NICARAGUA: Eleven Nicaraguan pastors convicted of money laundering
Eleven pastors given long prison sentences and fined over US$80 million each.
CHINA: Chen Yu released on parole over two years early
Christian bookseller Chen Yu has been granted parole from Jinhua Prison and allowed home two years and five months early
PAKISTAN: Police refuse to act in case of kidnapped 13-year-old girl
Police have refused to act in the case of a 13-year-old Christian girl who has been kidnapped, converted and forcibly married
INDIA: Aid distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Church in Chains has recently sent aid to help 35 Christian families in Uttar Pradesh via a partner organisation
NIGERIA: Ten years of grief and disappointment in Chibok
Sunday 14 April marked the tenth anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram
INDIA: Christian couple sentenced to two years in prison
A pastor and his wife have been convicted of “forcible conversion” and sentenced to two years each in prison
IRAN: Returned convert sentenced to two years in prison
Christian convert Laleh Saati, who was baptised in Malaysia and later returned to Iran, has been sentenced to two years in prison
CHINA: Zhang Chunlei’s case “still being processed”
A judge has told Elder Zhang’s wife that his case is still being processed, due to its “special nature”
INDIA: Over 600 anti-Christian incidents recorded in 2023
The Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India has published its yearly report for 2023
PAKISTAN: Christian student released on bail after arrest for blasphemy
Christian student Ashbeel Ghauri (18) has been released on bail following his arrest on a charge of blasphemy
CHINA: Pastor John Cao’s prison testimony
Pastor John Cao has spoken of his prison experience in his first testimony since being released on 4 March
NIGERIA: Government urged to “do all that it takes” to stop attacks on Christians
Church in Chains has meeting at Nigerian Embassy in Dublin
IRAN: Ebrahim Firouzi dies of heart attack
Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi has been found dead at the age of 37
INDIA: Christian family attacked in Chhattisgarh
Three members of a family of Christian converts in Chhattisgarh state have been attacked by fellow villagers
PAKISTAN: 14-year-old Christian boy shot dead by Muslim gunmen
Sunil Masih was shot dead on 5 February while standing outside a shop with other Christian boys.
CHINA: Wang Honglan speaks in court
Trial on charges of re-selling Bibles concluded but verdict not yet announced.
VIETNAM: Christian jailed for holding prayer meetings in his home
A Vietnamese Christian has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for holding prayer meetings in his home
NEPAL: Supreme Court refuses to hear Pastor Keshav’s appeal
Nepal’s Supreme Court has refused to hear Pastor Keshav’s appeal, ordering that he must serve his one-year prison sentence
ERITREA: Over 30 Christians arrested at child’s birthday party
Police targeted evangelical Christians attending the celebrations
IRAN: Parents of Christian detained in unknown location “very worried”
Iman Golzar has been in detention, incommunicado, since 16 January