• Family, Church Buildings Lost in Predominantly Christian E. African Countries

  A Kenyan loses wife, kids; Ethiopians lose worship venues.

  

• Amid Crackdown, Prisoner in Iran Encourages Faithful to Stand Strong

  In the face of a crackdown that has crippled Iran's house-church leadership, an imprisoned convert from Islam has managed to sneak a message of encouragement to Iran's Christians.

  

• Pakistan Easter Bombing Targets Christians, Killing 70, Injuring 350: 'What a Brutal End to Easter Celebrations'

  A deadly suicide bombing in a public park here marred Easter celebrations in Pakistan on Sunday evening (March 27), as an Islamic extremist group targeted Christians. At least 70 people have been reported dead, most of them women and children, while more than 350 others were seriously injured and are being treated at hospitals. The condition of at least 138 of the injured was said to be critical.

  

• Human Rights Attorney Zhang Kai Imprisoned For Defending Churches Released From 'Black Jail' in China

  China Aid has confirmed with relatives of Zhang Kai that the human rights attorney was released on Wednesday (March 23) after his arrest in August 2015 for defending churches.

  

• Christian Widow, Children in Uganda Flee After Threats, Rape From Islamic Extremists

  Threats from hard-line Muslims and the rape of her 13-year-old daughter forced a Christian mother and her five children to flee their village in eastern Uganda last week, sources said.