(World Watch Monitor) — Malaysia’s highest court dismissed an appeal today (Feb. 27) against four appellants who wanted to be formally recognized as Christians. The five judges of the Malaysian Federal Court ruled that in matters of conversion away from Islam, it was necessary for them to consult the Islamic Sharia courts. The president of […]
JERUSALEM — An archaeologist in Israel says that a seal that her team discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem several years ago might have belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah, as it bears the Hebrew name and was found in the same area where another seal bearing the name of King Hezekiah had been unearthed years […]
NANJING, Jiangsu (ChinaAid) — Physicians in China’s eastern Jiangsu province declared renowned Christian human rights lawyer Li Baiguang dead on Sunday despite a previous record of clean health, indicating that he was murdered by the Chinese Communist Party, whom he often opposed. Li went to the hospital for a minor stomach ache and was declared […]
(International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that six Christians from Elahiabad, a town located near Faisalabad, were charged with committing blasphemy on Friday, Feb. 23. Following the blasphemy accusations, a majority of the Christians from the neighborhood fled, fearing mob violence. According to First Information Report (FIR) #238/18, Fayaz Masih, Riaz […]
JIANGMEN, Guangdong (China Aid) — A house church Christian in China’s southern Guangdong province has been blacklisted out of employment after being arrested for his faith. Ruan Haoan, a member of Fengle Church in the city of Jiangmen, discovered that after his release from a month-long detention last year, employers in the area have been […]
(Hurriyet Daily News) — An atheist man who died in the Ayvalık district of the western district of Ayvalık has been buried in a cemented grave along with his personal belongings, forgoing a religious ceremony in line with his will. Atila Yüksel was 76 years old when he died of a heart attack on Feb. […]
North Korea (Mission Network News) — Kyung-ja’s* first experience hearing about God in North Korea wasn’t from a missionary or radio broadcast or pamphlet—but from her torturer. The North Korean guard continued to beat Kyung-ja with a club even as she faded in and out of consciousness. She had snuck into China to try and earn […]
(World Watch Monitor) — Videos have emerged of Hindu extremists abusing Christians carrying religious literature. In one of the videos, the extremists are seen setting alight a pile of Bibles. The two incidents, which were verified by Christians in the area, were filmed in southern India. They both show a mob of Hindu extremists abusing […]
(Morning Star News) – On Monday (Feb. 26), the highest court in Malaysia is scheduled to hear the appeal of four people who wish to have their conversions from Islam to Christianity legally recognized. In a country where there is no legal way to leave Islam, the four people are asking the Federal Court to […]
NORWAY — A homeschooled boy who was seized by Norwegian child welfare agents earlier this month has been returned to his parents until the stipulation that he be sent to school next week, and that the parents temporarily hand over their passports. “We are very pleased to announce that Kai is back in his home […]