Pastor Nadarkhani among prisoners released in Iran national amnesty
TEHRAN, Iran (BP) – Long persecuted Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is among at least three Christian prisoners released in Iran’s national amnesty marking the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported.
Pastor abducted by Malaysian police still missing after six years
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (BP) – Leavell College Dean Greg Wilton met Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh about a decade before police abducted Koh in an effort to quash his Christian ministry.
Pakistan eyeing more stringent blasphemy law despite growing outrage
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (BP) – Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill strengthening punishment for blasphemy despite international outcry and security concerns among Christians and other religious minorities there.
Baptist woman in Mexico near death after alleged beating by Catholic leaders
HIDALGO, Mexico (BP) – A Baptist woman is hospitalized in critical condition after a beating tied to unjustly applied local customs and laws in an indigenous Catholic community in Mexico, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported.
NEWS DIGEST: March for Life speakers announced; Open Doors restructured
March for Life has announced their lineup for their 50th event, the first after Roe was overturned; Religious freedom organization Open Doors has reorganized their ministry and leadership
Voice of the Martyrs publishes Pray for the Persecuted Bible in CSB translation
NASHVILLE (BP) – Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), an international non-profit ministry focused on serving Christians in difficult and dangerous places, has published “The One Year Pray for the Persecuted” Bible in the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation.
How to pray for the persecuted church
NASHVILLE (BP) – Nov. 6 is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. On this Sunday, we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world. But more important, we lift them up to our good God who hears our prayers.
Believers in a Brazilian village endure persecution, church grows stronger
What would you do if you were summoned to a meeting where you were given an ultimatum – recant or lose your job?
‘In Jesus’ Name’: Southern Baptists observe global prayer day
CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP) – She Loves Out Loud Founder Diane Strack recalls asking Cru Founders Bill and Vonette Bright, now deceased, how they dealt with different theological beliefs when praying for the nations.
FIRST-PERSON: 3 ways we can remember imprisoned Christians
HOUSTON (BP) -- Would you visit someone in prison if you could lose your job for it? What if you could end up in prison with them just because you were willing to be associated with them? These are the types of questions that many Christians throughout the world face on a regular basis. Will they care for their imprisoned brothers and sisters in Christ at the risk of being imprisoned themselves? Will they take a risk by doing the right thing?
