• China Cracks Down On Official Church Leaders, Religious Rights Attorneys

  China's crack-down on state-approved churches continued last month with a harsh sentence given to a pastor of an official church in Zhejiang Province after he criticized authorities' demolition of church crosses.

  

• Al Shabaab Kills at Least Four Christians in Raid on Village in Coastal Kenya

  In a pre-dawn raid on a predominantly Christian area in coastal Kenya on Sunday (Jan. 31), Islamic extremist Al Shabaab rebels killed at least four Christians, beheading one of them, area sources said.

  

• Turkish Court Rules Government Failed To Protect Christians Killed in Malatya

  Civil suit results in order to pay damages to relatives of victims.

  

• Police In Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Family Says

  Pakistani police last week tortured a devout Catholic to death in Punjab Province after the victim's employer singled him out for a theft charge because of his faith, family members said.

  

• Muslims in Pakistan Disrupt Christians' Worship, Storm Homes

  Muslims in a town in Pakistan's Punjab Province who seized a church property have disrupted a prayer meeting at a private residence, sources said.