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• May 31, 2012

  Court Rulings Mirror Fears, Hopes in Egyptian Vote

  In the lead-up to the country's first democratic presidential election, a court ruling confirmed fears that justice will continue to elude the Christian minority in post-revolutionary Egypt, while another verdict offered some hope.

• May 30, 2012

  Violence Continues in Nigeria as Akinola Criticizes President

  In Nigeria's Plateau state, Christian leaders said more Christians have died at the hands of Muslim extremists than the 35 that the military reported thus far in May.

• May 27, 2012

  Bhatti Murder Case in Pakistan Increasingly Murky

  The investigation into the murder of Pakistan's only cabinet-level Christian, Shahbaz Bhatti, has become mired amid suspicions of a possible cover-up, sources said.

• May 23, 2012

  Pakistani Christian Accused of 'Blasphemy' After Billiards Dispute

  Police in Pakistan have charged a young Christian man with "blasphemy" after he had an argument with Muslims over a billiards game in Punjab Province's Sheikhupura district, his cousin said.

• May 21, 2012

  Islamic Terrorist Bases Raided in Nigerian Cities of Jos, Kano

  The Nigerian military's discovery here of a Muslim terrorist base full of ammunition and explosives on Saturday (May 19) refutes Islamist claims that Christians have been bombing their own churches, a local pastor said.

• May 19, 2012

  Life Sentences for 'Blasphemy' in Pakistan Overturned

  A court acquitted a Christian couple of "blasphemy" charges Thursday, overturning their life sentences, their lawyer said.

• May 17, 2012

  Harsh Era Looms in Aceh, Indonesia

  The election of a hard-line Islamic governor in Indonesia's Aceh Province last month appears to have opened the way for a crack-down on the minority Christian community, which saw 17 churches sealed shut in early May.

• May 6, 2012

  Burma Reforms Offer No Respite for Ethnic Christians

• Apr 25, 2012

  Bombers Attack Center in Christian Area of Jos, Nigeria

  Some 10 minutes after the bombing, security agents evacuated the injured to Janvak Hospital just a few meters away. Medical personnel at the hospital were treating four of them under strict supervision of police and other security agents. Plateau state spokesman Pam Ayuba reportedly said one person died in the blast.

• Apr 21, 2012

  Muslim Assailants in Egypt Escape Prosecution

  A recent "reconciliation meeting" between members of a Muslim mob that attacked a Christian-owned school in Egypt and school administrators was nothing less than an attempt at legalized extortion, the director of the school said.