French church scapegoated for coronavirus crisis
An evangelical church has received death threats after being blamed for spreading Covid-19 in France. La Porte Ouverte (Open Door) Church in Mulhouse, eastern France, held a conference three weeks…
Nigerian children slaughtered during lockdown
Fulani militants have continued to attack Christians in northern Nigeria, with gruesome murders continuing despite the government-enforced lockdown. There are almost daily reports of herdsmen bursting into homes, killing families…
Isis murders 52 Christians in Mozambique
Islamic State (Isis) has claimed responsibility for an attack in Mozambique in which churches were burned and 52 young people killed. Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa told Catholic charity Aid to…
Three families in India beaten up
Three Christian families who refused to take part in animist worship in India have been assaulted and threatened with death. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that the attack happened in the…
Asia Bibi forgives her persecutors
“I knew it was going to happen,” says the mother held on death row for over eight years In France for the launch of her new biography, persecution survivor Asia…
Murdered for using water from a well
In an echo of Asia Bibi’s case, a 22-year-old farm worker has been murdered after washing with water from a Muslim’s well. Pakistani Christian Saleem Masih died on 28 February,…
Christian leader in India run over by motorcycles
Violence against Christians in India hit a new level when Hindu extremists ran their motorcycles over a key evangelical leader after beating him. Morning Star News Church leader Isaac Paulose…
Shot for building a church
Two Pakistani Christians who were building a church have been shot by locals who don’t want the church in their village. Religious freedom charity CLAAS-UK report that Muslims in the…
Attack on church service leaves 24 dead
A church service in Burkina Faso was a scene of devastation when suspected jihadists entered and killed 24 Christians, including the pastor. Another 18 people were wounded. No Muslim extremist…
Muslims beat up street preacher
A Christian street preacher in Trondheim, Norway, was abducted, beaten, robbed and threatened with death if he didn’t convert to Islam. Four Muslim men asked Roar Fløttum to pray for…
Severe sentence for Chinese pastor
A Chinese megachurch pastor, Wang Yi, has been jailed for nine years for “subversion of state power” and “illegally operating a business”. According to Faithwire, Yi, the lead pastor of…
ISIS executes 11 Nigerians as “message” to all Christians
An Islamic jihadist group has killed 11 Christians in Nigeria in revenge for the US assassinations of Isis leader Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman last year. “This message is to…
Boris pledges support for persecuted Christians
The Prime Minister’s Christmas message highlighted the plight of Christians around the globe who are suffering for their faith, and he promised to defend them. Boris Johnson said: “Today of…
New Sudan government reverses years of persecution
The attendance of Muslim government officials at a Christmas celebration in Sudan shows how far religious freedom has progressed since the new regime took office. After making Christmas a public…
Iranian converts imprisoned
While the world’s eyes were on tensions between Iran and the USA at the beginning of the year, the Iranian regime continued cracking down on Christians. A pastor and eight…