Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Imprisoned Christian Killed by Police
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2014
A Christian pastor accused of blasphemy was shot and killed by a policeman Thursday inside Pakistan's Adiyala jail in Rawalpindi, according to International Christian Concern.
Islamists Kill Christians in Plateau State
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Ethnic Fulani Muslims razed a church and killed 10 Christians in Nigeria's Plateau state in September, according to Morning Star News.
Anniversary of Bombing of All Saints Church
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2014
On Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, two suicide bombers from the Pakistani Taliban detonated their explosives just outside the gates of All Saints Church in the Christian community of Peshawar just as service ended; over one hundred Christians were…
Lawyers for Meriam Ibrahim Banned from Leaving Sudan
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2014
Sudan has banned five lawyers from leaving the country after they were accused of damaging the nation's reputation by defending Meriam Ibrahim, a Christian mother who was falsely accused of apostasy from Islam, according to Morning Star News.
India: Church Converted to Hindu Temple
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Late last month, a church in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was turned into a temple after members of the congregation were forcefully converted to Hinduism, according to Barnabas Aid.
Three Pastors in Iran Facing Death Penalty
Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014
Three pastors are facing charges that could lead to the death penalty for their involvement in Iran's underground house-church movement.
Two Pastors in Bhutan Sentenced
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2014
A court in Bhutan Thursday sentenced one pastor to nearly four years in prison for accepting funds for evangelism and another to almost two and a half years for organizing an illegal religious gathering.
Saudi Arabia Arrests Nearly 30 Christians
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014
Last week, Saudi Arabia's notorious religious police -- the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice -- had arrested almost 30 Christians worshiping at a private home in the Saudi city of Khafji.
China Removed More Than 200 Crosses
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2014
Since April, more than 200 church crosses have been forcibly removed by the provincial government in Zhejiang, China.
Boko Haram takes over Nigerian town
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2014
Last week Boko Haram invaded the Gujba Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria, enforcing Islamic law over the town of Buni Yadi.
Boko Haram Declares Nigerian Caliphate
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2014
In Gwoza, Abubakar Shekau -- the leader of the Islamist Boko Haram -- has declared an Islamic caliphate in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State.
