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UGANDA: Christian Convert Killed
Yusuf Kintu, a 41-year-old former Imam of Macca Mosque in Dolwe Island, Mayuge District was killed on 7 December by a Muslim mob. Yusuf had converted to Christianity a week before he was attacked. According to Pastor Andrew Nyanma of the Full Gospel Church Dolwe,...
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PAKISTAN: Muslim Supervisors Kill Two Christian Women
Police in Lahore recovered the bodies of two Christian sisters whose Muslim supervisors pressured them to convert to Islam before killing them. Mushtaq Masih said that police informed him on 4 January that officers had found the decomposed bodies of his 28-year-old...
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LAOS: Next Door to the Enemy
Tensions have deepened in a Khmu village where two families have come to Christ and one lives next door to a high-ranking solider, who despises Christians. Recently, a Christian from another village came to speak with the two families, who had asked him to show them...
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PAKISTAN: Displaced Christian Families Return Home Under Police Protection
Hundreds of Christian families have returned to their homes in Pakistan after threats of mob violence forced them to flee last month. On 27 December, hundreds of Christian families fled the Charar neighbourhood of Lahore after a local pastor’s faith-based social media...
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LAOS: Permission to Follow Christ Denied
When Wat and his wife wanted to accept Christ, the front line worker who shared the Gospel with them was afraid. He knew their village head was a tough man. So he advised them to ask for permission first. The couple asked for permission, but the village head did not...
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NIGERIA: Islamists Execute Five Christians
Islamist militants executed five Christians in Nigeria over Christmas. In a video of the killing, they declare: “This is a warning to Christians in all parts of the world and those in Nigeria.” The terrorist group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed...
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PAKISTAN: Court Acquits Imran Ghafur Masih
The Lahore High Court has acquitted Imran Ghafur Masih, a Christian sentenced to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. According to Imran’s family, they have moved into hiding following the acquittal due to potential threats from extremists. On 15 December,...
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EGYPT: Riots Follow Blasphemy Accusation
Egypt's Minya Governorate region erupted in violence on 25 November after rumours spread that a young, barely literate Christian man named Girgis Sameeh posted a message on Facebook that was considered insulting to Islam. In al-Barsha, Girgis' hometown, hundreds of...
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INDIA: Christian Pastor Beaten and Left to Die
A Christian pastor was beaten unconscious and left locked in a room to die by radical Hindu nationalists in India’s Bihar state. On 5 October, Pastor Shelton Vishwanathan was attacked by six nationalists as he was distributing Gospel tracts in Tiryani village. The...
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IRAN: Imprisoned Christian Dangerously Depressed
A woman in Iran is worried about her mother, a Christian woman imprisoned for her faith. Mary was arrested earlier this year for her Christian activities. On a recent visit, Mary’s daughter noticed her mother couldn’t answer questions, responding only with one-word...
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