Persecution Watch

• In Nigeria, 8 churches were destroyed by members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram;
• In Pakistan, there is a growing intolerance toward Christians;
• In Syria, the government is seeking to expel a Jesuit priest;
• In Burundi, an Italian volunteer and a Croatian nun have been killed;
• In Sri Lanka, the Missionaries of Charity have been accused of profiting from their adoption services, for which they have never taken any money;
• In Great Britain, Muslim airport employees have been accused of harassing Christians;
• In Iran, a convert to Christianity has been jailed because his conversion supposedly undermines national security;
• In Germany, the court has decided a Muslim boy cannot pray at school.