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Mali. Western Africa. Rebels release Christian social worker Beatrice Stockly
Separatist Islamist rebels released a Swiss Christian woman kidnapped by a private militia on April 15 amid political turmoil in Timbuktu, Mali, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement. Armed members of the militant Islamic group Ansar Dine handed Beatrice Stockly to Swiss diplomats on Tuesday (April 24), Reuters reported. Before rebels captured Timbuktu on [...]
India. Hindu extremists tried to stop burial of Christian and threatened to kill Mourners
Hindu extremists trying to stop the burial of a convert to Christianity last week in Chhattisgarh state beat a pastor and other Christians, including children and two 60-year-old women who fell unconscious, sources told Compass. Jaikant Pawar, 31, of Balgal village, Kanker district, died on April 20 en route to a hospital; an asthma sufferer, [...]
China. Blind Human Rights Activists escape from house arrest
It could hardly have come at a worse moment for a ruling Communist party whose public affairs seem to resemble a mafia war more each day. The extraordinary escape from house arrest of one of China’s most famous legal and human rights activists, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, has all the elements of a police thriller. [...]
IRAN. Security forces destroyed a 200-year-old Christian cemetery
KERMAN PROVINCE (south-east of Tehran). According to Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News, a historical graveyard in the Ghal’e-dokhtar area in Kerman province “has completely demolished”. Based on this report, local people estimate that this cemetery has existed for more than two hundred years. The news service of a cultural heritage organization quoted Mohammad Mehdi [...]
Nigeria. Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area
One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 p.m. at the viewing center, one of many such establishments popular in Nigeria for watching soccer matches, the [...]
Sudan. Christians faced increased hostilities over the past few weeks
JUBA, South Sudan — Christians faced increased hostilities in Sudan over the past few weeks, culminating in an attack on a Christian compound in Khartoum by a throng of Muslim extremists armed with clubs, iron rods, a bulldozer and fire. Breaking down the compound wall with a bulldozer, the assailants on Saturday (April 21) set [...]
IRAN. Family of jailed Iranian Pastor Behnam Irani fear he may die in jail
Family members of jailed Iranian Pastor Behnam Irani fear he may die behind bars amid mounting concerns about his rapidly deteriorating health and prison mistreatment, an official assisting him with advocacy told BosNewsLife Wednesday, April 25. Irani, who suffers of several ailments including an intestinal disorder, is “frequently beaten by prisoners under the watchful eye [...]
Syria. 21-year-old Syrian Christian peace activist stays in prison
Yara Shammas, a 21-year-old Syrian Christian peace activist (arrested on 7/3), stays in prison under charges of ”spreading false information” and ”membership of a secret organisation, after hearing the accusations made by the military tribunal in Homs. The news was reported to ANSA by the father of the young woman, human rights lawyer Michel Shammas. [...]
Nigeria. A military joint task force invaded a suspected Boko Haram bomb factory
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a Nigerian military joint task force invaded a suspected Boko Haram bomb factory in a suburb of the restive northern city of Kano. Meanwhile, five members of the Boko Haram Islamic militant group were killed yesterday while preparing improvised explosive devices that exploded in Biu town of Borno [...]
Kazakhstan. Methodist Church threatened to be forcefully closed
The enforced closure of the Ahmadi Muslim community in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Almaty leaves the community unable to worship legally anywhere in the country, community members said. Their place of worship was closed amid a continuing official campaign against religious communities which use private homes for religious worship and followed a fine by Land Inspectors. [...]
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