The pastor and a bookstore salesman were condemned for “distributing publications or any other propaganda undermining the faith of a Muslim”.

An evangelical pastor says terrorists roam freely in presence of security personnel. Churches affected by herdsmen attacks in the area include Baptists, Pentecostals, Anglicans, and Catholics.

The mother of five fled in 2015 after her husband was killed.

Hard-line Hindus seek to revoke registration of Christian charities, as a well-strategized plan to show Christians in a bad light.

Church leader in southwest India loses hearing in one ear.

“Do we deserve to live and die like this in our own country?”, a relative of a killed Christian student asks. Nigeria led the world in number of kidnapped Christians last year with 990.

The nurses were accused of “defiling the Koran”. A Muslim co-worker attacked one of them with a knife.

Tribal extremists threatened to kill 10 Christian families if they did not reject their faith. Christian leaders are concerned about rising cases of forced reconversions in the area.

Muslim Fulani herdsmen suspected in the kidnapping of eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

A large number of Islamist lawyers swarmed the courtroom during a hearing, an intimidation tactic designed to obtain convictions and harsh sentences.

The pastor of the the Church of Brethren was abducted in an Islamic terrorist attack on Christmas Eve and taken captive by Islamic extremist militants.

The girl was allegedly kidnapped by three Muslims from the family’s home and forcibly converted to Islam.

The father of four young children had been sentenced to five years in prison and fined 100,000 dinars. “That this story goes back three years and only now it’s resurfacing – it’s hard to digest”, says the church that supports his family.

Officers and Hindu extremists threaten and beat Christian men, women and children.

A Korean Christian and three nationals have been accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while distributing food to people in need.

Islamic extremist groups have kidnapped, killed and executed Christians throughout the country. Many villages have been attacked and churches destroyed.

A large mob brutally attacked a home and a church, accusing Christians of converting people and celebrating with loud music.

Violence keeps escalating despite the pleas of evangelical leaders who denounce lack of effort by the Nigerian government to free church members.

The pastor had received threats from Muslims. He and his son were slain after visiting the Congo border for missionary work.

Mainline Protestant and Catholic churches in Pakistan have decided to petition courts against forcible conversion of underage girls.

This case has exposed the various ways minority girls are vulnerable based on class, caste, religion and gender.

Several dead, and seven worship halls damaged. “A peaceful prayer walk seeking God’s help for our country, was suddenly met with undue force as Christians were beaten and shot at with guns by Muslim mobs”.

Hindu extremists falsely accuse a pastor and four other Christians of eating cow beef.

Muslim mobs attacked a Christian area of Lahore, Pakistan after false the blasphemy allegation in March 2013.

Fulani herdsmen have increasingly adopted ideology and methods similar to Islamic extremist groups like Boko Haram. The kidnapped girls are forcefully converted to Islam and married off.