Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Islamic State Threatens U.S. Pastor in Iranian Jail
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2014
Pastor Saeed Abedini is facing death threats from members of the Islamic State who are incarcerated in the same Iranian prison where Abedini is being held, according to CBN.
Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls Found?
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2014
U.S. aerial imagery over northeastern Nigeria has recently detected large groups of girls being held in remote locations, raising hopes they are from the group of young women abducted by Boko Haram from a boarding school back on…
100 Dead in Gwoza, Nigeria
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2014
After weeks of looting and wanton destruction in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, Islamists from Boko Haram Wednesday had killed an estimated 100 people in and around the Christian town of Gwoza, according to Morning Star News.
Pastor Killed in Cameroon By Boko Haram
Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014
A church leader was among 25 people killed in Cameroon as Muslim militants unleashed a series of assaults at the end of July.
Boko Haram Now Using Female Suicide Bombers
Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2014
The Islamist terror group Boko Haram has now resorted to using young female bombers to destroy churches, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Christian Town Seeks Exclusion from Islamic Region
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
A Christian town in Mindanao is protesting its incorporation into the newly created, semi-independent Islamic region of Bangsamoro in the Philippines, according to BarnabasAid.
China Intensifying Persecution of Christians
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
Chinese authorities are escalating their attacks on churches since they perceive the growth of Christianity as a threat to their communist regime, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
Hindi Nationalists Attack Church of the Nazarene
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014
A mob of Hindu nationalists attacked the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene at Sehkari Nagar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on July 16, according to AsiaNews.
Noted Convert in Egypt Imprisoned Again
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014
An Egyptian convert to Christianity recently released to appeal his disputed conviction for "inciting sectarian violence" was imprisoned again on charges of "defaming Islam," according to Morning Star News.
Miriam Ibrahim Finally Leaves Sudan, Arrives in Italy
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2014
A Sudanese woman who was spared a death sentence under sharia for leaving Islam was flown to Italy with her family after spending more than a month in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, according to the BBC.
Islamic State Destroys 1,800-Year-Old Church
Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2014
Members of the militant Islamic State in Iraq and Syria torched an 1,800 year-old Catholic Church in Mosul as Christians fled for fear of their lives, according to the Christian Post.
Buddhists Launch Anti-Christian Campaign
Posted on Monday, July 21, 2014
Buddhist group has launched a four-day campaign against "Christian fundamentalism" to stop their religious activities in Sri Lanka, according to Barnabas Aid.
Sudanese Family Drops Suit Against Christian Daughter
Posted on Friday, July 18, 2014
A lawsuit brought by a Sudanese Muslim family against a Christian woman to legally establish her as their Muslim daughter was dropped Wednesday in a development that could finally allow her to leave Sudan once and for all,…
Chinese Pastor Sentenced to 12 Years
Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2014
Nanle County Church Pastor Shaojie Zhang was sentenced on July 4 to 12 years in prison in China, according to International Christian Concern.
Christian Pastor Arrested in Iran
Posted on Monday, July 14, 2014
Iranian security forces have arrested three Christians including a pastor, according to Christian Today.
