11.23.2024

Pakistan: Rape, Attempted Kidnapping Drive Christian Family into Hiding

Another girl threatened with forced conversion/marriage in Pakistan.

RUSSIA: Pentecostal pastor, Buddhist in pre-trial detention for anti-war remarks

A Pentecostal pastor has become the first person to be accused of publicly
calling for actions "against state security" for speaking out against
Russia's war in Ukraine from a religious perspective. 

A look at the “praying Church” of Iran after Red Wednesday

Yesterday was Red Wednesday, a movement meant to remember and stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world. 

Churches respond to Chinese Communist Party ban on religious activities for children

Atheism. It’s what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seems to want all of China to align with. 

After case dismissal, Koher family plans return to Mozambique

With the recent dismissal of Ryan Koher’s case by Mozambican authorities, the Koher family is preparing to return to Mozambique where Ryan served as a pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) — known in Mozambique as Ambassador Aviation. 

Police Refuse to Arrest Islamist Who Raped Their 18-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Her Christian Family Says

Police in Punjab Province, Pakistan, have refused to arrest an Islamic man who is accused of raping a young Christian woman at gunpoint earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Uganda: Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity

Teacher at Islamic school accepted Christ 17 days prior.

Pakistan: Young Christian Woman Rescued from Forced Conversion/Marriage

Catholic 18-year-old lured to another province in Pakistan.

21 Wilberforce [Year in Review] Your Contribution Makes a Difference

Mozambique drops case against American missionary pilot, Ryan Koher

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) announced that the investigation of their pilot, Ryan Koher, by Mozambican authorities has been dropped and no charges will be filed. Koher, a pilot for MAF — known in Mozambique as Ambassador Aviation Ltd. (AAL) — was arrested on November 4, 2022.

Christian testimony films reaching into closed countries for Christ

November 18 was the global day of prayer for Muslim background believers. 

Questions that Muslim background believers face after conversion

For Christians who grew up as Muslims, church and discipleship are often a challenge to find. 

ICC Global Digest: Stories from Nicaragua, Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world

More than 2,400 Anti-Christian Hate Crimes Reported Across Europe in 2023

A newly published study by the Austria-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) shows there were over 2,400 reported hate crimes targeting Christians in Europe last year.

Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious Freedom

EPCs have been a key element of U.S. IRF policy since the passage of the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016, which added the EPC category to the U.S. Department of State’s available IRF designations. 

US flights to Haiti temporarily banned, yet one ministry sees God’s timing

Humanitarian aid to Haiti is on hold after the US Federal Aviation Administration last week banned all US flights in and out of Haiti for 30 days.

Global Day of Prayer says “You are not alone” to Muslim background believers

Here’s a term you may or may not be familiar with: MBB. It stands for Muslim Background Believer.

Myanmar Christians Face Further Acts of Repression by Military

Christians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face continued persecution by the country’s Buddhist military junta (Tatmadaw), which has proved itself violently hostile to believers and recently imposed new restrictions on church services, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.