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21. The Hidden Agenda Behind Pastor Andrew Brunson's Imprisonment

... ly 25, when his ankle was fitted with an electronic tracking device. A fourth court hearing in his case has been scheduled for Oct. 12. This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 24 August 2018

22. How This Little Boy Wants to 'Protect the Christians and Prevent Attacks'

... live to tell people what we did'," he told World Watch Monitor last year. Their father died in Marco's arms. Shortly after the incident, Mina was interviewed by Reuters, recounting the horror of the exper ...

Created on 20 August 2018

23. Pastor Narrowly Survives Assassination Attempt

...  faith around the world. Given that as many as 90 percent of Mexico's population would identify as Christian, Petri told World Watch Monitor last year that "it's important not to look so much at their i ...

Created on 16 August 2018

24. 15 Priests Slaughtered Last Week—But That's Just the Beginning

... n last week. Among the priests killed were Rev. Kidane Mariam Nibretu, Rev. Yared Hibu, Father Gebiremariam Asfaw and Abreham Tigabu, a local source told World Watch Monitor, adding that four of the 15 pries ...

Created on 15 August 2018

25. Pastor Sentenced to 10 Years Behind Bars for Reading Bible, Worshipping the Lord

... yers and the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit I will be delivered and will not be put to shame. Servant of the Lord, Naser Navard Evin Prison This article originally appeared on World Watch Monit ...

Created on 10 August 2018

26. WATCH: What's Driving the Most Deadly Christian Genocide in Decades

...  to deal with the conflict. An International Crisis Group report has pointed out impunity as one of the root causes of the continuing violence. Here, World Watch Monitor explains the history of the conf ...

Created on 09 August 2018

27. Why This Leader Refuses to Stop the Mass Genocide of Christians

... rl kidnapped in Dapchi in February] come home?" This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 02 August 2018

28. As Raids Increase, Churches Limit Who They Let In

... authorities have been pressured to take action. In Guangzhou, for example, the capital of the southern province Guangdong, a local source told World Watch Monitor the authorities are "trying to stir u ...

Created on 01 August 2018

29. Government Shutters More Than 8000 Churches

... n churches considered luxurious for local standards have had to close," a local analyst, who wished to remain anonymous, told World Watch Monitor. World Watch Monitor learned that in one village the chur ...

Created on 30 July 2018

30. 34 Churches Call for Government to Respect Religious Freedom

... icle originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 27 July 2018

31. Police Vow: No Church Will Be Allowed Here

A mob attacked a church in Minya, Egypt, on July 13, protesting against its legalization, and received a police officer's approval, World Watch Monitor has learned from local sources. The only church i ...

Created on 23 July 2018

32. Influential Pastor's Son Sentenced to 4 Months Behind Bars

The son of an influential pastor silenced by the Iranian government has been handed a four-month jail sentence for his involvement with illegal house churches, World Watch Monitor has learnt. Ramil Bet ...

Created on 18 July 2018

33. 16 Christians Arrested Under New Anti-Conversion Law

... hat we had invited the FMPB brethren to our house and that there was no attempt to forcefully convert anybody, but he too was taken into custody," Soren told World Watch Monitor. "I am now afraid to go ...

Created on 16 July 2018

34. Missionary Encountered Both Heaven and Hell Behind Bars

...  the country's "very courageous" Christian minority. Petr Jašek also told World Watch Monitor that two Sudanese Christians who were arrested days after he was have been resettled in the U.S., along with th ...

Created on 13 July 2018

35. Church of Muslim Converts Told to Shut Down

A church in Kyrgyzstan that is home to many former Muslims has been ordered to cease its Sunday worship. A local source told World Watch Monitor that services at the church, which is led by a convert from ...

Created on 06 July 2018

36. Pastor Brutally Gunned Down in 'Murder Capital of the World'

A Mexican pastor interviewed last year by World Watch Monitor was shot dead earlier this month in another exhibition of lawlessness in the troubled city of Juarez, which is just across the border from ...

Created on 28 June 2018

37. 2000-Year-Old Christianity Under Massive Threat From Forces the West Supports

... war has dragged on. A spokesperson from the U.K. Foreign Office told World Watch Monitor on June 8 that the U.K .is committed to using diplomatic means to "achieve a political settlement that ... provides stab ...

Created on 20 June 2018

38. Christian Woman Trafficked Multiple Times as ISIS Sex Slave

Rita, a Christian woman from the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, was 26 when Islamic State invaded her town and took her captive. She was sold and bought four times as a sex slave before she was freed in 2017 ...

Created on 19 June 2018

39. Another Church Burned, Destroyed by Religious Extremists

... received an anonymous call informing him that the church was on fire. "My rented flat is about five minutes away. I rushed immediately. The church was in flames," Santosham told World Watch Monitor. " ...

Created on 15 June 2018

40. Pastor: Security Services Threatened My Life for Leading Muslim Woman to the Lord

...  who had introduced her to the pastor, Jeremiah Datim. Speaking to World Watch Monitor in May, Datim said the pair were released after 10 days, but only after they had been tortured. He said the young woma ...

Created on 06 June 2018