Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan’s Persecution of Christians even after Death
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2014
Religious minorities in Pakistan face discrimination even after death as Christian cemeteries outside of Islamabad are allowed to fall into disrepair while Muslim plots nearby remain in excellent condition, according to The Express Tribune.
Uzbek Police Raid Christians’ Homes
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014
A Christian in Uzbekistan has been fined and threatened with further punishment after religious literature was seized from his home during a raid by Uzbek police in August, according to Barnabas Aid.
Deported Messianic Jew to Appeal Supreme Court
Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2014
A British messianic Jew deported from Israel last year for participating in an evangelistic outreach will appeal his case to the nation's supreme court, according to Morning Star News.
Iraq: Nothing Done for Displaced Christians
Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2014
An Iraqi bishop whose community has taken in more than 70,000 displaced Christians is dismayed that the government in Baghdad has failed to offer any assistance, according to Patheos.
Christian Women Raped by ISIS
Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Barnabas Aid has learned that women and girls being held captive by ISIS at Mosul's Badush Prison have been given the choice to either convert to Islam, or suffer rape on a daily basis until they change their…
Islamic State Destroys Armenian Church
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2014
Jihadists from the Islamic State have destroyed a Syrian church that memorialized the Armenian Genocide in which more than a million Armenian and Assyrian Christians died at the hands of Turkish Muslims.
Seven Christians Arrested in Laos
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Local officials in Laos have arrested seven Christians for worshiping together on Sunday, according to Morning Star News.
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.
