More than 300 people are murdered monthly throughout the world because of their Christian faith. Christian Freedom International would like to thank the Washington Times for remembering the persecuted in an editorial that ran yesterday. Here are excerpts from the Washington Times editorial. “Persecution of Christians continues in certain parts of the world, mostly in the Middle East and … Read more
A Christian teenager was arrested last week by police in Pakistan on alleged blasphemy charges, according to media sources. Shahzad Masih, 16, who worked as a sweeper at the Shahmim Riaz hospital in Dinga city in Punjab Province’s Gujrat district, was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad by a member of Tehreek-e-Tuhafaz, an Islamist extremist … Read more
To join the Party, you must give up your Christian faith. Christianity is growing in China, despite persecution. By 2030, if trends continue, China will have more than 247 million Christians, which would be more than 17 per cent of the projected population. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is trying to reverse the trend. … Read more
In the last eight months more than 100 Coptic Christians have been killed in attacks on church groups and individuals. Christians in Egypt have been requested by the security services to cancel all trips and activities outside of church buildings until at least the end of July, as reported by Middle East Concern. Representatives of … Read more
“Please be in prayer for his family, for the cause of Christ he has been martyred. He is now in the presence of Our God!” Religious persecution targeting minority Christians is on the increase in India. On July 15, the pastor of a church was shot dead by two motorcycle assailants at Salem Tabri village, … Read more
Ebrahim Firouzi has announced a 10-day hunger strike to protest the mistreatment of new Christian believers and converts by the judicial authorities in Iran. Iran is a dangerous place for Bible believing Christians. Anyone working to win converts to Christianity, and those Muslims who embrace its message of salvation, find themselves charged by the Islamic … Read more
Nermin Mamdouh Mahrous, 21, is an Egyptian Christian woman in her third year at Beni Suef University, in the city of Beni Suef, Egypt. On May 16, 2017, Nermeen disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Exclusive interview with Nermeen’s brother Her brother, Melad, recently told CFI the following: “On Tuesday morning, May 16, at 6:10 am my … Read more
A Christian Freedom International coworker is in need of urgent prayer. To protect this individual, the name and country cannot be revealed. A CFI coworker in an overwhelmingly Muslim majority nation is facing serious charges because of a post attributed to this individual on social media. The coworker has deleted all social media accounts and … Read more
“Christians are now the most persecuted religious group in the world” Terrorist attacks as well as the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees in Europe have drawn renewed attention to the continent’s Muslim population. Since mid-2015, according to Reuters (2/19/17), Germany has taken in more than a million migrants from the Muslim majority … Read more
Jakarta Indonesia, May 15, 2017 – In the world’s most populous Muslim nation, Jakarta’s Christian governor has been sentenced to two years in prison for “blasphemy.” Human rights advocates see this as a major setback for religious freedom and fear that hardline Islamists are taking control of the nation. During his brief tenure as governor, … Read more