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Pastor Ramdrash and his wife Sunita have been ministering in a small church since 2001. Over the years, they've endured frequent threats from members of the surrounding community. On 21 February, Sunita was approached by someone in the village who asked if she would...

Thirty-five Christians have been arrested in Eritrea for conducting prayer meetings. The latest arrests dash hopes of a change of heart towards Christians in that country, where many have been imprisoned for their faith since Eritrea closed most of its churches in...

An expatriate Christian living in North Cyprus has been charged with illegally importing Christian materials into North Cyprus. He faces travel restrictions while the case is in progress and the possibility of a large fine if convicted. Ryan Keating formerly resided...

The extreme circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic have led to great highs as well as difficult valleys for Messianic members of the Ethiopian expatriate community in Israel. Many Ethiopian Jews have immigrated to Israel, and some of those have embraced Jesus as...

On 17 March ‘Brother P’, was lured from his house by his neighbours and beaten due to his conversion to Christianity. His house and belongings were also damaged – most of what he owns was damaged or destroyed. Brother P has a physical disability that prevented him...

On 19 March, Siming District United Front Work Department (religious affairs bureau) sent a notice to each neighbourhood committee, asking them to strengthen the screening of unregistered churches. The lead department asserts that consolidating the prohibition of...

A Pakistani court has sentenced a Christian man to death for sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages to Muslim clerics. The Lahore High Court in Punjab province has revised the 2013 sentencing of the Christian man, Sajjad Masih, from life in prison to death. Masih, a...

Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian converts Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi who are expecting to be summoned to serve prison sentences on account of their house church activities. Homayoun, who suffers from advanced Parkinson’s disease, was...

A Muslim Background Believer (MBB) in Saudi Arabia is facing two hearings this month for separate cases, one for attempting to convert Muslims and one for financial wrongdoing. The Christian convert, his wife, and his son are facing violent death threats as a result...

A mosque leader sent men to rape three female relatives of a church pastor in western Uganda because the imam’s wife put her faith in Christ. The imam also sent a Muslim to the church’s worship services in the Kasese area to gather information for a future attack and...