Compass Direct News
- 12/22/2011
Decision Stalled on Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death
A pastor in Iran sentenced to death for refusing to recant his faith may have to wait another year for a ruling on whether the sentence will be upheld, according to sources.
2 comments - 12/21/2011
Christian Woman Killed in Nigeria's Kaduna State
A Muslim villager in Kaduna state allegedly helped Fulani herdsmen and other Muslims from nearby Kafanchan to ambush a Christian settlement, resulting in the death of one woman and gunshot wounds to two other Christians on Dec. 10, area sources said.
1 comments - 12/20/2011
Indonesian Mayor's Defiance Said to Show Government Weakness
The Bogor mayor’s refusal to obey a Supreme Court order to restore a congregation’s permit casts doubt on the ability of the Indonesian government to enforce the rule of law, according to a leading rights group.
- 12/19/2011
Lao Officials Arrest Eight Christian Leaders
Police early this morning traveled to Boukham village in Laos’ Savannakhet Province to meet with officials about the arrest on Friday (Dec. 16) of eight Christian leaders who had gathered some 200 church members for a Christmas celebration, an advocacy group reported today.
2 comments - 12/19/2011
Christian Areas of Jos, Nigeria Bombed, Killing One
Joshua Dabo, like other young Christians in this city in central Nigeria, had dreams for his life. He had graduated from a Christian high school, Mt. Olives Secondary School, and at 31 was finally looking forward to attending university.
- 12/16/2011
Algeria Stalls Appeal of Convicted Christian
A judge’s decision this month to indefinitely postpone the appeal of a Christian sentenced under Algeria’s defamation and anti-proselytizing laws shows how the judicial system keeps Christians locked up without officially punishing or acquitting them, according to sources.
1 comments - 12/15/2011
Christians in Kashmir, India Increasingly Fearful, Report Says
A fact-finding mission to India’s Kashmir Valley found that Muslim leaders’ increasingly shrill opposition to conversions has instilled fear among the Christian minority, which has been threatened as Christmas nears.
2 comments - 12/13/2011
Somali Muslims in Kenya Attack Another Christian
Young Muslim men of Somali descent beat a 23-year-old Somali Christian unconscious last week in Kenya, less than six weeks after a related gang attacked his older brother.
4 comments - 12/12/2011
Al Qaeda Cell in Turkey Accused of Planning to Bomb Churches
A large-scale Al Qaeda plot to bomb “all the churches in Ankara,” as well as the Turkish Parliament and U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, was made public Friday.
2 comments - 12/12/2011
Family of Convert in Pakistan Seeks to Track Him Down
When Malik Pauloos of Bhakkar district, Punjab Province finally decided to trust a close relative with the secret that he had left Islam for Christianity, there was no question in his relative’s mind that Pauloos’ relationship with the family was over.
3 comments - 12/07/2011
Islamic Rioters Attack Christian Shops in Northern Iraq
Attacks against Christian Assyrian businesses in northern Iraq over the weekend, which local sources said were organized by a pro-Islamic political party, marked the first such destruction of Christian establishments in the Kurdish region.
2 comments - 12/06/2011
Christian Civilians in Burma Face Deadly Attacks
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Burma’s capital, Naypyidaw, last week in a show of support for authorities’ ostensible reforms to discuss minority rights, government troops killed civilians and burned houses in a Christian-majority state about 450 miles away.
1 comments - 12/04/2011
Islamist Groups Leading in Egypt's Parliamentary Elections
Islamist groups made a strong showing this week in the first stages of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, according to figures released today by elections officials, renewing concerns Christians have about their future in the country.
- 12/02/2011
Muslims in Pakistan Beat, Shoot at Christians in Land Grab
In an attempted land-grab in southern Punjab Province, police and cohorts of a retired military official beat two Christian women and shot at Christians who came to help them on Friday (Nov. 25), area Christians told Compass.
1 comments - 11/30/2011
Police in Pakistan Beat Pregnant Christian, Husband for 3 Days
A Christian couple is facing false charges of theft after police in Abbottabad severely beat the pregnant woman and her husband for three days when they refused to confess, they told Compass.
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