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 A Baptist pastor who also works as a teacher was arrested last week in the Northeastern state of Assam following complaints from villagers that he was attempting to convert people through prayers. Attempting to heal people by praying for them is illegal under the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act, enacted in February. This law purportedly wants to create science-based knowledge and a safe environment to protect human health. […]

11/1/2024 Uganda (International Christian Concern) — In Eastern Uganda, an Islamist mob killed Pastor Weere Mukisa, his wife Annet Namugaya, and their two young daughters, Judith, 7, and Sylvia, 4, by setting their home on fire after the pastor converted three Muslims to Christianity.   The attack occurred at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 13 in Kibale village, Namutumba District, according to his brother, James Tusubira. Pastor Mukisa, 30, had received threats since the […]

10/23/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A week ago, Pastor Eli Abdullahi Tinau attended a memorial service honoring 29 Christians who were killed by Islamic Fulani extremists in 2015. The victims, who had sought refuge in a classroom at LGEA Primary School in Nkiendoro, Miango district of Bassa County, were brutally murdered after militants bypassed the military’s protection. Two survivors were critically injured, and one later died from gunshot wounds. Pastor […]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government is rewriting portions of the Bible in an effort to increase its control over religion in country, according to U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI).  In a meeting of the House Select Committee on the CCP, Rep. Gallagher stated that Chairman Xi Jinping is on a “quest to make the faithful serve the party rather than God.” Rep. Gallagher referenced a statement from Chairman Xi […]

 As Nigeria celebrates its 64th Independence anniversary, human rights activists in Lagos, Abuja, and Plateau states were arrested by Nigerian police for protesting government corruption and poor governance. The protesters also decried the government’s failure to address the ongoing killings of Christians by Islamic Fulani militants.  Despite these arrests, authorities have yet to take decisive action against the Fulani terrorists responsible for the deaths of more than a dozen Christians […]

10/21/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Two Hindu nationalist organizations are trying to stop two large public Christian conventions scheduled to take place in different provinces of the Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have submitted appeals to the police and district administrative officials, warning that unless the conventions are canceled, authorities will be responsible for any subsequent communal disturbances. While the VHP is demanding […]