Published on: November 9, 2023
BACKGROUND SUMMARY Shagufta, a nurse by profession, was part of a WhatsApp group called ‘Pure Discussion’ for Christian teachers and preachers. In 2020, members of an extremist Muslim group joined ‘Pure Discussion’ and collected what they deemed to be “blasphemous material.” They then submitted the messages to the authorities by filing an information report with […]
Published on: October 29, 2023
DOHI NEWS Twelve Catholic priests have been released from prison following negotiations between the Vatican and Nicaraguan officials. The priests, arrested in 2022 and 2023 on various charges, were given two choices: indefinite detainment in a Nicaraguan prison, or the revoking of their citizenship and permanent exile. All twelve have gone into exile and will […]
Published on: September 19, 2023
DOHI NEWS On September 9, an accusation of blasphemy by a Muslim neighbor led police to arrest a Christian couple in the Dogaij Chowki area of Harbanspura, Lahore. Authorities, fearful of a repetition of the violent events in Jaranwala from three weeks ago, took Shaukat Masih, 33, and his 28-year-old wife, Kiran, into custody. The couple […]
Published on: September 12, 2023
DOHI News At a closed hearing on August 23, a Minsk court ruled that two internet posts published on New Life Church’s social media accounts from 2020 were “extremist” in their content and contained “direct calls to extremist actions.” Surprisingly, only Judge Tatyana Skopets and her secretary, Aleksandra Levkevich, were present at the hearing. The […]
Published on: August 22, 2023
DOHI News Today, I received emails from several of our field workers and ministry partners in Pakistan asking for URGENT prayer for Christians living in Pakistan. Families from the Christian community in Jaranwala, Faisalabad are living in terror after hundreds of Muslims, armed with sticks, rocks and gasoline stormed the Christian community. On August 16, […]
Published on: August 12, 2023
DOHI NEWS Gohardasht Prison (also known as Rajai Shahr Prison) is a name synonymous with torture, rape and murder. Nonetheless, the systemic executions and brutal interrogations of prisoners of conscience and former members of the overthrown monarchical government committed after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has only added to its well-established notoriety. Estimates from former […]
Published on: July 14, 2023
UKRAINE: PASTOR MISHA “WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?” Watch here
Published on: July 13, 2023
DOHI NEWS Two leaders with the Christian Youth Fellowship, ministering to college students in the city of Hefei, China, were recently handed out prison terms. Mu En, 35 and father of two, was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment, and Wang Yinuo, 33 and single, to three years. The Hefei Christian Youth Fellowship […]
Published on: July 12, 2023
DOHI NEWS Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was once sentenced to death for leaving Islam and most recently pardoned in Iran’s annual amnesty for crimes against national security, is now facing new charges. According to reports, Pastor Youcef was requested to appear in court Saturday, July 8, to answer to charges of “undermining state security.” These allegations have apparently been brought […]
Published on: June 1, 2023
MINISTERING AMIDST THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR: Click Here