• Kidnapping, Torture in Egypt of Christian Woman from Sudan Highlights Convert Pressures

  A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his whereabouts.

  

• Cathedral Bombing Appears to Make Terrorist Statement after Referendum in Philippines

  Christians in the insurgency-scarred southern Philippines who hoped for peace after the region won official status as an autonomous, Islamic sub-state last month received a mortifying message when Islamist terrorists bombed a Catholic cathedral on Jan. 27.

  

• Muslim Police Officers, Others Beat and Arrest Christian in Kenya

  Muslim policemen on Saturday (Jan. 19) beat and arrested a Christian man on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya in retaliation for refusing to recant Christianity, sources said.

  

• Six Christians Injured in Stoning of Christmas Service in Burma

  Unidentified men last week stoned a house full of worshippers for an hour in a predominantly Buddhist village in Burma (Myanmar), injuring six people, sources said.

  

• Church Leaders in Nigeria Vow to Continue Fighting for Rescue of Leah Sharibu

  Following the announcement by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram that it will keep a Christian high school girl as a slave, church leaders in Nigeria said they are not giving up on pressing for her rescue