Pakistan: Govt. Announces Christian Children Can Study The Bible Instead Of Islam In School

Christians in Pakistan are cautiously celebrating a major victory for religious freedom as the Pakistani government has decided that non-Muslim children will be exempt from previously required Islamic studies in school and will be able to study the Bible instead, the International Christian Concern (ICC) aid and advocacy organization reports.

Comoros: Christians Face Ongoing Persecution Following Reelection Of President Assoumani

Christians in the Southeast African island country of Comoros are bracing for continued persecution as Sunni Muslim President Azali Assoumani was reelected in a disputed election earlier this month, the International Christian Concern aid and advocacy organization has reported. Catholic and Protestant Christians make up a tiny percentage of Comoros’ overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim population of less than one million people.

China: Pastor and Wife Sentenced to Lengthy Jail Terms for Online Preaching

In a further display of China’s crackdown on evangelical Christianity, a court in Liaoning province has sentenced a prominent online Gospel preacher, his wife, and four house church members to lengthy prison terms for allegedly “using superstition to undermine the law” by expressing and sharing their faith in Christ, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

“Nigeria at the Epicenter of Targeted Violence Against the Church,” Four Christians Kidnapped in Benue State

As rights groups now gauge the level of violence against Christians in Nigeria at “100%,” Islamic terrorists in central Nigeria ambushed and kidnapped four Christians in Benue state on Jan. 13, Morning Star News reports. The Open Doors international Christian persecution watchdog has given Nigeria the highest percentage rating for violence against believers, stating that the country is now “at the epicenter of targeted violence against the church.”

Evangelical Christian Murdered by Sudanese Terrorists

An evangelical Sudanese Christian died in Sudan earlier this month after being attacked by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an Islamic paramilitary group which is fighting the Muslim Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for control of the country, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

India: Tens of Thousands of Manipur Christians Displaced Amid Conflict

As India’s Manipur state continues to be wracked by over eight months of violence, tens of thousands of Christians from the Kuki-Zo tribal community have now been displaced and at least 80 community members, including women and children, have died due to desperately poor living conditions and lack of healthcare, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Iranian Converts Start New Year Behind Bars

An Iranian has begun the New Year behind bars after being detained for converting from Islam to Christianity and related activities, Worthy News learned Tuesday.

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