German delegation finds “intolerable conditions” for displaced people on Lesbos
A German delegation comprised of representatives of municipalities, church leaders and prominent civil society organizations recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos,...
Sudan to Consider Christian Holidays in Setting Student Exam Schedules, Official Says
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Christian leaders in Sudan were skeptical about a government statement this week that it will consider removing...
Finnish MP Investigated for Expressing Christian Views
03/06/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The persecution of Christians in many counties is well known and barely hidden. There, Christians tend to...
Elderly Christian Receives Additional Prison Sentence
03/08/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – 65-year-old Iranian Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad has received an additional two-year prison sentence for “membership of a group...
Bomb threat reported in four ukrainian synagogues in one day
On March 4, the police received reports about the bomb threats in the synagogues in four Ukrainian cities. It was reported by UKRINFORM
Christian Leader in Madhya Pradesh, India Run Over by Motorcycles, Sources Say
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Violence against Christians in India hit a new level on Tuesday (March 3) when Hindu extremists ran...
Former Prisoner Advocates For New Church In Pakistani Jail
03/07/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Christian leader, Aslam Pervaviz Sahotra, wrote a letter to Punjab authorities requesting permission to build a church...
Sentence against Pastor Haghnejad upheld without court hearing
A five-year prison sentence delivered to Pastor Matthias Haghnejad was upheld on 25 February without a hearing, after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah...
Indonesian Religious Tolerance: Theoretical Or Actual?
03/07/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On February 27, over 100 delegates of various faiths were called together by Indonesia’s legislative branch, the People’s...
Muslim Landowner Tortures Young Christian Man to Death in Pakistan, Sources Say
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A young Christian man died today after a Muslim landowner on Tuesday (Feb. 25) chained and tortured him,...