Compass Direct News
- 08/17/2011
Girl in Uganda Loses Use of Legs After Leaving Islam for Christ
A 14-year-old girl in western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her for leaving Islam and putting her faith in Christ, according to area Christians.
Tags Islam Persecution - 08/17/2011
Coptic Christian Killed in Attack on Village in Upper Egypt
A Coptic Christian was killed and several others were injured in Upper Egypt after Muslims on August 7 attacked a predominantly Christian village following an argument between a Muslim and Christian.
- 08/16/2011
Mayor in Indonesia Again Balks at Granting Church Permit
A mayor in West Java who disregarded a Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the building permit of a church in Bogor has now dismissed a recommendation by the National Ombudsman Institute to do so.
Tags Persecution - 08/06/2011
Muslim Extremists in India Attack, Threaten Christian Women
Four months after a recent convert to Christianity from Islam in eastern India’s West Bengal state was stripped and beaten, about 50 Muslim extremists yesterday disrupted a prayer meeting held in her home, threatening to burn it down if she did not return to Islam, area Christians said.
1 comments - 08/05/2011
Christian Accused of 'Blasphemy' in Pakistan Granted Rare Bail
In a rare move in Pakistan, a lower court in Punjab Province on Tuesday (Aug. 2) released on bail a young Christian man accused of blaspheming Islam.
- 08/03/2011
Kidnapped Christian Girl in Sudan Escapes, Traumatized
iba Abdelfadil Anglo, 16, has escaped from a gang of Muslims who kidnapped her last year, but it may be a long time before she recovers from the trauma. As she told Compass how the kidnappers beat, raped and tried to force her to convert from Christianity to Islam, she broke into tears for nearly half an hour.
- 08/02/2011
Two Bombs Explode Near Churches in Jos, Nigeria
Security officials are trying to determine suspects and motives for two weekend bomb explosions in predominantly Muslim areas of Jos where three churches and the residences of Islamic sect leaders are located.
- 08/02/2011
Pastor in Iran Awaits Decision on Execution
A pastor in Iran found guilty of leaving Islam awaits the outcome of a judicial investigation into his spiritual background to see if he will be executed or, if possible, forced to become a Muslim, according to Christian groups with ties in Iran.
Tags Religious Freedom - 08/02/2011
House Church Alliance Leader in China Sentenced to Labor Camp
Authorities this week sentenced Shi Enhao, deputy leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA), to two years of “re-education through labor” – a sentence that requires no trial or conviction, according to the China Aid Association (CAA).
Tags Religious Freedom - 08/01/2011
Muslims Seize Christian Burial Sites in Tanzania
Influential Muslims on this East African island have begun building what appears to be a hotel on a 100-year-old burial site owned by an Anglican church, Christian leaders said.
Tags Persecution - 07/25/2011
Funeral Held for Christians Killed in Suleja, Nigeria Bombing
- 07/25/2011
Pakistani Muslims Convicted for Beating Christian to Death
Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab Province for refusing to convert to Islam last year have been given life sentences, according to attorneys for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) in Pakistan.
- 07/09/2011
Pakistan's Christian Sanitation Workers Swept into Societal Gutter
The often unseen or unrecognized abuses suffered by Christians at Pakistan’s lowest level of society – street sweepers – have come into sharp focus this year.
- 07/09/2011
Cuban Pastor, Family Arrive in U.S. After Suffering Under Regime
An evangelical pastor once jailed by the regime of Fidel Castro arrived in the United States from Cuba Thursday with his family under a special resettlement program for political refugees.
Tags Religious Freedom - 07/09/2011
Imprisoned Lao Pastor 'Extremely Weak,' Family Says
A Lao pastor imprisoned six months ago for holding a “secret meeting” has lost weight under harsh prison conditions and is extremely weak, according to his family.
Tags Religious Freedom
