Religious Freedom

Opposition to Christian conference in Germany slammed

By Chris Eyte Europe 5 months ago

A rights group slammed a Munich official’s opposition to a Christian faith conference in Germany as a “direct attack on religious freedom.”
Shattered widow of Christian lynched in Pakistan dies

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News Asia

5 months ago

Not a day passed when Allah Rakhi Bibi would not cry for her husband Nazeer Masih Gill, beaten to death at 74 by a Muslim mob on a false blasphemy accusation a month ago.
Blasphemy law wielded against Christian in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News Asia

5 months ago

Police in Pakistan on Sunday (June 23) arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a property dispute, sources said.
‘Terror attacks’ kill Russian Orthodox priest, others in Dagestan

By Jack Bethel Europe

5 months ago

Three days of mourning have begun in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Republic of Dagestan after a spate of terror attacks on Sunday (June 23) left a Russian Orthodox priest, three other civilians and at least 15 police officers dead, Russian officials said.

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5 months ago

Middle East Religious Freedom

Attacks on Christians and properties in Israel surged in 2023

By Edward Ross

A heightened sense of impunity and nationalism contributed to a surge in attacks on Christians and church properties in Israel in 2023, according to a Jerusalem-based inter-religious organization report.
5 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Officials in Pakistan reviled for violence against Christians

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

At an event where prominent social and political leaders across Punjab Province were present, Christian leaders and others last week called on the government of Pakistan to amend blasphemy laws and end its indifference to violence against minorities.
5 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Christian in Pakistan jailed for stepping on papers in street

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

A Catholic has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said.
5 months ago

Europe Religious Freedom

‘Foreign agents law’ in Georgia takes aim at churches

By Jack Bethel

The Georgia government has enacted a law that aims to persecute churches, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and independent media, according to a renowned law professor.
5 months ago

Asia Religious Freedom

Bail granted to suspects in killing of Christian in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Due to sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy accusation, sources said.
5 months ago

Europe Religious Freedom

Study shows hostility toward Christians in UK

By Chris Eyte

More than half of Christians in the United Kingdom experienced hostility and ridicule for their faith in Christ, a survey shows, even as the country’s top police chief admitted to “gaps” in hate crime laws.
6 months ago

Middle East Religious Freedom

Iran upholds 10-year prison term for Armenian Christian

By Edward Ross

A court in Iran upheld a 10-year prison sentence of an Armenian Christian for “deviant proselytizing” even though evidence against him was so weak that the judge decided the case on only his “intuition,” an advocacy group reported.