Persecution News

01/27/2010 Christian Girl in Pakistan Raped, Tortured, and Murdered by Influential Muslim Lawyer

01/05/2010 Christian Family in Pakistan Beaten by Muslim Mob

12/8/2009 - Eritrean Government Arrests 30 Elderly Christian Women as Persecution Continues for its Believers

30 elderly Christians arrested at prayer meeting and detainment of journalists in Horn of Africa....

11/11/2009 - SWI Continues to Minister to Persecuted Christians

The situation in Pakistan continues to escalate and SWI maintains it's commitment to our brothers and sisters there.......

11/6/2009 - November 8: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.  Please Pray!

10/30/2009 - Coptic Christians Targeted by Muslims

Violence has erupted targeting the Coptic Christians living in the Upper Egyptian town of Dairout.

10/14/2009 - Pakistani Christian Victims of Blasphemy-related Violence Describe Their Ordeal; Refuse USAID Aid Packets as Pakistan’s Minorities Minister Vows to End Christian Persecution

10/5/2009 - A Culprit, Made Victim and Awarded A Million Rupees.

A family of one Muslim attacker receives one million rupees while whole families receive one half million for all destruction and loss that came to the family.....

8/28/2009 - Pakistan:  Christians Persecuted, Gojra Update

Retribution flares as Christians demand justice for the burning of their homes and people in Pakistan........

8/20/2009 - PAKISTAN: A human rights activist faces terrorism charges for publicising the murder of Christians, while the mullahs who encouraged the violence remain free....
7/31/2009 - 8/1 UPDATE:  Never Ending Persecution of Christians in Pakistan

UPDATE:  YOUR HELP IS NEEDED, PLEASE READ THIS.... Muslims set fire to 60 Christian homes and churches in central Pakistan.  Read the first hand account from SWI's Country Director........NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN POSTED.

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Videos of Persecution

Christmas in Cairo - January 2007 View this video to learn about the lives of Sudanese refugee children and about our work to help "the least of these." Doc Charlie A short video documentary about one of the teammates who served during our Christmas in Cairo project

Images of Persecution

Pakistan Slums Among the Persecuted Former Egyptian soldier Hani Sarofime Nasrallah was tortured and killed for his Christian faith The Cost of Faith Believers in many nations face destruction of property, discrimination, physical threats, torture and even death.