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China (International Christian Concern) – On June 2, Huang Lei, the leader of Yueyang Lou District Rock Bible house church in Hunan province, was officially penalized for hosting a gathering of over 180 Christians. On April 17, Mr. Huang also hosted a public gathering when Yueyang City had issued a mandate that all gatherings should be banned during the pandemic. The … [Read more...] about Christians “Hurting Society” or Hurt by Society? Church Leader Penalized for Gathering

Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The High Court of Lahore, in Pakistan, recently upheld the death sentences of two Christian brothers charged with blasphemy. In prison since 2011, the brothers were first arrested for allegedly publishing blasphemous material on the internet. A Muslim man had come across a blog hosting blasphemous materials and had reported the … [Read more...] about Death Sentences Upheld for Two Christians in Pakistan

Iran (International Christian Concern) – Last week on June 7, an Iranian-Armenian pastor was sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison. After he is released, the court ordered that he be subject to a two-year term of exile in a remote southeast Iranian province and to a two-year ban from international travel and from political and social organizations. Iran’s intelligence … [Read more...] about Seven Iranian Christians Receive Combined 32 Years in Prison

Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On June 5, a Muslim man randomly attacked a Coptic Christian in a village in Egypt. The Christian man, Abdullah Hosni, was visiting family when his attacker, who had a long history of harassing Christians, knocked him from his motorbike and began hacking at him with a meat cleaver. The Christian was immediately rushed to a hospital … [Read more...] about Coptic Christian Brutally Murdered by Known Extremist

Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – The Taliban has rejected the latest findings from the U.S. State Department’s 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom, an annual report that details the status of religious freedom in every country around the world. In a statement issued on the Twitter page of Zabihullah Mujahid, a top spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of … [Read more...] about Taliban Rejects U.S. Dept. of State’s Latest Report on International Religious Freedom