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Ethiopia: Muslims Attack Convert
On Aug. 21, Mohamed Ali Garas, a prominent Somali church leader and convert from Islam, was beaten by Muslims in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, according to International Christian Concern.
Mohamed was... View StoryTanzania: Evangelists Acquitted
On Aug. 12, a court acquitted two Tanzanian evangelists of “illegal preaching,” according to Compass Direct News.
The evangelists, Eleutery Kobelo and Cecil Simbaulanga, were arrested in... View StoryChina: Update: Church Leader
Update: Family Visits Imprisoned Church Leader
On July 13, the family of Uyghur house–church leader, Alimujiang Yimiti, was permitted to visit him for 20 minutes, according to China Aid... View StoryIndia: Twelve Believers Arrested
On Aug. 15, police in Mandya district, Karnataka, India, arrested a pastor and an evangelist with India Campus Crusade for Christ, along with 10 other believers, according to The Voice of the Martyrs... View StoryPakistan: Helping Flood Victims
Pakistan has been pummeled by its worst monsoon floods in 102 years. And the rains continue in Northwestern Pakistan, adding to the existing problems. More than 20 million Pakistanis have been... View StoryAfghanistan: Aid Workers Killed
Ten members of a Christian aid team were murdered in northern Afghanistan on Aug. 5 after spending three weeks providing medical care to villagers, according to The New York Times (NYT).
Six... View StoryIran: New Believers Arrested
On July 18, government security forces arrested 15 Christian converts traveling to the city of Bojnoord to meet with other believers, according to Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN).
In what... View StoryRussia: Pastor Murdered
On July 15, Pastor Artur Suleimanov was shot to death by a gunman as he was leaving the Hosanna House of Prayer in Makhachkala, Dagestan, according to VOM Canada and Barnabas Fund. Dagestan is a... View StoryIran: Christian Released
On July 25, Ali Golchin was released from Evin Prison after paying bail of 200 million Rials (about $21,700 U.S.), according to Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN).
Golchin, 29, was arrested at his... View StoryUzbekistan: Authorities Crack Down
Authorities in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, have renewed a crackdown on Protestant Christians in recent weeks, according to Forum 18 News.
On July 8, two Christians were... View Story
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