Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iran: Imprisoned Christian up for appeal
Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2016
A convert from Islam who was sentenced to five years in prison for "disturbing the national security of Iran" is praying for an appeal after waiting more than a year for a hearing on his sentence.
Egypt: Reconciliation denys justice to Christians
Posted on Monday, July 4, 2016
In Egypt, so-called reconciliation meetings often intimidate Coptic Christians into surrendering their legal rights while their Muslim assailants avoid any punishment for their violence.
Canada: Genocide declaration defeated by Parliament
Posted on Friday, July 1, 2016
The House of Commons in Canada recently voted against a motion declaring that the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against religious minorities in Syria and Iraq were actually acts of genocide.
Christian Killed in Uganda
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016
A Christian in eastern Uganda who had recently received death threats was murdered on June 4.
Nepal: Seven Christians arrested
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2016
Seven Christians were arrested for distributing biblical handbooks to hundreds of students in the Dolakha district of Nepal.
Pakistan: “Untouchable” Christian beaten
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians are considered to be "untouchable" and as such are often relegated to lowly labor employment.
India: Pastor, Christians harrassed
Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2016
The arrest of a pastor, his wife and another church member in Satna, India, on May 22 symbolically fell on the two-year anniversary of Narendra Modi's oppressive Hindu nationalist government.
Vietnam: ‘Accident’ kills pastor, Christian convert
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
As Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife and a church elder were praying with a recent convert to Christianity along a busy roadside, a large pickup truck with military plates suddenly veered across the street and struck them.
Sudan to charge detained Pastor with death penalty
Posted on Monday, May 30, 2016
A pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told International Christian Concern that the Sudanese government is planning to charge him with espionage and other crimes against the state.
