Compass Direct News
- 10/05/2011
Progress in Pakistani Rape Case, but Alleged Victim's Father Dies
A Christian mother of five who was allegedly raped by two Muslims rejoiced after police in Pakistan’s Kasur district arrested a suspect and suspended an officer who had dismissed her complaints, but her solace was short-lived when her father collapsed and died Friday night (Sept. 30) after learning of her ordeal.
- 10/04/2011
Why Is Islamic Extremism Growing in Indonesia?
The suicide bombing of a church in Central Java on Sept. 25 pointed not only to a new level of attacks on religious minorities in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country but to a political bent that accommodates Islamist extremism.
- 10/03/2011
Hard-line Muslims in Egypt Attack Coptic Church, Homes
A group of hard-line Muslims attacked a church building in Upper Egypt Friday afternoon, torching the structure and then looting and burning nearby Christian-owned homes and businesses.
- 09/30/2011
Killings in S. Kordofan Cast Shadow over Christians in Sudan
Failure by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied Islamic militia to distinguish between combatants and civilians in territorial battles in South Kordofan state is due in part to a desire to rid the area of Christianity, local Christians say.
- 09/30/2011
Christian Girl, Family in Pakistan Expelled Over Misspelling
An eighth-grade student in Pakistan has been expelled from school and her family forced to relocate after the Christian girl misspelled an Urdu word, leading to accusations of “blasphemy,” sources said.
- 09/30/2011
Iranian Pastor Stands Firm in Faith, Faces Execution
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani refused to recant his Christian faith today at the fourth and final court hearing in Iran to appeal his death sentence for apostasy (leaving Islam).
- 09/28/2011
Lao Officials Seize Church Building, Convert It Into School
Authorities in Laos forcibly confiscated a church building in Savannakhet Province on Sept. 14 due to lack of official permission; the church had not applied for a building permit as the country routinely denies such applications, sources said.
- 09/28/2011
Suicide Bomber of Church in Indonesia Identified
Indonesian police today identified the suicide bomber who detonated eight pipe bombs outside a church building in Solo, Central Java on Sunday (Sept. 25). The bomber, Ahmad Yosepa Hayat, killed himself and wounded at least 20 church members.
- 09/28/2011
Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Kill Christians in Two States
Muslim extremists bent on ridding Nigeria’s volatile middle region of Christianity killed five Christians in Niger state on Sept. 22 and three others the previous week in the north-central state of Kaduna, including a 13-year-old girl, sources said.
- 09/26/2011
More Than 100 Christians Killed in Nigeria’s Plateau State
A rash of attacks by armed Muslim extremists on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in the past month have left more than 100 Christians dead, including the elimination of entire families, sources said.
Tags Persecution - 09/26/2011
Christian Mother of Five in Pakistan Alleges Rape
A Christian mother of five was allegedly raped by two Muslim men in mid-September, and area Islamists are threatening to harm her family if charges against the suspects are not dropped, the woman and her husband told Compass.
Tags Persecution - 09/19/2011
Catholic Priest in War-Torn Sudanese State Repeatedly Detained
A Roman Catholic priest of Kadugli parish in Sudan’s embattled South Kordofan is in hiding after being detained three times in the past three months.
- 09/18/2011
Christians in Mexico Forced From Village
About 70 Protestant Christians lived in the village of San Rafael Tlanalapan, Puebla state, until Monday (Sept. 12), when they faced a frightening ultimatum – leave immediately or be “crucified or lynched.”
- 09/16/2011
Muslim Extremists in Sudan Threaten to Target Christians
Muslim extremists have sent text messages to at least 10 church leaders in Khartoum saying they are planning to target Christian leaders, buildings and institutions, Christian sources in Khartoum said.
- 09/16/2011
Messianic Jews Singled Out in Israeli Town
Messianic Jews in a suburb west of Jerusalem continue to be harassed for following their faith, this time by someone anonymously placing flyers in public areas singling out members of Messianic congregation
