Islamic Radicals Storm Blasphemy Hearing in Pakistan

Compass Direct News reports:

Radical Pakistani Muslims in a town outside of Lahore this month overran a courtroom in hopes of swaying a judge in a “blasphemy” case against a Christian couple, and a member of the prosecution later threatened to kill the wife. Read the rest of this entry »

Pastor brutally attacked in Madhya Pradesh

by Jacob Philip, Assist news India

MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA ANS — A Pastor from who was on his way back from ministry was attacked by a group of Hindu radicals on May 24, according to news issued in the website of Global council of Indian Christians GCIC www.persecution.in The attacked Pastor was Ramesh Mandevey 31 yrs. The site reported that the incident took place as Pastor Ramesh was returning on 24th afternoon from a fellow believer’s house. Read the rest of this entry »

Pastor and Believer Attacked and Beaten

An anti-Christian extremist mob attacked a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary and a member of his church Monday as they returned home from a prayer meeting. Read the rest of this entry »

Stabbing and Bombing Attacks Near Two Churches in Egypt

Compass Direct News reports:

In separate attacks in Egypt earlier this month, a Coptic Christian suffered severe stab wounds as he left a worship service in Minya, and a car-bombing outside a venerable church in Cairo disrupted a wedding.

Without provocation, three Muslims repeatedly stabbed Coptic Christian Girgis Yousry, 21, as the army conscript was leaving the gates of the church of Saint Mary in Minya, Upper Egypt on May 2, according to Copts United.

The assault left him with severe injuries to internal organs, and he was taken to the district hospital, where he was still receiving treatment at press time.

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Buddhist Cremation Rite Forced on Christians

Compass Direct News reports that

Buddhist villagers in southeastern Bangladesh forced Christians to participate in a Buddhist cremation rite for a deceased family member last weekend and demanded money for a post-funeral ceremony.

Uttam Lal Chakma, 55, died last Friday May 15 after a long illness in Dighinala sub-district of Khagrachari hill district, some 400 kilometers 250 miles southeast of Dhaka. A member of Mynasukhnachari Baptist Church in the Babuchara neighborhood, Chakma had converted from Buddhism to Christianity two years ago.

Pastor Vubon Chakma and Christian villagers sought to give him a Christian burial the next day, but a hostile group of local Buddhists forcibly stopped them from doing so, according to a local Christian source.

The source told Compass that a member of the Buddhist group told family members, “He was born as a Buddhist, and he will be buried as a Buddhist.”

Read the full story at Compass Direct News.