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Iranian Christian Maryam Naghash Zargaran Released After 4 Years in Prison

The former children's music teacher and volunteer at an orphanage was jailed for "harming national security".

The First Commandment Contradicts the Policy of China’s President Xi Jinping

Chinese authorities have ordered a church to remove the First Commandment from a display on the grounds that it contradicts the policy of China's...

Nigerian court forces Christian girl of 16 to convert to Islam and marry a...

In 2016, the Christian Association of Nigeria stated that over 1,000 girls entered into forced marriages with Muslims in northern Nigeria.

Pakistan: abductor threatens parents of kidnapped Christian girl

“IF YOU DON’T STOP TRYING to find your daughter, we will accuse you of blasphemy.” That is the threat made by Abdul Jabbar to...

Muslim Driver Saves Eight Christians from al-Shabaab Attack

A Muslim driver has saved the lives of eight Christians workers after boldly refusing to obey the commands of an Islamist militant group. The incident...

Proof of Life for Indian Priest Kidnapped in March 2016

Father Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in Yemen during an attack where 16 people were murdered, including 4 nuns.

Chinese Pastors Gathered for ‘Unity in Christianity’ Event Arrested and Interrogated by Police

Underground or unregistered churches are technically illegal in the country, and are thus often subject to raids and other forms of intimidation by local authorities.

Persecuted Christians to Receive Aid if New Bill is Passed

If approved, aid will go to help groups targeted by IS for genocide, and organisations working to stop these crimes.

Cameroon: Bible translator murdered in his home as civil war rages on

A second Bible translator has been killed by suspected Fulani extremists in the civil war-ridden Anglophone region in southern Cameroon this week, a ministry...

Iranian Actress Facing Deportation, and Possibly Death

She's been outspoken about her conversion to Christianity, and now fears deportation to Iran.