The defence team of two South Sudanese pastors facing trial for espionage in Sudan have closed their case, and campaigners remain hopeful that they will be acquitted of all charges.
Two Mexican Protestants were reportedly imprisoned and then expelled from their community in Mexico's Hidalgo State for refusing to denounce their faith.
The rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal this weekend has caused widespread outrage and protests across the country, amid concerns about increasing nationalist sentiment in India.
Boko Haram militants burnt down almost an entire town in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, and initial reports suggest that hundreds of civilians were killed.
The inauguration of Jakarta's first Christian governor in 50 years has been delayed to allow for a presidential decree on his appointment, another setback on his contested journey to power.