• Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’

  After 19 long months of investigative detention following his Dec. 16, 2015 arrest, renowned human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai was finally charged with a crime on July 30.

  

• Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Released from Five Days of Captivity

  August 10, 2017: Suspecting corrupt police and accusing the Nigerian government of failing to contain a rash of kidnappings, Christian leaders announced that a pastor abducted last week was freed on Wednesday (Aug. 9).

  

• Fulani Herdsmen Kidnap Pastor in Plateau State, Central Nigeria

  Armed Fulani herdsmen on Friday (Aug. 4) kidnapped a pastor as he and his driver were traveling in central Nigeria's Plateau state, the wounded driver told Morning Star News.

  

• Hindu Extremists Attack Pastor and Son With Butcher Knife, Injuring Brain Tissue

  August 8, 2017: Hard-line Hindus used steel rods and a butcher's knife to attack a father-son pastoral team in Tamil Nadu state, India, injuring the brain tissue of the elder clergyman, sources said.

  

• Christians Killed, Injured in Church Shooting in Southern Nigeria

  August 7, 2017: At least 11 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic church service in southern Nigeria today that apparently was rooted in a conflict with a relative of one of the parishioners, authorities said.