Egyptian convert flees potential dangers in Syria
A father and daughter who fled Egypt to Syria after spending two and a half years in hiding for becoming Christians have arrived in France and yesterday applied for asylum there, human rights advocates said. .
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Suspected Islamists burn down two homes in Ethiopia
A Christian near Ethiopia's southern town of Moyale said suspected Islamic extremists on March 29 burned down his two thatched-grass homes.
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New Christian convert from Islam murdered in Somalia
Two Muslim extremists in Somalia on Monday (April 18) murdered a member of a secret Christian community in Lower Shabele region as part of a campaign to rid the country of Christianity, sources said.
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Nepal Christians begin legal battle for burial ground
With the government refusing to listen to their three-year plea for an official cemetery and ignoring a protracted hunger strike, Nepal's Christians are now seeking redress from the Supreme Court.
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Religious liberty partnership calls for inquiry into murders of Shahbaz Bhatti and Salmaan Taseer
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) endorses the 'Virginia Statement on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan', released by the Religious Liberty Partnership (RLP), underlining its call for the Government of Pakistan to "establish a judicial inquiry into the murders of Shahbaz Bhatti and Salman Taseer".
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Detained Pakistani Christian released – but two others arrested
Christian falsely accused of 'blasphemy' taken into custody, released – and detained again.
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Vietnamese authorities in Hanoi thwart Easter celebrations
Authorities in Vietnam prevented much-anticipated public Easter celebrations in Hanoi planned for Friday and Saturday (April 15-16) after giving a verbal promise to organizers that the events would proceed.
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Turkey: Malatya murder trial continues on fourth anniversary of deaths
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the murders of Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tillman Geske, employees of the Zirve Publishing House in Malatya, eastern Turkey. The three members of the Malatya Kurtulus Church were tortured and killed by a group of five young Muslims in the office of the Christian publishing company on 18 April 2007.
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Chinese authorities arrest Beijing megachurch pastor
Police arrested the senior pastor of one of the largest unregistered churches in Beijing on Saturday and have put many congregants under house arrest for trying to hold Sunday service outdoors, said a rights group focused on religious freedom in China.
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Christians under increasing pressure in Pakistan
Bibles are being desecrated, churches attacked and human rights advocates threatened in Pakistan as Islamic extremists intensify pressure on the Christian community.
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Suspected drug traffickers kidnap pastor in Mexico
Some 500 worshippers were gathered for last Sunday's (April 10) worship service at the Christian Center El Shaddai in the Mexican city of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacan at about 8:15 a.m. when four masked men burst in firing machine guns into the air.
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Pakistani Christian falsely accused of 'Blasphemy' illegally detained
Police in Punjab Province, Pakistan have illegally detained a Christian on a "blasphemy" accusation, even though one officer said he was certain an area Muslim falsely accused 40-year-old Arif Masih because of a property dispute.