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Pakistan (International Christian Concern) According to Christian Today, a Christian man in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy almost a decade after he was accused. Advocates for the man claim the charges against their client are false and another example of how Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws are abused. Zafar Bhatti, age 58, was … [Read more...] about Christian in Pakistan Receives Death Sentence for Decade Old Blasphemy Accusation

India (International Christian Concern) According to Morning Star News, a house church in northern India was violently attacked by radical Hindu nationalists as they attempted to celebrate Christmas. The attack was one of ten similar incidents reported on Christmas in northern India. On December 25, a house church in Siwanka village, located in the Sonipat District of … [Read more...] about Christmas Service in Northern India Attacked by Radical Hindu Nationalists

Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) A Christian man in Kenya was killed last night, January 3, by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Bobo-Hindi, just one day after six Christians were killed in a nearby village. Three houses were also set ablaze during the attack. Police confirmed that John Gichoya was killed and burned inside of his home by terrorists who then … [Read more...] about Terrorists Murder Christian Man in Kenya

Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) Five people in cwere brutally attacked by Fulani militants on Friday, December 31, while on their way home from an annual prayer meeting held for the Christian communities of Irigwe chiefdom. An International Christian Concern (ICC) correspondent who was at the event spoke to the National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe … [Read more...] about Christian Burned Beyond Recognition Following New Year’s Eve Prayer

Myanmar (International Christian Concern) Although the town in Christian-majority Chin state is now deserted after four months of intense fighting, and hundreds of houses have been burned to the ground, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues to set houses and churches in Thantlang on fire. According to Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO), on December 30, the … [Read more...] about More Churches in Thantlang Burned Down by the Junta