Zanzibar: Islamists Take Church's Hall
Islamists on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar off Tanzania's coast have driven a local pastor into hiding after taking over his church's rented hall.
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Mosul Cathedral to become 'Mosque of the Mujahedeen'
The Islamic State has announced that the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Ephrem in Mosul will become known as the "Mosque of the Mujahedeen" in honor of the "holy warriors" of Islam who wage jihad in Allah's name.
...continue reading this storyEritrean Christians Caught Between Persecutors
According to International Christian Concern, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has designated Sudan and Eritrea as "Countries of Particular Concern" in that both African nations have systematically, continually and egregiously abused their citizens' religious freedoms.
...continue reading this storyHindu Nationalists Persecute Indian Pastor
Upon returning to their church from an Easter sunrise service on April 5, a pastor and his congregation met a mob of Hindus who had hung two nationalist flags inside the building.
...continue reading this storyMexican Gov't Official Threatens Christians
Earlier this year, Christians in Hidalgo State, Mexico, were allegedly threatened by a local government representative.
...continue reading this storyIran sentences 18 to prison over faith
Iran's revolutionary court imposed harsh prison sentences last week on 18 Christian converts for charges including evangelism, propaganda against the regime, and creating house churches to practice their faith, according to sources with knowledge of the Islamic Republic's secretive judicial system.
...continue reading this storyPakistan to Curb Blasphemy Law Abuse
Pakistan intends to introduce new legislation to curb the misuse of that nation's notorious blasphemy laws.
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