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Indonesian church service disrupted again by local Muslims
As police looked on, a group of Muslims in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on July 2 asked why a church should be present in a Muslim-majority area as they broke up its worship service, a video shows.
Christian convert killed in Uganda for leaving Islam, sources say
About two weeks after a 22-year-old Muslim in eastern Uganda put his faith in Christ, villagers on Saturday killed him for leaving Islam, sources said.
Christian arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan over Facebook post he denies sharing
Police in Pakistan on Saturday arrested a Christian for allegedly sharing a post on Facebook even though his village’s Islamic cleric and other Muslims denied that it amounted to blasphemy, his brother said.
Christians in Indonesia fight to regain access to church their buildings
Christians broke into joyful celebration when local officials in East Jakarta, Indonesia, removed the seal on their church building on June 26, three months after it was close
Christian charged with blasphemy over social media post citing 1 Corinthians
Police in Pakistan charged a Christian with blasphemy on Friday after he posted Bible verses on Facebook that infuriated Muslims, causing dozens of Christian families in a village near Sargodha city to flee their homes.
Christian woman abducted, killed for refusing to convert to Islam in Pakistan
A Christian family in Lahore, Pakistan is seeking justice and protection after four Muslims abducted, gang-raped and killed a widow for refusing to convert to Islam and marry the primary suspect, sources said.
Pakistan to try blasphemy cases under anti-terror law
A government concession to demands by a Muslim extremist political party to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws has raised fears of more injustice for those accused under the harsh statutes, sources said.
Vietnamese Evangelicals fear being implicated in anti-gov't violence
Ethnic Christians in Vietnam are bracing for potential fallout should they be blamed for recent anti-government violence.
Christian family narrowly escape death as home is torched amid ethnic violence in India
On the evening of May 3, an ethnic Christian in northern India’s Manipur state received a call from a relative advising her to pack up and leave home with her children immediately. Little did she know that she and her family would flee their home and narrowly escape death several times over the next 24 hours.
Radical Fulani kill over 150 Christians; 3 pastors among the slain in spate of attacks
Fulani terrorists in Plateau state, Nigeria, killed more than 150 Christians in the first three weeks of June, including a church pastor, sources said.