Pastor and Five Evangelists Arrested for Preaching in Uganda Following Complaints From Muslims

Pastor and Five Evangelists Arrested for Preaching in Uganda Following Complaints From Muslims

Uganda (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Saturday, November 24, Pastor Tom Palapande and his team of five evangelists were arrested in eastern Uganda. Local Muslims reported to the Ugandan police that the Christians were using the Quran to undermine the prophet Mohammed and people of the Islamic faith. “The […]

Malaysia Arrests Four Finnish Nationals for Distributing Christian Literature

Malaysia Arrests Four Finnish Nationals for Distributing Christian Literature

  (World Watch Monitor) — Four Finnish nationals were arrested by police in Malaysia on Tuesday, Nov. 20 for allegedly distributing Christian pamphlets, reports AsiaNews. The four—two men and two women aged between 27 and 60—were arrested in their hotel on Langkawi Island, a well-known tourist destination, on charges of “disturbing religious harmony.” If they […]

Turkey Issues Re-Entry Ban on Western Evangelist David Byle

Turkey Issues Re-Entry Ban on Western Evangelist David Byle

ISTANBUL (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 20, American-Canadian evangelist David Byle was denied re-entry into Turkey. Byle was previously arrested and detained on October 13, the day after American pastor Andrew Brunson was released from prison. Following his detainment, Byle was informed that he had 15 days […]

‘Dozens’ of Underground Heroin Injection Sites Reportedly Operating in King County, Washington

‘Dozens’ of Underground Heroin Injection Sites Reportedly Operating in King County, Washington

 (KIRO-TV) — Shilo Jama showed us the needle exchange he runs in Seattle’s University District. The supplies, including needles and naloxone, are not all that different from what he found when he visited underground supervised consumption sites in and around Seattle. Jama said his organization, the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, has no role in running […]

Chinese Christians Again Detained for Street Evangelism

Chinese Christians Again Detained for Street Evangelism

(China Aid) — Despite ongoing attacks from authorities, members of Early Rain Covenant Church have continued to preach on the streets. On Nov. 14, 10 Christians were evangelizing in public when police took them away. The detained were taken into custody as they handed out Christian fliers during a Bible study and were not released […]

Facebook Post Auctioning Child to Highest Bidder for 500 Cows, Two Luxury Cars Called ‘Biggest Test of Child Abuse’

Facebook Post Auctioning Child to Highest Bidder for 500 Cows, Two Luxury Cars Called ‘Biggest Test of Child Abuse’

(The Guardian) — Facebook has been criticized for failing to remove a viral post promoting an auction of a child bride in South Sudan, which eventually led to the payment of the largest dowry ever recorded in the civil war-torn country. The highest bidder was a man three times the age of the 17-year-old girl […]