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Pakistan: Praying in Prison
What do you do while imprisoned in solitary confinement for more than two years? The answer for one Pakistani Christian is “pray.” Asia Bibi has spent almost three years in prison on... View StoryNigeria: Attack Sparks Revival
Increasing violence in
Nigeria has only strengthened local Christians’ faith, even sparking a revival
at the Deeper Life Bible Church in Gombe, where nine Christians were martyred in
a Jan. 5... View StoryIran: Three Christians Detained
Three Christian men, Pastor Farhad Sabokrouh, Davood
(David) Ali-Jani and Naser Zamen-Dezfuli, remain in detention after their
arrest on Dec. 23, 2011, at an Assemblies of God (AOG) church in Ahwaz,... View StoryEgypt: Elections Increase Fears
After the conclusion of Egypt’s parliamentary elections last week, many Christians fear that government control by Islamists will lock them into second-class status and increase persecution... View StoryIndia: Threats in Kandhamal
Three years after the widespread persecution of Christians in Orissa state, India, gained worldwide attention, Christians in Kandhamal district continue to suffer at the hands of Hindu extremists.... View StoryLaos: Jailed for Christmas
Six church leaders in Laos remain in prison after the local
security force raided their Christmas celebration on Friday, Dec. 16. Under the
Boukham village chief’s orders, eight church leaders... View StoryGlobal Report: Persecution Increases
Intolerance toward Christians continued to grow in 2011, according to year-end assessments by human-rights and Christian organizations. In particular, acts of violence against Christians during the... View StoryIran: Nadarkhani Update
Iran’s Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, head of the
judiciary, has ordered the judge presiding over Youcef Nadarkhani’s case to
delay his written verdict for one year. The judge was... View StoryIraq: No Longer Safe
Recent
attacks on Christian-owned businesses in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region have put
believers on edge in an area that was formerly considered safe for Christians.
In a
sermon on Dec. 2,... View StoryKids of Courage: VBS Challenges Children
The Voice of the Martyrs has developed a challenging
Vacation Bible School curriculum that focuses on the persecuted church. The Kids
of Courage VBS program teaches children about forgiveness,... View Story
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