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Iran releases pastor imprisoned for 'evangelizing,' promoting 'Zionist Christianity'
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, once sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy, was the third Christian convert recently released from prison as part of the government’s annual amnesty marking the anniversary of the 1979 revolution.
Police rescue 40 children kidnapped by Ugandan man posing as Christian charity leader
Police in Uganda have arrested two people in connection with the kidnapping of 40 Christian children lured by a Muslim posing as the leader of a Christian charity offering free education, sources said.
Indonesia: Village official threatens Christians at Sunday service, demands they stop worshiping
A local village official in Indonesia stopped a church service on Sunday in what became a mob intrusion, sources said.
Christian imprisoned for blasphemy in Pakistan released after 3 years, pays exorbitant bail
A Catholic who spent more than three years in jail on a baseless blasphemy charge had to pay an exorbitant amount of bail for release this month, just one example of gross injustices against him and other Christians, his attorney said.
Church leader arrested in Sudan for preaching to Muslims
Authorities in southeastern Sudan on Friday arrested a church leader for preaching to Muslims, according to a local Christian group.
Police thrwart plan to burn church buildings in India; 3 arrested
Plans to burn several church buildings in central India came to an end on Sunday (Feb. 12) after officers arrested three Hindu extremists, but not before they had set one structure ablaze, police said.
Christian girl kidnapped, forced into Islamic marriage by 60-year-old man in Pakistan, family says
Arif Gill said he lost hope of finding his 15-year-old daughter abducted by a 60-year-old Muslim who forced her into an Islamic marriage amid police inaction in Pakistan.
Indian pastor remains jailed despite bail after Hindu extremists file false conversion charges
A pastor in northern India remains in jail after more than three months despite winning bail because Hindu extremists filed new false charges against him, his wife said.
Christian farm laborer beaten to death by landlord in Pakistan, family says
A Muslim landowner in Pakistan on Monday beat a Catholic farm laborer to death, claiming he had stolen oranges from his orchard, the victim’s family said.
Pakistani man throws acid on Christian woman who refused to convert to Islam, marry him
A Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan, last Wednesday threw acid on a 19-year-old Christian woman for refusing his pressure to enter into relationship and convert to Islam, sources said.