The World Watch List 2019 were released this week. It shows that 245 million Christians are persecuted in the world, which makes them the biggest group that are victims of persecution. Asia is the worst place to be Christian and one in three live under high persecution. You find links to articles that break down … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 3
In November 82-year old Märta in Sweden took a taxi home from the doctor, but the Muslim driver stopped in the middle of nowhere and ordered her to leave the cab. According to the driver Märta had said hostile things about Islam, but Märta denies this and say that he wanted her to leave after … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 2
The United Kingdom have plan to deport Asher Samson, 41, who came to the country from Pakistan to study to be a pastor. He later applied for asylum because he was beaten and repeatedly threatened with execution by Islamic extremists at home. He has said that he fear for his life. Also, the UK have … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 52
During five days the Christians in the Indian province of Telangana were attacked at three different occasions. Hindu radicals physically attacked them (and some ended up in the hospital), burned Bibles and damaged a car. They didn't dare to report it to the police, but managed to have their christmas event after changing places at last … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 51
Asia Bibi is still in Pakistan and haven't been able to meet two of her children in order to keep them protected. But they talk on the phone every day. The family have had to change home four times since the aquittal and family friend Joseph says: She is an incredible woman! She has kept … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 48
Four Catholic priests were abducted by armed men this week in Nigeria. Before the kidnapping the men shot at the priests cars and abused them. Three weeks ago five nuns were kidnapped in the same area, but they were released after two weeks. A small forest church in Italy have been vandalized to a cost … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 45
Two Chinese priests from an underground Catholic church (means it isn't controlled by the state which a public one is) have been detained by the authorities. The official explanation is that they are taking some time off to study the new regulations on religious practices. The body of the Catholic tribal Chief in Nigeria, that … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 44
UGANDA. Two years ago Dorika Kabuo and her four children were chased from their home by her husband. The reason was that they had left Islam and become Christians. Dorika says: My husband of over 20 years turned violent against us when we converted to Christianity and joined the nearby evangelical church in Bwera, Western Uganda. … Continue reading From Islam to Christ in Uganda
A Pakistani Christian teenager were kidnapped and raped all night by Muslims. When she made noises she was beaten and threatened to get killed. One man said that the rapes were the punishment of being Christian. The girls vagina was so damaged that she had to go through surgery. Pastor Avianshu Kalra in India have been … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – Week 34
The Christian convert Amir Saman Dashti were sentenced by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court to four months in prison for Christian activities. Ramiel Bet Tamraz was also sentenced to four months for being Christian. Believers are often sent to the prison Evin who is the roughest prison and it's known that torture is used. Amir spent … Continue reading Persecution of Christians -week 31
20 Christians were seriously injured, including broken bones, when their prayer meeting was attacked by about 35 Hindu radicals in Raikashipur, India. The Christians were accused of forcing conversions and now have several criminal charges against them. There haven't been any cosequences for the Hindus. The Fulani Militia attacked several villages in Nigeria and 50 people … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 28
A catholic priest opened the gates to the chapel in Bethlehem, Palestina, to let tourists in, including two women who were being harassed by two men. The priest talked to the men and then of them pulled a knife and stabbed the priest. Thankfully the injury was minor. A group of christian preachers in Uganda … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 23
