IRAN Hannah Gholami pardoned and released
Christian convert Hannah Gholami has been pardoned and released after serving around half her sentence
IRAN: Lida Alexani summoned to prison
Lida Alexani, wife of imprisoned pastor Joseph Shahbazian, has been summoned to prison to serve her sentence
RUSSIA: Missionary Park Tae Yeon sentenced to 5 years 8 months in prison
An appeal to a higher court against the conviction and sentence is planned.
NORTH KOREA: UN Secretary-General reports “deteriorating human rights situation”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the deteriorating human rights situation in North Korea is a cause for serious concern
CHINA: Wang Yi “may be suffering from liver cancer”
Reports suggest imprisoned pastor Wang Yi may be suffering from advanced liver cancer
“We’re praying for God’s deliverance because these people have suffered enough”
Dr Khataza Gondwe told attendees at the Church in Chains Supporters Day
IRAN: Ghazal Marzban goes on hunger strike in prison
Christian convert Ghazal Marzban has gone on hunger strike in prison to protest being denied access to a Bible and threatened with death for apostasy
ALGERIA: Police detain 12 Christians during worship service
Police detained twelve Christians meeting for worship at a humanitarian shelter
CHINA: Lian Xuliang released from prison
Pastor Lian Xuliang has been released from prison and reunited with his family
CHINA: Fu Xuanjuan released from prison
Fu Xuanjuan was released early on parole and returned home to her family
INDIA: Hindu mobs target Christians in West Bengal state
A house church was vandalised and a pastor was abducted in separate attacks on the same day in West Bengal state
PAKISTAN: Activists condemn granting of custody of Amber Nadeem to her accused abductor
Rights activists have condemned the court decision to grant custody of 13-year-old Amber Nadeem to the Muslim man accused of abducting her
CHINA: Two of the “Zion 8” plead guilty
Two of the eight detained Zion Church leaders have pleaded guilty and asked for suspended sentences
INDIA: Seven pastors released on bail
Seven pastors imprisoned in June under Madhya Pradesh’s anti-conversion laws have been released on bail
CHINA: Three house church leaders imprisoned for “illegal gatherings”
Three house church leaders in eastern China have been sentenced to prison for “organising illegal gatherings”
CHINA: Imprisoned Christian Wu Qiuyu’s husband speaks of family’s ordeal
The husband of imprisoned Zion Church member Wu Qiuyu has spoken in an interview about the ordeal his wife and their two young children are enduring
VIETNAM: Pastor sentenced to over seven years in prison
A pastor from Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison
RUSSIA: Retiring missionary goes on trial
A retiring Child Evangelism Fellowship missionary in Russia has gone on trial as CEF is designated an “undesirable organisation”
EGYPT: Mob attacks Coptic church in Minya province
A mob surrounded and attacked a Coptic church building in Minya province in Upper Egypt
NIGERIA: Widows find support and hope at Trauma Healing Workshop
The five-day event catered for 41 widows from villages in Plateau state