Muslim Convert To Christianity Missing After Arrest
A believer of Muslim Background, Fariborz Arazm, has gone missing since his arrest last week by plain clothes security officers.
Month: October 2011
Don't Cover Up the Killing of Copt Protesters
The Egyptian military's intent to investigate its own use of force against unarmed Coptic Christians demonstrating on Oct. 9, 2011, raises concerns of a cover-up, according to Human Rights Watch.
...continue reading this storyShar'ia Advances as Sudan's Constitution is Rewritten
Sudanese leader Omer Hassan Al-Bashir is rewriting his country's constitution in order to implement shar'ia (Islamic) law.
Egyptian Court orders imprisoned Christian activist to Mental Hospital
An Egyptian Military Court ordered that an imprisoned Christian activist be admitted to a mental health hospital to determine whether he's responsible for his actions.
...continue reading this storyBurmese Military Unit Arrests Pastor
A government military unit assigned to clear a road assaulted and then arrested five men including a pastor of the Catholic Association.
...continue reading this storySomalia Christians Face More Violence Amid Suicide Attack, Beheading
Christians in Somalia were confronted with more violence Sunday, October 23, amid reports that a suspected Islamic militant blew himself up while earlier the militant al-Shabab group beheaded a 17-year-old Christian near the capital Mogadishu.
Evangelicals in Belarus and Kazakhstan Detained, Beaten, Fined
Evangelical Christians in Belarus and Kazakhstan faced increased pressure Friday, October 21, to halt unauthorized worship services after pastors were fined and churches raided in the former Soviet republics.
...continue reading this storyMuslims Kill Another Christian in Nigeria
Already shell-shocked by attacks from Boko Haram, a hard-line Muslim group that seeks to impose Shariah (Muslim) law in the northern states of Nigeria, Christians again had to take cover after the August 27 shooting of Mark Ojunta, a 36-year-old evangelist from southern Nigeria ministering to the Kotoko people in one of Nigeria's northeastern states. This murder comes less that three months after Boko Haram killed a Maiduguri pastor, the same city as Mr. Ojunta.
No Churches Left in Afghanistan
There aren't any public churches left standing in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department.
...continue reading this storySyrian Believers in Need of Prayer
Christians in Syria need prayer during that country's current civil turmoil; at least 2,700 people have been killed and thousands more arrested in an effort to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.