Kobane: what were the people fighting for?
The city of Kobane, the northern Syrian city on the border with Turkey, still bears the signs of the war on its buildings, streets and on the faces of its…
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Christian persecuted Asia Bibi nominated for Sakharov Prize
A Pakistani Christian mother who fell victim to her country’s strict blasphemy laws has been nominated for a top award by the European Union. Asia Bibi, who’s spent the past…
Pakistan sentences Christian man to death for ridiculing Prophet Muhammad on WhatsApp
A Pakistani Christian man has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after he sent a Muslim friend a poem on WhatsApp that insulted Islam, a lawyer said on Friday (Sept…
Local authorities in upper Egypt prevent Christians from holding Sunday worship
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Sunday, August 20, police in Ezbat Al-Forn, located in Egypt’s Minya governorate, prevented local Christians from accessing a building they were using…