Radical Muslims in Indonesia disrupt Maundy Thursday Mass
A group of Muslims disrupted the Maundy Thursday Mass of a church in Indonesia last week, the latest in a series of protests at the site, sources reported.
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Pastor’s son fighting India’s failure to create Christian cemeteries
Ramesh Baghel has become the face of a struggle for securing dignity in death for Christians across Chhattisgarh state, India, as he prepares a new petition to the Supreme Court of India.
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Muslim stabs wife to death for accepting Christ during Ramadan
A mother of six children was stabbed to death by her Muslim husband in Uganda after she attended her first church service on March 23, sources said.
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Authorities in Indonesia refuse to back church construction
Local officials in East Borneo Province, Indonesia refused to approve construction of a church building even though it had met all requirements for a permit, sources said.
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Christian couple, Muslim woman they led to Christ poisoned to death
A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda this month killed a Christian couple and accidentally took her own daughter’s life with the same poison she used on those who had led her to Christ, sources said.
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Mother of three in Somalia loses all relatives for receiving Christ
The Muslim husband of a woman in Somalia sent her back to her parents for accepting Christ – without their three young children – and then her parents drove her away for sharing the gospel with her sister, sources said.
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Sudan jails 19 Christians on unfounded allegations
At least 19 Christians were arrested in Sudan’s city of Madani on various occasions in January and February, area sources said.
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Christian apologists in Indonesia flee ‘blasphemy’ prosecution
A rash of complaints to police in Indonesia accusing Christians of blasphemy on social media has driven several of them abroad to seek refuge, sources said.
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Report shows increase in anti-Christian incidents in India
Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC).
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Christian couple in India convicted of ‘forced conversion’ wins bail
A Christian couple in India convicted of forcible conversion despite lack of evidence and sentenced to five years in prison has won bail while they appeal, sources said.
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Christian stabbed in attack on evangelists in Uganda
Hardline Muslims in eastern Uganda on Feb. 15 beat and stabbed an evangelist after he and his team led a Muslim widow to Christ during open-air gospel preaching, sources said.
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Opposition arises against church in Indonesia
A church active in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province for two years began facing unexpected opposition to proposed construction of a larger worship building this month, sources said.
