Coptic bishop hacked down in Cairo
A Coptic Orthodox bishop from Upper Egypt has been murdered in a Cairo street. The attacker slashed Bishop Samaan Shehata in the head, neck and torso. According to Morning Star…
Sudan blocks Bibles, arrests church leaders
Port authorities in Sudan have held a shipment of Bibles without explanation for over two years. Morning Star News reports that the container was one of two deliveries of Arabic…
Burmese pastors imprisoned on false charges
Two assistant pastors arrested by the Burmese (Myanmar) army last December were sentenced to prison on 27 October. The charges of unlawful association, defaming the military and spying were all…
Plot to blow up Egyptian church fails
Egyptian police have prevented a terrorist attempt to bomb a Coptic church in northeast Egypt. The Mar Girgis (St George) church in El-Arish, which was also attacked during anti-Christian violence…
Nine-day massacre kills 48 in Nigeria
A terrorist rampage in central Nigeria left 48 Christians dead in nine days in October, including many women and children. The attackers were Islamic Fulani herdsmen – responsible for hundreds…
Policemen murder Christian schoolboy
Six Pakistani police officers have been arrested and charged with the murder of a Christian child at his school. Young Christian Arslan Masih was killed after being dragged out of…
Persecution Watch Oct – Nov 2017
Rebuilding hope in Iraq Christians are slowly returning to the town of Karamles in Iraq after Islamic State (ISIS) was ousted. Over half of the houses in the town are…