Tag archive for 'Christian attacked'
By The Dispatch On Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
Pakistan: Muslim mob attack and damage Shekhupura church, desecrating cross
On Saturday, May 9, a mob of Muslim men attacked and damaged a church in Hakeempura, located in Pakistan's Shekhupura district. As a result of the attack, the church's wall and main gate were damaged and a cross More...
By The Dispatch On Monday, May 11th, 2020
Chinese government targets Christians in the wake of COVID, takes down crosses, raiding churches
Across China, the Chinese government continues its crackdown against Christianity, with ongoing raids, cross removal, and disbandment activities. According to Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness (CCFR), More...
By Nasir Saeed On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Pakistani Christian man Saleem Masih tortured to death for washing himself at well owned by Muslims
Pakistani Christian Saleem Masih, 22, couldn't survive his injures after being tortured for washing himself at a tube well owned by Muslims. He died at the General Hospital, Lahore of February 28 after being severely More...
By Nasir Saeed On Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
Pakistan: 2 Christian men shot in the attack, another injured by axe attack for building a church
Two Pakistani Christian men who were working on the construction of a Church in Sahiwal, Punjab have been shot in their head while other have been injured. On 2nd February local Muslims Muhammad Akram, Muhammad More...
By The Dispatch On Monday, January 13th, 2020
Indian Pastor Mukam Kiraad Charged with Illegally Practicing Medicine, can get three years in prison
According to Morning Star News, a pastor and two other Christians in India's Madhya Pradesh state were arrested last month after being falsely accused of illegally practicing medicine. The foundation for the outrageous More...
By The Dispatch On Monday, December 9th, 2019
Pakistan: Christian teen, Huma, kidnapped in Karachi, police refuse to investigate Abdul Jabar
On October 10, 2019, Huma, a 14-year-old Christian girl, was reportedly kidnapped by armed men. Since then, Huma's family has fought tirelessly to bring Huma home and highlight the plight of Christian women and More...
By The Dispatch On Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
Pakistan Christian Amir Masih escapes blasphemy charges as Imams rally violence against Christians
On Saturday, October 26, Amir Masih, a Christian sanitation worker from Yousafabad, a small town near Faisalabad, was falsely accused of blasphemy. Fortunately, after local police intervened, the blasphemy charges More...
Christian Pastor Ramesh Pargi attacked, beaten in India's Gujarat state
Morning Star News reports that a pastor in India's Gujarat state has suffered severe injuries after he was beaten unconscious by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists. According to the victim, the radicals attacked More...
By The Dispatch On Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani writes plea for help during hunger strike from Iran's Evin Prison
Nearly one week has passed since Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has begun a hunger strike from Evin Prison, where he is serving a 10-year jail sentence. He began the hunger strike in response to the Education Ministry's More...
By The Dispatch On Monday, September 30th, 2019
Pastor Solomon of Uttar Pradesh harassed on social media, seeks police help dealing with trolls
Since September 15, Pastor Solomon of Uttar Pradesh has been subjected to social media harassment by members of right-wing Hindu organizations. The accusations made against him online, primarily of forced conversions, More...
Iran denies Christian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani's children their high school diplomas
wo Iranian Christian children whose father is imprisoned for his faith have been denied high school diplomas by the state. The government insists that they complete Islamic education first. Their father, Yousef More...
Iran issues prison time for Christian converts: Asghar Salehi and Mohammad Reza Rezzaei
Three Iranian converts were sentenced to six months in prison after receiving charges of "propaganda against the system through promoting Zionist Christianity." They were arrested last September during a series More...
By The Dispatch On Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Mustafa Rahimi arrested again for selling a Bible in an Iranian bookstore
Mustafa Rahimi, an ordinary shopkeeper and unassuming citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was recently arrested for an offense against the wellbeing of the country. His crime was the sale of a Bible from More...
Amir Masih family recount arrest, torture and death in Pakistan
According to Morning Star News, police in Lahore, Pakistan have tortured a 28-year-old Christian man to death. Amir Masih's family claims he was illegally detained by police on August 28, tortured for four days, More...
By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, September 11th, 2019
Kachin Baptist leader Hkalam Samson seeks justice during Myanmar military lawsuit
The leader of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Rev. Hkalam Samson, was sued by a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) officer on August 26 over comments he made regarding Christian persecution in Myanmar when he met with US More...
By The Dispatch On Saturday, September 7th, 2019
Leah Sharibu Alive, Negotiations Ongoing
(International Christian Concern) –Only a month ago, a video was released showing 6 aid workers who had been kidnapped in Nigeria. In the video, a woman named Grace is talking about how she and the others were More...
By Brandon Jones On Saturday, August 31st, 2019
Myanmar military sues Rev Hkalam Samson for his sanctions remarks to President Trump
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 26, a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) officer filed a lawsuit against an ethnic Kachin pastor for the comments he made during a meeting with President More...
Bible translator Angus Abraham Fung killed in Cameroon machete attack, 6 others murdered
Northern Cameroon has become a hotbed for political and military violence. In 2016, the English speaking parts of Cameroon declared that they wanted to become a new nation known as Ambazonia. Due to this conflict More...
By Butter Bracco On Monday, August 26th, 2019
Esvin Perez shot in South Carolina church, manhunt continues for shooter
A manhunt in South Carolina continues as a gunman fled a Columbia area church during service Sunday shooting, firing multiple shots, leaving one man, Esvin Perez, in critical condition. Forest Acres Police Chief More...
By The Dispatch On Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Priest Chimezie Ani in Southern Nigeria Attacked on Highway, Barely Escaped
(International Christian Concern) –On Thursday 15 August, gunmen, believed to be Fulani militants, ambushed another Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Chimezie Ani, near Caritas University, a Catholic university in More...