According to reports from Bibles For Mideast, three Christians working with their organisation have disappeared, following their release from a hospital where they were treated for injuries from an attack from “Muslim extremists,”. Bibles for Mideast delivers Bibles to underground
Read moreMaryam, accompanied by Romail, her 11-year-old brother, was walking home from a college in Lahore on a sunny afternoon, when suddenly she was brutally accosted. Two masked men jumped out of a white car and grabbed the kicking and screaming
Read moreBelievers living in Central Asia are facing a growing pressure and hostility against them and their families, as they seek to live out their faith in their predominantly Muslim communities. In one Central Asian village, Brother Abdul faces a great
Read moreMost North African countries have Islam as their official religion, and stories of Christians in North Africa being mistreated because of their religion are heard all too often. Sadly, the most intense persecution often comes from the family of the
Read moreA Christian leader in Laos who was imprisoned for his faith has died of medical complications which were the direct result of his lengthy prison sentence. Tiang Kwentianthong had actually been released on appeal, but the courts had not made
Read moreOn October 6th, Saddique Azam, a senior school teacher who was given the post of headmaster of a primary school in Kasur, Pakistan, was severely beaten by radical Muslim colleagues. The Muslim teachers were protesting over Saddique’s promotion. According to
Read moreIranian Christians are requesting prayer for Saeed Abedini, an American Iranian Christian, imprisoned in Iran since September 26th, 2012. Since Saeed was imprisoned, the government has repeatedly said that his eight-year sentence could be extended, and a family member visiting
Read moreOn 2nd September, Bountheung Phetsomphone, aged 43, and Neuy, aged 40, had just sat down to eat lunch with a family of believers in Nong-hang village, in central Laos, when five police officers broke into the house and arrested them
Read morePervaiz Masih, 40, a Christian and resident of Kasur district, was arrested on 2nd September after being accused by his Muslim contractor of committing blasphemy — a charge he denies. Masih is a name used in Pakistan to identify a
Read moreAbout 6,000 people were plucked out of the Mediterranean sea over the weekend, a record number that broke the previous weekend’s record. Another new record was set in July, with 107,500 refugees crossing the European Union’s borders during that month.
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