Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Christians Targeted in Libya
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2015
Early Saturday morning, masked militants kidnapped about 13 Egyptian Christians from a housing complex in Sirte, Libya, according to International Christian Concern.
Nigeria: Muslim Gunmen Kill 15 Christians
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 15 Christians and an infant in simultaneous attacks against two Nigerian states on Dec. 17, according to Morning Star News.
Ugandan Shamans Injure Christians, Damage Church
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Shamans armed with clubs and stones stormed a Ugandan church on an island in Lake Victoria on Dec. 22, injuring about 30 Christians, according to Morning Star News.
House Church Leader’s Whereabouts Unknown
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Pastor Ebrahim Hossin-Zadeh was arrested last month in Shiraz, Iran, by officers from the Ministry of Information, according to Barnabas Aid.
Islamization in Papua
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Christians in Indonesia's most eastern province are facing an Islamization program that is changing the demographics of the formerly Christian-majority region, according to Barnabas Aid.
Convictions Overturned, Two Iranian Christians Freed
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
An Iranian court has overturned the six-year sentences handed down to three converts to Christ for being members of a church, according to International Christian Concern.
India: Hindus Attack Christmas Carolers
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A group of Christians were brutally attacked and beaten by Hindus for singing Christmas carols in Singareny Colony, India, according to International Christian Concern.
Turkey: Arson Attack at Bible Correspondence School
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
An electrical fire in Istanbul's Bible Correspondence School on Dec. 7 is thought to have been from an arson attack after security cameras caught a man leaving the building just after the fire started, according to Barnabas Aid.
Ethiopian Officials Destroy Evangelical Church
Posted on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Heaven's Light Church in Harare, Ethiopia, was demolished Nov. 28 by order of the Shenkore administrative district that just days before had forcibly removed the church's sign, according to International Christian Concern.
Displaced Nigerians Creates Crisis
Posted on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
More than 1.6 million Nigerians who were forced to abandon their homes by the belligerence of Boko Haram are creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation, according to Yahoo News.
‘Miracle-Faking Spree’: Kenya Bans New Churches
Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Frustrated by "fakirs" peddling false miracles, Kenya's attorney general has indefinitely banned the registration of new churches, mosques and temples, according to Christianity Today.
Pakistan: Christian Mother Files Final Appeal
Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2014
A Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan has filed an appeal to the country's top court, according to Barnabas Aid.
Al Shabaab Executes 28 Non-Muslims
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Muslim insurgents from Somali's Al Shabaab terrorist group ambushed a bus in northern Kenya last week and killed 28 passengers, according to a Morning Star News source.
Church in Sudan Strives to Block Demolition
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Hundreds of Christians in North Khartoum blocked repeated attempts by government authorities to destroy all the buildings inside their church compound last week, according to Morning Star News.
