Compass Direct News
- 06/29/2012
Sudanese Authorities Demolish Two Church Buildings
Authorities in Khartoum demolished two church buildings last week, days after confiscating three Catholic schools, sources told Compass.
- 06/27/2012
Vietnamese Officials Destroy Two New Church Buildings
Vietnamese officials in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien Province, destroyed two new church buildings of ethnic minority Hmong Christians this month and threatened to tear down a third.
- 06/20/2012
Convert from Islam in Sudan Loses Wife, Children
A year ago Mohammed Khidir Khalil was glad his family had obtained refugee status in Egypt after fleeing Islamic hostilities in Sudan. The 38-year-old Christian was also heartened that his formerly unbelieving wife was attending church with him.
- 06/18/2012
Islamists Bomb Three Churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists bombed three churches in Kaduna state Sunday morning, the third consecutive Sunday that worship services in Nigeria have ended in lethal bloodshed.
- 06/11/2012
Lao Police Arrest Pastor for Spreading Faith
A 53-year-old Lao pastor remains behind bars today after Lao police arrested him on Wednesday (June 6) for encouraging others to convert to Christianity, a spokesman from the group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF) confirmed to Compass this morning.
1 comments - 06/10/2012
Iranian Authorities Shut Church in Tehran
Authorities in Iran this week ordered the closure of a church in the capital, Tehran, amid a government campaign to crack down on the few recognized churches offering Farsi-speaking services, according to a human rights group.
2 comments - 06/07/2012
Injuries Severe after Bauchi, Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack
Amid allegations that soldiers were responsible for at least eight of 21 deaths after the suicide bombing of two churches here on Sunday (June 3), sources told Compass that most of those injured from the blast and alleged military shooting were in critical condition.
- 06/07/2012
Christians in Pakistan Allege Seizure of Graveyard
Christians in a village in Punjab Province are fighting to save their decades-old graveyard from being converted into farmland by a retired army colonel, sources said.
- 06/06/2012
Uptick in Church Closures, Attacks in Indonesia
The number of violations of Christians' religious rights in Indonesia reached 40 in the first five months of the year, nearly two-thirds the amount of anti-Christian actions in all of last year, according to the Jakarta Christian Communication Forum.
- 06/01/2012
Victims of Explosion in Israel Lament Plea Agreement
A Messianic Jewish congregation leader whose son was almost killed by a bomb planted by an ultra-right wing Jew said he feels like the Israeli criminal justice system has abandoned him.
9 comments - 05/31/2012
Court Rulings Mirror Fears, Hopes in Egyptian Vote
In the lead-up to the country's first democratic presidential election, a court ruling confirmed fears that justice will continue to elude the Christian minority in post-revolutionary Egypt, while another verdict offered some hope.
- 05/30/2012
Violence Continues in Nigeria as Akinola Criticizes President
In Nigeria's Plateau state, Christian leaders said more Christians have died at the hands of Muslim extremists than the 35 that the military reported thus far in May.
- 05/27/2012
Bhatti Murder Case in Pakistan Increasingly Murky
The investigation into the murder of Pakistan's only cabinet-level Christian, Shahbaz Bhatti, has become mired amid suspicions of a possible cover-up, sources said.
- 05/23/2012
Pakistani Christian Accused of 'Blasphemy' After Billiards Dispute
Police in Pakistan have charged a young Christian man with "blasphemy" after he had an argument with Muslims over a billiards game in Punjab Province's Sheikhupura district, his cousin said.
2 comments - 05/21/2012
Islamic Terrorist Bases Raided in Nigerian Cities of Jos, Kano
The Nigerian military's discovery here of a Muslim terrorist base full of ammunition and explosives on Saturday (May 19) refutes Islamist claims that Christians have been bombing their own churches, a local pastor said.
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