Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Kenya: Attacks Against Churches Thwarted
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2015
About 120 miles from its border with Somalia, Kenyan police uncovered a stash of weapons after arresting 14 suspected members of al Shabaab last week.
Nigeria: Pastor decries killings by Boko Haram
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2015
A bishop of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria said that Boko Haram has killed thousands of his denomination's members, destroyed most of his churches and left many of his pastors without a congregation, according to the…
Egypt: Christian Imprisoned for Blasphemy
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2015
An Egyptian Christian who was arrested earlier this month for allegedly evangelizing Muslims in Cairo could be held indefinitely on bogus blasphemy charges, according to Morning Star News.
Nigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Helping Jihadists
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The killing of Christians by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt has become part of a jihadist movement to both steal the region's natural resources and displace its Christian population.
Kazakhstan: Children’s Christian Camp Raided
Posted on Monday, August 24, 2015
Kazakh authorities recently raided a church-run children's camp after claiming the children were being taught religion illegally and without their parents' permission.
North Korea Denies Persecution of Christians
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
When an editor asked about the persecution of Christians inside the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a spokesman for the regime said his question was "absolutely false".
Nepal: Church Leaders Targeted by Press
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Nepalese Christian leaders have found themselves falsely accused of corruption by the mass media as Hindu nationalist groups seek to suppress any religious freedoms for Christians.
Sudan: Pastors’ Travel Ban Appeal Fails
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2015
Two South Sudanese pastors falsely accused of waging war against neighboring Sudan and who were released from prison last week have now lost an appeal to have their travel ban lifted.
Muslim Kidnappers Ransom Christians
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2015
Hundreds of kidnapped Arab Christians have been ransomed last year by Islamist terror groups trying to raise funds by spreading terror across the Middle East, according to The Christian Post.
Syria: IS Abducts Dozens of Christians
Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Islamic State jihadists have captured several Christian families after seizing Qaryatain, a town in the Syrian province of Homs.
Iraqi Christian Martyrs Commemorated
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2015
The Assyrian community commemorated the 1933 massacre of an estimated 3,000 Christian martyrs in the town of Semele in Iraq's Mosul district on Aug. 7.
Philippines: Christians Subjected to Shari’a
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2015
In the wake of public alarm over the imposition of shari'a upon Christians caught in the newly proposed Islamic sub-state of Bangsamoro, the Filipino Congress has introduced House Bill 5811.
Sudanese Pastors Acquitted, Released
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2015
Sudanese Pastors Yat Michael and Peter Yein Reith were both acquitted Wednesday by a court in Khartoum after serving months in prison on charges that included espionage and waging war against the state.
Indian Pastor Accused of Illegal Conversions
Posted on Monday, July 27, 2015
The pastor of a church in the village of Raiguda in India's Orissa state was arrested earlier this month for "illegally" converting 300 people to Christianity.
U.K. Denies Refuge to Christians Fleeing Islamic State
Posted on Monday, July 27, 2015
With the rise of the Islamic State, we are seeing what may become a "genocide" of Christians in the Middle East, yet the U.K. has closed its doors to them, according to Barnabas Fund International Director Patrick Sookhdeo.
