SUDAN: Pastor arrested after praying for healing
A Sudanese pastor has been arrested and jailed after leading a prayer meeting for his sick mother
EGYPT: 125 more church buildings approved
An Egyptian cabinet committee has legalised a new batch of 125 church buildings
PAKISTAN: Christian families receive flood relief aid
Over 650 Christian families have benefitted from a major flood relief aid distribution programme
CHINA: Local government shuts down Linfen Covenant Church
Linfen Covenant Church and the school it runs have been shut down for “unauthorised activities”
LAOS: Preacher kidnapped, beaten and killed
The body of a preacher who had been missing for three days was found badly beaten near his home village
QATAR: What is life like for Christians?
An estimated 400,000 Christians live in Qatar – the overwhelming majority of whom are expatriates
ERITREA: Four clerics from permitted denominations detained
Rights groups are calling for the release of four clerics detained by the Eritrean authorities despite belonging to permitted denominations
CHINA: Fourth leader of Linfen Covenant Church detained since family camp raided in August
On 1 November police detained Wang Qiang of Linfen Covenant Church, making him the fourth leader of the church now in detention
CHINA: Early Rain’s Elder Li harassed for leading “5 pm in China” prayer meeting
National security officers have prevented Elder Li Yingqiang of Early Rain Covenant Church from organising or attending the daily online “5 pm in China” prayer meeting
SUDAN: Baptist couple may face flogging for “adultery”
A Baptist couple from Gezira state could face flogging after being charged with “adultery”
IRAN: Two Christians released from Evin prison
Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh was unexpectedly released from Evin prison on 17 October and Fariba Dalir was released on the following day.
CHINA: Early Rain Covenant Church family evicted, funeral disrupted
Shu Qiong and her husband Wang Song received eviction notices nine days after police disrupted her father’s funeral
UKRAINE: Pastor and wife abducted by suspected Russian forces
Leonid and Tatyana were taken away from their home by men in military uniform and masks.
UGANDA: Christian convert poisoned to death
A young Muslim woman who converted to Christianity on 18 September was poisoned to death that night
CHINA: Christians stoned at beach baptism
Shenzhen Trinity Harvest Gospel Church was attacked on 10 September as its members held a baptism at a beach
LIBYA: Christian convert sentenced to death
A young Christian convert from Islam has been sentenced to death in northwest Libya
CHINA: Mayflower Church seeks refugee status in Thailand
Mayflower Church members have moved to Thailand to seek UN refugee status, having failed in their application for asylum in South Korea
UGANDA: Five evangelists thrown off boat and drowned
On 10 August five Christian workers were pushed off a boat by a group of Muslim extremists and drowned in Lake Kyoga, Central Uganda.
SUDAN: Prosecutor dismisses apostasy case
The General Prosecutor in Central Darfur state has dismissed a case against four Baptists who were charged with apostasy
2022 CONFERENCE: The growing, suffering church in Iran
Mansour Borji (Director of Article 18) described the current situation