherings of the house church are on hold.
An Indian woman was recently murdered by relatives because she and her family had converted to Christianity. Indian authorities are handling the case as a land dispute rather than a crime that was committed because of the victim’s faith.
Two Nigerian clergymen have been abducted, and recent video from their captors shows them pleading for their lives. Both men are being held for ransom because of their Christian faith.
Despite no direct evidence, a Christian man in Pakistan was sentenced to death June 29 on an accusation of blasphemy.
Uganda — though their laws permit freedom of religion — has become increasingly hostile to Christians, with one evangelist murdered and two others flogged by Muslim extremists within the last two months.
Three suicide bombings in Nigeria killed more than 30 people in late June.
Turkey’s high court decided June 7 that the government’s expulsion of nine foreign Christians did not violate the individuals’ rights.
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