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Christians in the village of Malasamudra, Karnataka were gathered for worship in the early morning of 19 January when 20 Hindu militants from the village came up the steps and began taking photos and video footage. The adults gathered, tried to stop the intruders from taking pictures of the children but were pushed away. The […]

Gunmen killed 24 people and left at least 18 wounded when they targeted a church service on 16 February in the village of Pansi. Upon entering, the attackers separated the men from the women, and locals from non-residents. They chose to kill resident men, including the church pastor. After setting the church building on fire, […]

A pastor in Wa state served two months of hard labour in a prison camp recently after religious authorities noticed an increasing number of people converting to Christianity. Pastor Sam often accompanied his wife to market days in the area, where she sold fresh fruit and vegetables. They both took the opportunity to share the […]

Another church in Indonesia has been forced to close this month due to protests from local community members. The congregation at New Testament Christian Church in Central Java, were meeting on Sunday 16 February when protestors entered the building demanding that the church service halt. Local residents and wider community members were armed with posters […]

Ali has lived and worked as a missionary in Iran for many years. In an interview, he reports on the situation in the country and on God’s work among the Iranians. What is the situation in Iran today? There is chaos in Iran. People riot, they are angry and hopeless. The US sanctions against the […]

The people of Iran are suffering ever-increasing hardships under the mullahs who control their government. International sanctions have derailed the country’s economy, causing the price of a bag of fruit to increase tenfold over the past two years while rent has more than quadrupled. Unsure at times of where their next meal will come from, […]