IRAN: Pastor Matthias Haghnejad released from prison
Christian convert Pastor Matthias Haghnejad has been released from prison
VIETNAM: Two pastors in Dak Lak province shot in the leg
Two pastors shot in Dak Lak province in recent months say they were targeted for their religious activities
SYRIA: Interim leader promises religious freedom
“Precisely because we are Islamic, we will guarantee the rights of all people and all sects in Syria.”
IRAN: Javad Amini released on bail
Christian convert Javad Amini has been released on bail after ten days in detention
INDIA: Christians banned from their villages in Chhattisgarh state
100 Christians affected by order from village leaders
NORTH KOREA: Ten years since Pastor Choi Chun-gil’s arrest
December sees the tenth anniversary of South Korean missionary Choi Chun-gil’s arrest and imprisonment
IRAN: Twelve converts face trial after identifying as Christians
Twelve converts have been summoned to appear before a court after identifying as Christians during their defence
MEXICO: Returned Baptists displaced again after agreement falls through
A large group of Baptists from Hidalgo state has been displaced again after village authorities reneged on an agreement
NIGERIA: Alice Loksha escapes after six years in captivity
Christian nurse Alice Loksha has escaped from the Islamist militants who held her captive for over six years
EGYPT: Three Christians seriously wounded in savage attack
Attack took place in village of Ashrouba in Upper Egypt
INDIA: Pastor given six-year sentence under “anti-conversion” law
Two church members also given six-year sentences
CHINA: Preacher Chang Hao questioned and intimidated after release
Chang Hao was released on 27 October after twelve days’s detention but was taken for questioning before being allowed home
PAKISTAN: Christian girl returned to family after forced conversion, marriage
A court has returned a 16-year-old Christian girl to her parents after she was abducted, forcibly converted and married to a Muslim
CHINA: Multiple branches of Beijing Zion Church raided
On Sunday 20 October multiple branches of Beijing Zion Church were simultaneously raided and twelve members detained
PAKISTAN: Sisters accused of blasphemy released on bail
Two sisters arrested on blasphemy charges have been granted rare bail
CHINA: Pastor John Cao detained again
Pastor John Cao was baptising new Christians in Yunnan province when police raided the gathering and detained him
IRAN: Three Christians incommunicado a month after arrest
Three Christian converts arrested last month remain in detention in an unknown location
NIGERIA: Thirty-six Christians killed in recent attacks
Innocent Christians killed by Muslim Fulani militants
CHINA: Wang Qiang released after nearly two years in detention
Wang Qiang of Linfen Covenant House Church has been released after nearly two years in detention without trial
NORTH KOREA: New report finds “unparalleled violations of human rights”
The report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide finds “flagrant disregard for international religious freedom standards”