Egyptian Authorities Deny Church Closures
01/20/2019 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt’s Media Center of the Council of Ministers has issued a statement that denies there is any...
Vietnamese Government Ignores Displaced Residents in Predominantly Catholic Area
01/20/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – About 100 displaced residents from Loc Hung in Tay Ninh Province have gone to the offices of...
Hindu Version of Feng Shui Leads to Demolition of Church Building in Southern India
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Hard-line Hindus on Jan. 9 tore down a church building in southern India because it was built on...
EU Court Finds Turkey Violated Religious Freedom
01/16/2019 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey has violated the right of freedom of association by refusing to recognize a religious group, according...
Christian Teachers Flee Kenya’s Border with Somalia Fearing Attack
01/16/2019 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Christians fear being targeted and attacked by al-Shabab militants along Kenya’s border with Somali. Starting in 2017,...
Asia is the New Hotbed for Christian Persecution, Says Open Doors
01/16/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, calling Asia “the new...
Muslim Throng Converges on Worship Site of Coptic Church in Egypt
Police in Upper Egypt evicted Coptic priests and shuttered their church building after an Islamist mob converged on the site over the...
Christian Mother, Pastor Fear for their Lives after Attacks in Eastern Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda sent a Christian mother to the hospital with injuries from a beating in one...
Faith Costs Christian in Algeria His Family, Livelihood
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A 32-year-old convert in Algeria has not seen much of his two young daughters since his wife...
Christians Face Mounting Discrimination in Pakistan’s Schools
01/07/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Discrimination on religious grounds is very common in Pakistan. Christians and other minorities face discrimination in many facets throughout the...