The Government of Sindh Province, southeastern Pakistan, has rejected a law that would punish forced conversions with a prison sentence of up to life imprisonment. The bill was originally adopted unanimously by the provincial assembly last November, and welcomed by
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The whereabouts of two Kachin pastors who disappeared on Christmas Eve in the northern Shan State town of Mong Ko, Myanmar (Burma), remains unknown, after they were summoned by the army. The two pastors had helped journalists from report on
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Christians in Sudan are thankful for our prayers, and that Rev. Kuwa Shamal Abazmam Kurri, the head of the mission office of the Sudan Church of Christ, was released from prison on Monday 2nd January 2017. He is one of
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Hundreds of Yemeni orphans may be forced onto the streets due to a lack of government funding, according to the head of the country’s largest orphanage. The Dar Ri’ayat al-Aytam orphanage in Sanaa has been struggling with a lack of funds
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Two attackers, a policeman and a court worker have been killed in a car bomb and gun assault on a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir, according to state media say. Officials are blaming Kurdish militants for the attack,
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The head of the Iraqi government in Basra, Iraq’s main port city, has appealed to Iraqi Christians who fled the terrors of Islamic State to return home, and civil authorities are using the Christmas and New Year celebrations to try to
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It’s not often in today’s world that people are prosecuted under the charge of witchcraft, but this is what happened recently in Nepal. According to a report from World Watch Monitor, five Christians in Nepal were recently charged with witchcraft
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2016 was a year of memorable and sometimes troubling headlines. However, at the start of this new year, Emily Fuentes of Open Doors USA talks about one headline that is not covered by the mainstream media. The headline highlights their
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Middle East Concern, along with Christians in Sudan, are asking for continued prayer for four men detained since December 2015 and on trial on several charges, some of which could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. Three court
Read moreThousands of people thronged central Lahore last weekend for a traditional Christmas parade, the first one in a decade after security fears brought a halt to the event. The organisers waved a large Pakistani flag from a float that featured
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