Blog Voice of the Martyrs

22 June 2022

TURKEY: New Believers Pursue Discipleship Training Despite Family Persecution

Mustafa is a former imam who devoutly followed Islam until he grew unsettled with its teachings and became a deist (someone who believes in the existence of a creator that does not interfere with the universe).

15 June 2022

PAKISTAN: Court Upholds Death Sentence of Christian Brothers in Blasphemy Case

Christian brothers Qaiser and Amoon, who were charged under the blasphemy law and were already on death row in Pakistan, have had their conviction upheld by the Pakistani High Court.

15 June 2022

MEXICO: Family Rejected by Community for Following Christ

Sister Hermida and her husband have four children. Her husband came to faith in Christ through listening to Christian music, and eventually his whole family trusted Christ.

15 June 2022

NEPAL: Mother of Five Faces Persecution from Villagers

Padamkala Kami lives in the Mugu village of north-western Nepal with her three daughters and two sons.

15 June 2022

NIGERIA: Dozens Slain in Recent Church Attack

On 5 June, hundreds of Christians were gathered to celebrate Pentecost Sunday at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, when the service was disrupted by gunshots and explosions.

08 June 2022

LAOS: Widow’s Land Stolen After Trusting in Christ

After her husband died, BounMee felt cursed. Although she was an animist who believed in ancestral spirits, BounMee turned to Christians she knew to break the curse.

08 June 2022

INDIA: Couple Arrested After Allegations of Forcible Conversion

Karnataka became the latest Indian state to officially pass anti-conversion legislation after the state’s governor signed the law into effect on 17 May.

08 June 2022

PAKISTAN: Young Christian Teen Rescued After Forced Marriage to Muslim Man

Saba Masih is a teenage girl from Faisalabad, Pakistan. The young Christian was walking with her older sister Muqadas on the morning of 20 May when the sisters were approached by four men, including their neighbour, Muhammad Yasir.

08 June 2022

PAKISTAN: Christian Father of Five Dies After Brutal Attack

Allah Ditta, 45, was visiting his cousin Yousaf Masih’s home in Okara district, Punjab, on 19 May when a group of men forced their way in and started attacking those present.