By James Varghese
Special to ASSIST News Service
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) — A pastor was threatened for showing the well-known Jesus movie.
The incident occurred on July 27 in Andhra Pradesh in India.
According to a story on www.persecution.in, Pastor Devadanam organized a screening of the Jesus movie at his residence in Sanjeev Nagar Colony. The event drew >>>Continue reading >>>
On this month’s report hear about persecuted Christians in Iran, India and Nepal. Also hear how you can join in with Christians around the world to pray for the Persecuted Church.
Compass Direct News reports
ISTANBUL– A diabetic Iranian Christian jailed for two months is in critical condition due to lack of medical treatment, even as new reports of arrests against Christians surfaced this week.
The Iranian government has ratcheted up pressure in the last two weeks on underground churches in what seems to be a concerted effort >>>Continue reading >>>
Gospel for Asia missionary Amil Romir refused to comply with a local government official’s request to denounce Christ and discontinue his ministry in the small country of Bhutan.
Amil was summoned to the office of the local political leader. The man asked him to write a statement saying, “I will never preach about Jesus Christ and >>>Continue reading >>>
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
ETHIOPIA (ANS) — A mob of Islamic extremists stoned Seid Ahmed and Musa Ibrahim [names changed for security reasons] in Jijiga, a city on border with Somalia. The attack is the latest attack against Christians in Ethiopia where the spread of radical Islam is fueling the persecution of Christians.
ICC >>>Continue reading >>>