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Catching Our Eye

Egypt legalises 156 churches with many more still waiting
Political party campaigns for Nepal to become a Hindu state
Indonesia: Christian student faces jail sentence for blasphemy
Unity among Cuban Christians unprecedented following constitutional vote
India: Christian convert killed and left on the road, beheaded
  • Christians face uncertain future as Syria enters possible last year of civil war

    Christians face uncertain future as Syria enters possible last year of civil war

  • Women to women conference in Ethiopia, February 2018.

    For persecuted Christian women, violence is compounded by ‘shaming’

  • Malatya’s Kurtulus (Salvation) Church posted this message on the broken glass after an attacker heaved a brick through the church’s display window on November 24, 2017: “’Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.’ – Jesus Christ.” (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

    Pastor Brunson case increased ‘hate speech’ against Turkey’s Protestants – report

  • As with the first round of talks, the conditions that make North Korea the toughest place on earth for Christians won’t be up for discussion. (Photo: Getty Images)

    North Korea asks for food aid as its president discusses denuclearisation

  • Tajikistan: Children barred from attending church, 5,000 Christian calendars burned

    Tajikistan: Children barred from attending church, 5,000 Christian calendars burned

Articles

Leah Sharibu was 14 when she was abducted by Boko Haram exactly one year ago.
Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Dapchi, Leah Sharibu, Nigeria, Women, Yobe

As Nigeria votes, family and churches urge candidates to remember Christian teen Leah Sharibu

One year since the Christian teenager Leah Sharibu was abducted from her boarding school in north-eastern Nigeria by an Islamist group, a coalition of groups have . . . Read More
Burned church in a village in Nigeria's southern Kaduna after an attack by suspected Fulani gunmen. Violence attributed to militant Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria reached a record high last year. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)
Adamawa, Boko Haram, Borno, Chibok girls, Dapchi, Elections, Fulani herdsmen, Leah Sharibu, Middle Belt, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Plateau, Yobe

Nigeria elections: Whomever wins, Christians hope for justice and security

As Nigerians are preparing to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president, Boko Haram has been stepping up attacks in the northeast of . . . Read More
Churches like this one in Cordoba, neighbouring Antioquia, are a threat to armed groups as their message discourages young people to join them. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)
Antioquia, Caucasia, Colombia, FARC

Another Colombian pastor killed, leaving the church ‘terrified’

A Colombian pastor was killed as he left his church last week in the northwest of the country, in a region that has been plagued by . . . Read More
Human rights, Joshua Hilmy, Kidnapping, Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia, Raymond Koh

Malaysia: Exactly 2 years since Raymond Koh’s abduction, his wife asks PM to intervene

Two years since the disappearance of Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh in broad daylight, his family has asked the country’s Prime Minister to order a new investigation . . . Read More
The report shows that since Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, the number of violent acts against India's religious minorities have increased (Photo: World Watch Monitor)
Anti-conversion law, BJP, Chhattisgarh, Hindutva, India, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Minorities, Narendra Modi, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh

‘Situation for India’s religious minorities is at tipping point’ – report

A report by a religious freedom watchdog shows a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on Christians and Muslims in India in the last four . . . Read More
A Christian police officer in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region was advised to return to Islam but refused, claiming a constitutional right to religious freedom. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)
Ethiopia, Human rights, IDPs, Oromia, Religious freedom, Somali Region

Ethiopia: Ethnic Somali Christian police man forced to relocate after talking about his faith

An Ethiopian police officer was arrested, dismissed and forced to move to another part of the country after he told colleagues about his Christian faith The . . . Read More
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