Compass Direct News
- 01/24/2012
Seven Christians Killed in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Early morning attacks in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state on Sunday (Jan. 22) left at least seven Christians dead and a church building destroyed.
- 01/20/2012
Police Beat, Arrest Evangelist in Sudan
Police this week beat and arrested a church leader in Khartoum, sources told Compass.
1 comments - 01/18/2012
Sudan Threatens to Arrest Church Leaders
Sudan’s Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments has threatened to arrest church leaders if they carry out evangelistic activities and do not comply with an order for churches to provide their names and contact information, Christian sources said.
- 01/17/2012
Ugandan Girl Tortured for Christ Regaining Use of Legs
A 15-year-old Christian girl in western Uganda who lost the use of her legs after her father locked her in a room for six months for leaving Islam has begun to take tentative steps.
6 comments - 01/16/2012
Karnataka Most Dangerous State in India for Christians
Attacks on Christians accelerated over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in the south Indian state of Karnataka, which was identified as the most unsafe place for the religious minority for the third consecutive year in 2011.
1 comments - 01/09/2012
Burma's Christian Civilians Attacked During Christmas
Attacks on Christians in Burma continued into the Christmas season in Kachin state as Burmese Army troops killed a civilian and destroyed church property despite President Thein Sein’s order to stop the war against insurgents.
- 01/06/2012
Top 10 Christian Persecution Stories of 2011
Unceasing, accelerating incidents of bloodshed in Nigeria topped Compass’ top 10 news stories of 2011 as Boko Haram and other Islamic extremists lashed out at Christians. Following this top news story was the assassination of Pakistan’s only Christian cabinet member in March 2011; the upholding of the death penalty for a pastor in Iran who refused to recant; Islamist violence unleashed in Egypt; and increased anti-Christian hostilities in Sudan following the secession of South Sudan. The complete list follows.
7 comments - 01/05/2012
Anti-Christian Incidents Nearly Doubled in Indonesia in 2011
Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia almost doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to close down churches symbolizing the plight of the religious minority.
- 01/03/2012
Chinese Authorities Again Deny Facility to Shouwang Church
Authorities in China again thwarted efforts by Shouwang Church to lease a worship facility at the year’s end, and the Beijing congregation again met outdoors on Sunday (Jan. 1) – resulting in the arrest of 48 members, sources said.
- 12/30/2011
Lao Officials Force Christians to Recant for Burial
3 comments - 12/28/2011
Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop
Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other.
12 comments - 12/26/2011
Christian Charged With 'Blasphemy' after Argument
A young man has been charged with desecrating the Quran under Pakistan’s controversial “blasphemy” laws after the Christian had an argument over rent with his Muslim landlord, his attorneys said.
10 comments - 12/23/2011
Shouwang Church to End Outdoor Services; Gao Zhisheng Alive
Key issues in Chinese religious rights are taking a pivotal turn at year’s end as the beleaguered Shouwang house church in Beijing will celebrate its last outdoor service on Christmas Day, and “disappeared” human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has ostensibly resurfaced – in an undisclosed prison.
- 12/23/2011
Five Christians Slain in Another Assault in Kaduna, Nigeria
Local Islamists and Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian community in Kaduna state on Monday (Dec. 19), killing five people and wounding six, area sources said, just nine days after a deadly attack on a Christian community in Kukum Gida in the same local government area.
6 comments - 12/23/2011
Lao Officials: Give Up Your Faith or Face Eviction
Nearly 50 Christians await their fate today after officials in Natoo village, southern Laos, on Wednesday (Dec. 21) summoned four of their leaders and warned that they would evict the entire church “within 24 hours” if they refused to give up their faith.
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