(Article18) — Nine Christian converts have lost their appeals against five-year prison sentences, though none of the men, nor their lawyers, were permitted to attend the Feb. 25 hearing. A lawyer for one of the men told Article18 that Iran is attempting to expedite its judicial processes due to a backlog of cases related to […]
(Mission Network News) — The devadasi lifestyle is outlawed in India, but the practice remains in pockets of the country. Devadasis are temple prostitutes dedicated to a particular god or goddess. They perform sexual favors, and much of the money they earn goes to the temple as a religious offering. Haida was only seven years […]
(Barnabas Aid) — Two Christian men were shot in the head and one was attacked with an ax on Feb. 2 during a church building construction dispute between the Masih family and some Muslim neighbors, in Sahiwal, Punjab province. … The Masih family wanted to provide a building for the local Christian community, numbering at […]
(Article18) — Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison. The 65-year-old was sentenced in January to three years in prison for “insulting Islamic sacred beliefs.” Now, following a court hearing on Feb. 27, he has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison for “membership of a […]
(The Christian Institute) — Doctors in the Australian state of Victoria have helped 52 patients to kill themselves in the six months since an assisted suicide law came into force, it has been revealed. Of the 52 people, 43 died from self-administering lethal drugs, while nine were killed by their doctor. The law currently applies […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Two evangelical churches located in the cities of Torrejón de Ardoz and Leganés (both in the Madrid area), have registered cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among their members. The director of the Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Spanish Ministry of Health, Fernando Simón, reported on Monday morning a […]
(Barnabas Aid) — Four Nigerian church elders held a Sunday service in their burnt out church building on Feb. 23, two days after Boko Haram militants abducted some of the church’s female members and set fire to the building. The terrorists’ rampage had destroyed churches, homes, schools and businesses, in the Christian village of Garkida […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The German Constitutional Court has ruled that paragraph 217 of the Criminal Code, in force since 2015 and stipulating jail sentences of up to five years for those who help people who wish to end their lives, breaches the Constitution. The 2015 regulation was controversial for a long time, because although it […]
(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Saleem Masih, a 22-year-old Pakistani Christian, was severely tortured by a Muslim landlord in Pakistan’s Kasur District because he used the landlord’s tube-well to bathe. Three days later, on Feb. 28, Saleem died at Lahore General Hospital due to the severity of his injuries. […]
(The Christian Institute) — A Dutch mental health patient has shared how she was “overwhelmed and angry” when her new psychiatrist offered her euthanasia during her first appointment. Manon, who was seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, was told she met the criteria to be euthanized. She said, “I was suicidal, but I was looking […]