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Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Chaudhry Irshad Younas, a Christian activist involved in society and in politics was assassinated in Lahore with three gun shots. The murderer, according to initial investigations seems to be another Christian, Nadeem Sohtra, who killed on … Continue reading →

Pakistan: “Make me a channel of your peace”: Pakistan is a country with a population of 160 million of which 95% are Muslim and Christians constitute a little less than 3% of the total population. The rise of militant Islam … Continue reading →

Two Copts were killed this afternoon in the village of Bahgourah, a suburb of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, after a Muslim racketeer opened fire on them for refusing to pay him extortion money. Three days ago Ahmed Saber had … Continue reading →

Crackdown on Hungary’s churches averted … for now    Religion is a little freer in Hungary today because of a rush to judgment by the Hungarian Parliament.     In June of last year the Parliament of Hungary passed what is … Continue reading →

ISLAMABAD:    A guilty prayer leader prowls the narrow, fetid streets of Ittanwali village in Nankana district. At the forefront of a popular, polarising case, Qari Salam ostensibly regrets filing a blasphemy charge against an impoverished Christian woman, Aasia Bibi. … Continue reading →

Christian editor receives death threats from Pakistan Islamists  Examiner.com A Pakistani Christian editor has said he receives hate mails and death threats on a daily basis from Pakistan for carrying reports on the persecution of Christians in the South Asian country. … Continue reading →

Death Toll Climbs in Islamist Attacks in Nigeria’s Northeast One of the Nigerians wounded in the church attack in Gombe, Jerry Johnson, shot in the legs. (Photo: Compass) Boko Haram extremists take credit for bloody assaults in three towns.   … Continue reading →

Anti-Christian Incidents Nearly Doubled in Indonesia in 2011     Attempts to institutionalize intolerance, close churches increase.   NEW DELHI, January 4 (CDN) — Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia almost doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to … Continue reading →

Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested and detained 35 members of an Ethiopian Christian prayer group in the western city of Jeddah, according to ministries that monitor religious persecution in the restricted Islamic nation. International Christian Concern says their sources … Continue reading →