Asia
Pakistan: Christian children given Islamic names
Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad told Aid to the Church in Need that abuse was an issue for minority students at public schools. He said that Christian parents in the country are resorting…
Silk Road prayer
The ancient Silk Road connected east and southeast Asia with Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, and Southern Europe. Recently, after Central Asian pastors and leaders fasted and prayed for three days, a…
China: TV - a weapon in an arsenal of repression
Since Hong Kong’s anti-government protests began, Beijing’s state TV (CCTV) has gone to great lengths to demonise protesters and mislead Chinese and international audiences about the nature of the movement. CCTV’s flagship news…
Iran has the world’s ‘fastest-growing church’
Iran has world’s ‘fastest-growing church,’ despite no buildings - and it's mostly led by women: documentary | Fox News A new film tells the story of the "fastest-growing church" in the world, an…
South Korea - Prayers for the Church
With ever-escalating political divides and turmoil sadly being superimposed on the church, many churches in Korea have split apart, made strife with one another, and altogether have been too eager to find reasons…
China: harvesting human organs from religious minorities
China is killing religious and ethnic minorities and harvesting their organs, UN Human Rights Council told. Lawyers for independent China Tribunal say UN member states have ‘legal obligation’ to act. The Chinese government…
Saudi Arabia / Iran: tensions
Tensions between powerful Middle East rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran were catapulted to new levels when drones set two Saudi Arabian oil refineries ablaze on 14 September, resulting in halving the Gulf kingdom’s…
India: Christians threatened for distributing tracts
Leo and Jenifa Johnson were intimidated and threatened in a residential area of Tamil Nadu state where they had distributed Christian tracts to homes. As they were leaving the area they were stopped…
Iraq: the last church standing
There are almost 20,000 ordained ministers in England; in Iraq there is just one, Rev Faez Jirjees, the parish priest at St George's church in Baghdad. Christians make up about 1% of Iraq’s…
Afghanistan: crises
On 19 September 30+ civilians were killed and 40+ injured in an air attack that accidentally targeted farmers, and 20+ people were killed in a suicide car bomb that hit a hospital. 74…
