Dennis Albert, a 35-year-old Catholic rickshaw driver in Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, was arrested April 27 on charges of stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran. His accuser, Muslim passerby Mubeen Ilyas, assaulted him, even as Dennis explained he didn’t know what the papers were; he merelyContinue reading “Barefoot Christian Assaulted, Arrested in Pakistan”
Category Archives: Persecution
Christian Mom Tortured for Her Faith in Pakistan
A 20-year-old Catholic mother of a two toddlers in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan, was abducted at gunpoint from her father’s home April 17 by five Muslims, Ali Raza, Muhammad Irshaad, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Imran and one unidentified person. She was raped and tortured multiple times to force her into marrying Ali, renouncing her faith, andContinue reading “Christian Mom Tortured for Her Faith in Pakistan”
Pakistan: Murder of Christian by Muslim Mob Leads to Yet More Death
Just a month ago, Christian Nazeer Masih Gill‘s family was attacked by an angry mob of about 2,000 Muslims, who savagely beat him to death and burned down his home and factory. Most of the Christians in that community fled their homes in fear. Read the story here: Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan Shortly afterContinue reading “Pakistan: Murder of Christian by Muslim Mob Leads to Yet More Death”
Nigeria Persecution Headlines
Early Sunday morning, Muslim gunmen abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Gabriel Ukeh, while he slept at his home in St. Thomas Catholic Parish, Zaman Dabo village, Kaduna State. On June 2, Fulani raiders attacked a mostly Christian village in Kwall District, Plateau State, and murdered Pastor Dauda Dalyop of the Assemblies of God Church, hisContinue reading “Nigeria Persecution Headlines”
Egyptian Christians Flee Persecution, Kidnapped Medical Student Still Missing
Irene Ibrahim Shehata, a 21-year-old Coptic Christian medical student at Asyut National University was abducted by Muslims on January 22 and is still missing. She managed to call her family on the phone of one of her kidnappers and told them she was in Sohaj, but when they traveled there to report the kidnapping, policeContinue reading “Egyptian Christians Flee Persecution, Kidnapped Medical Student Still Missing”
Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan
Christian businessman Nazeer Masih Gill died June 3 from injuries sustained when mosque loudspeakers incited a mob of about 2,000 Muslims to assault his family and burn down his shoe factory and home in Sargodha, Punjab Province, Pakistan, on May 25. Armed with gasoline bombs, bricks, stones and sticks, the angry crowd attacked the homeContinue reading “Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan”
Beauty for Trashes: Korea’s Balloon Battle
On Saturday, North Korea sent another 720 rubbish-laden balloons across the border to South Korea, bringing the grand total to about 3,500 balloons dumping 15 tons of refuse. Why all the mess? News reports tell of NK defectors and activists sending anti-Communist and K-pop propaganda by balloon to North Korea for years now and howContinue reading “Beauty for Trashes: Korea’s Balloon Battle”
Missionaries Killed in Haiti
Gangs shot and killed three missionaries in Haiti Thursday night just as Haitians began to hope the reign of terror could soon come to an end. Jude Montis, 45, served with Missions in Haiti for two decades. The Haitian pastor and mission director leaves behind his wife Eunide and two children, ages 2 and 6.Continue reading “Missionaries Killed in Haiti”
Miracles: Nigerian Christians Overcome Horrors of Boko Haram
Over the past few years, tens of thousands of Christians have been murdered in Nigeria and millions have been displaced. In fact, even though the West African nation is over 50% Christian, 80-90% of believers martyred for their faith are killed there, mostly by Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, which loosely translates, “Western education isContinue reading “Miracles: Nigerian Christians Overcome Horrors of Boko Haram”
Mexico: Persecuted Christians Flee
Nearly 140 Christians from indigenous Nahuatl communities in Hidalgo, Mexico, fled their homes April 26, when village leaders vandalized their church and properties, cut off their electricity and posted guards to prevent them from re-entering. Among the displaced are 75 infants and children. (Diana Chandler, BP, April 30) Persecution is not new to Protestants inContinue reading “Mexico: Persecuted Christians Flee”
