An American pastor that is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country a decade ago has been moved to solitary confinement, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, states that ten prisoners, including the pastor, were […]
An American pastor that is imprisoned in Iran on charges stemming from his work in planting house churches in the country recently told family members that he is praying for those affected by the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon. Pastor Saeed Abedini stated that he heard about the incident on the radio while incarcerated, […]
Rome, Italy — During his address on Tuesday in celebration of the Feast of St. George, one of the central messages delivered by Pope Francis to the cardinals gathered was that “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church.” “The Christian identity is not an identity card: Christian identity is belonging to the […]
Stockholm, Sweden — Christians around the world are being asked to help plead for the release of an 11-year-old boy who was abducted by government officials in 2009 because his parents chose to homeschool the child. As previously reported, Domenic Johansson was seized by the Swedish government in 2009 as he and his parents, Christer […]
Glasgow, Scotland — A human rights organization in Scotland is calling upon Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to end what it believes is a misuse of the country’s blasphemy laws or face worldwide protests. Sheraz Khan, the chief executive of Global Minorities Alliance, recently released an open letter to the president, asking him to step in […]
Boston, Massachusetts — The men identified as being the suspects in Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon have been identified as Chechen Muslims. The city of Boston is now on lockdown after police and members of the FBI are involved in a manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, age 19, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and his brother, […]
An American pastor who is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country over a decade ago reports that his health is worsening as beatings and psychological abuse intensify behind bars. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the the pastor’s release, issued an […]
The Singapore High Court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to challenge the island’s ban on homosexual behavior, which is a crime under the law. Gary Lim Meng Suang, 44, and Kenneth Chee Mun-Leon, 37, had challenged Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code, which prohibits male-to-male sexual contact. The men, who have been in a […]
An American pastor who was sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison for planting house churches in the country says that officials in Iran have given him the ultimatum to either deny Christ or remain incarcerated. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been working for the pastor’s release, reports that […]
London, England — A Christian woman who lost her job in sales at Heathrow Airport in London after her co-workers complained that she was “anti-Islamic” has been granted the right to appeal her case before an employment tribunal. Nohad Halawi was fired in July 2011 from World Duty Free after an ongoing ordeal with her […]