Muslim Mob in Pakistan Wounds Christian Family

By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (ANS) — Compass Direct News has revealed that a Muslim mob in Pakistan has attacked and wounded a Christian family in Iqbal Town, Islamabad.

“Infuriated by an alleged anti-Islamic comment by a mentally ill man, more than a dozen Muslims attacked his Christian family here last week, beating his 20-year-old sister unconscious and breaking her leg,” said the Compass story.

“The woman’s father, Aleem Mansoor, said his daughter Elishba Aleem ‘went unconscious’ after being struck in the head with an iron rod in the December 28, 2009, attack.” Read the rest of this entry »

Indian believer jailed for ‘crime’ of praying for a friend in hospital and getting beaten up

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — In another bizarre police interpretation of Indian law, a Christian believer who went to pray for his sick friend at a local hospital, and was then beaten up by a Hindu radical, has been charged for this terrible “crime”.

You would imagine that the man who did the beating would have been the one who was arrested, but that logic often doesn’t work in India. Read the rest of this entry »

Pastor and wife attacked by Hindu radicals in Karnataka state, India

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — A pastor and his wife were brutally attacked and beaten up by a group of Hindu radicals at Mysore in Karnataka state, India, on Monday, December 14.

According to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), the attack took place when a group of 10-15 men allegedly belonging to a Hindu radical group. Bajrang Dal, barged into the house of Pastor H.T. Manjunath (26) and began insulted him and his wife Saraswati (24) and then falsely accused them of forced conversion. Read the rest of this entry »

Christian Arrested by Egyptian Security for Praying At Home

By Jeremy Reynalds
Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

EGYPT ANS – Egyptian State Security recently arrested a Christian Copt in the village of Deir Samalout, Samalout, Minia province, for praying “without a license.” Read the rest of this entry »

Prayer meeting attacked, pastor, wife and their one year old son severely beaten

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service

CHHATTISGARH, INDIA ANS — A group of 100 Hindu radicals stormed into a worship service and attacked the pastor, his family and the congregation at Bastar district in Chhattisgarh state, India on November 1. Read the rest of this entry »