Convert to Christianity in Uganda seriously wounded
Muslim in-laws of a recent convert to Christianity in eastern Uganda on May 2 lured him to their home and beat him unconscious after learning that he had left Islam, he said.
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Muslim relatives cut off new Christian’s hands in Uganda
Muslim relatives of a man in eastern Uganda who accepted Christ in March cut off his hands on April 17 in an attack over his new faith, sources said.
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Police in Egypt arrest South Sudanese Christian child
Authorities in Egypt arrested a 16-year-old Christian boy from South Sudan without charges on April 12, part of a crackdown on immigrants both undocumented and legal from that country and Sudan, sources said.
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Authorities in Indonesia halt construction of house of prayer
Local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on April 14 halted construction of a prayer house due to protest banners put up by Muslim residents.
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Tribal men in India assault pastor, family for their faith
Two men of traditional tribal religion in central India on April 13 assaulted a pastor and his family for their Christian faith in an attempt to chase them from their land and home, sources said.
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Evangelist killed after gospel event in Kampala, Uganda
Suspected Muslim extremists posing as moto-taxi drivers on April 9 killed an evangelist in central Uganda shortly after he preached at a gospel event, sources said.
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Chhattisgarh, India governor signs harsh anti-conversion law
The governor of Chhattisgarh state, India on April 7 signed legislation against forcible conversion that is harsher than similar laws that authorities and vigilante groups have used to falsely accuse Christians, sources said.
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Prison conditions in Iran worsen for Christians, other inmates
Conditions in Iran for Christians imprisoned for their faith and other inmates have deteriorated dramatically since the U.S. and Israeli bombing of the Islamic regime in the past month, according to human rights groups.
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Muslim severely wounds Christian wife during worship in Uganda
The Muslim husband of a mother of six in eastern Uganda severely wounded her this month as she was worshipping at a Bible study after he learned that she had converted to Christianity, sources said.
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Anti-Christian hostilities in India increase over prior years
Hostilities against Christians increased in 2025, with 747 incidents of violence, intimidation and discrimination marking a continued rise over prior years, according to the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFIRLC).
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Interfaith body delays church permit in Medan, Indonesia
A state-supported organization formed in 2006 to maintain religious harmony and tolerance in Indonesia has delayed recommending whether to support a building permit for a church in North Sumatra Province, sources said.
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Pastor beaten unconscious in attack in central India
Hindu nationalists in central India last month led a mob that assaulted Christians at worship in a house church, including women and children, and beat the pastor unconscious, sources said.
