• Pastor, Christian Activist Sentenced To Prison in Sudan Are Released

  A pastor and another Christian serving a 12-year sentence in Sudan were freed today after they were granted a presidential pardon, sources said.

  

• Christian Girl, 14, Rescued from Muslim in Pakistan Accused of Forcibly Converting Her

  A 14-year-old Catholic girl in Pakistan, taken from her family in December and forcibly converted to Islam, was rescued on Wednesday (April 26), her lawyer said.

  

• One Year after Agatu Massacre, Christians Continue To Be Killed in Benue, Nigeria

  A year after Muslim Fulani herdsmen slaughtered an estimated 300 predominantly Christian farmers in Agatu, Benue state, deadly attacks continued in the state the first 10 weeks of the year, sources said.

  

• China's New Policy Expected to Lead to More Religious Persecution

  China Aid's 2016 Annual Persecution Report details a seismic shift in the Chinese government's approach to religious policy that is expected to lead to further persecution.

  

• Christians in Sudan Arrested in Tussle over Evangelical School in Omdurman

  Police in Omdurman, Sudan arrested four Christians this week and accused them of destroying the sign board of a Muslim interest trying to take over their Christian school, source said.