Persecution

In Pakistan and many other persecuted nations, blasphemy laws have served effectively as a death sentence for Christian minorities. In addition to the obvious legal...

Asia Bibi not free yet, Husband Seeks Asylum in UK, Lawyer flees Pakistan By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net) KARACHI, PAKISTAN (ANS...

By Christopher Proudlove -- A letter-writing and prayer campaign that helped free a Christian dissident in Russia stamped a lasting impression on me. The late award-winning...

Five Christian residents of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh were recently rushed to the hospital for treatment of injuries received in an attack by radical...

A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town.  Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...

PARIS, FRANCE (ANS) --Vandals caused serious damage in an attack on a French Church. The church in Angoulême, France, was severely damaged on March...

When we think of humanitarian concerns, typically, we think of Africa, the Middle East, and areas of Southeast Asia. Pakistan is a nation that...

According to U.N. research, roughly 2 million people in Myanmar are at risk of starvation in the coming months. A raging conflict between the...

By Massimo Introvigne -- On August 12, in the Kasur area of Punjab, police registered a criminal case involving blasphemy charges against two women—one being...

2018 marks 10th Anniversary of India’s Mass Killings of Christians By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net) KANDHAMAL, INDIA (ANS – Sept.30, 2018) –...