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Taxi driver attacked with knives after sharing Gospel with passenger in India
A Christian pastor in northern India who drives a taxi for a living didn’t think he had anything to fear when a well-mannered Sikh asked him to take a slight detour.
Christian family suffering 'living hell' after arrests on false charges of 'conversion' at son's birthday party
A Christian mother and her family in northern India have suffered assaults and threats since she and others were arrested from her son’s birthday party on false accusations of fraudulent conversion, her husband said.
Indonesia: Christians react to gov't officials joining effort to block construction of church in Java
Two local officials in Indonesia joined Islamist organizations’ call to block construction of a Christian church, triggering objections nationwide.
2 Christians unexpectedly released from Iran's notorious Evin Prison after fire damages facility
Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed.
Evangelists attacked with knives in Uganda after leading Muslims to Christ
Two evangelists in eastern Uganda were beaten and slashed with knives after leading several Muslims to Christ, sources said.
Islamic extremists kill 15, cut off woman's breast in attack on predominantly Christian village
Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed two Christians in north-central Nigeria after slaughtering 13 others in two prior attacks, sources said.
70 Christians killed in 2 days by Nigerian militants, sources say
Fulani herdsmen last week killed more than 70 Christians in a village in central Nigeria, prompting state officials to say that lack of government protection means citizens must defend themselves, sources said.
Christian couple detained in Iran, sent to Evin Prison to for allegedly leading house church
When authorities in Iran summoned a Christian couple to Tehran, the house-church members supposed it concerned the return of their confiscated belongings. Instead, they were detained in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
3 Christians killed, dozens wounded by Islamic extremists in attack on Chibok village
Islamic extremist militants killed three Christians in an attack on a village of Chibok County, northeast Nigeria, that wounded dozens of others and burned homes, sources said.
Knife-wielding radical Muslims attack evangelists for leading people to Christ in Uganda
Two evangelists sustained deep knife wounds after leading several Muslims to Christ at debates on Islam and Christianity in eastern Uganda, sources said.