Iran persecution: Two believers jailed for “promoting Christianity”

Following unsuccessful appeals, on November 11 two Christian converts from Islam were summoned to prison in Iran to serve one-year sentences they received in February for “promoting Christianity,” Christian Persecution reports.

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Uganda: Islamists murder pastor who refused to close church

Islamic terrorists murdered a Christian pastor in eastern Uganda last month, after he refused to close his church located near a mosque, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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Nigeria: Captors murder two of 66 abducted Christians, “abducted worshipers are in danger”

Two of the 66 Christians abducted from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nigeria’s Kaduna State on October 31 were murdered by their captors last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Myanmar Frees US Journalist Danny Fester

A U.S. journalist sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Myanmar junta court was released on Monday, his employer and an American diplomat confirmed.

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Iran Pastor Starts Serving 5 Year Prison Term

A pastor from Iran’s main evangelical house church movement was behind bars Friday after he was summoned to start serving a five-year jail sentence, his supporters confirmed.

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Uganda: Islamists decapitate Christian who led Muslims to Jesus, leave his head in a swamp

A 60-year-old Ugandan evangelist was decapitated by suspected Islamic extremists in Luuka District, Uganda on October 16, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. An elder in the local Church of Christ congregation, Alex Mukasa of Busandha B village, Bukoova T…

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