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Pastor's slain body found after Muslim relatives threaten to kill him for following Christ
Muslim relatives of a pastor in eastern Uganda took him from his home and killed him for his faith this month, sources said.
Pastor, son hospitalized after attack by Muslim extremists; church destroyed
Muslim extremists on March 15 seriously injured a pastor and his 14-year-old son as they were preparing for an all-night prayer vigil at their church site in eastern Uganda, sources said.
Woman chained by husband, subjected to electric shocks for following Jesus
For leaving Islam to accept Christ, a young mother in Sudan was chained in her home, subjected to electrical shocks at a psychiatric hospital and has lost her children, a local source said.
Muslim leaders ban church construction in Indonesia: 'Against state regulations'
Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a worship building, sources said.
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.