Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Sweden: Midwife Fired for Refusing to Perform Abortions
Posted on Monday, July 14, 2014
A Scandinavian rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish government on behalf of a Christian midwife who was fired for refusing to perform abortions, according to International Christian Concern.
US Failure Leads to Sudan Mom’s Legal Limbo
Posted on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
The case of Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian Sudanese mom who was recently freed from prison after being sentenced to death for apostasy, remains in legal limbo.
Sudan Demolishes Yet Another Church
Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Sudanese authorities in North Khartoum demolished yet another church building Monday one day after giving its congregation verbal notice, according to Morning Star News.
US, Sudan Negotiates over Christian “Convert”
Posted on Monday, June 30, 2014
Officials in Khartoum are currently negotiating to allow a Sudanese woman who was just spared the death penalty to finally leave Sudan behind, according to Jihad Watch.
Iran: Pastor Irani Returned to Prison
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2014
Pastor Behnam Irani, who was assaulted by his own guards and transferred to a then unknown location on June 7, has been returned to Ghezal Hesar Prison, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Egyptian Christian Sentenced to Six Years for Blasphemy
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2014
A Christian in southern Egypt has been sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and fined the equivalent of $840 on charges of blasphemy and contempt of Islam for simply "liking" a Facebook page, according to International Christian…
Meriam Ibrahim Rearrested at Airport
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for the crimes of adultery and blasphemy, was released yesterday -- only to find herself rearrested at the airport as she was trying to leave Sudan, her legal…
ISIS Begins Imposing Poll Tax on Christians in Mosul
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014
The High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq has confirmed that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has begun imposing the jizya or poll tax on Christians in Mosul, according to the Assyrian International News Agency.
Meriam Ibrahim ‘Freed’ From Prison
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2014
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, along with her 22-month-old son and 4-week-old daughter, have been released from the Omdurman Federal Women's Prison by the Khartoum Court of Appeals, according to International Christian Concern.
Church Leaders Condemn Conditions in Eritrea
Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2014
Four senior church leaders in Eritrea have published an open letter criticizing the African state as "truly shameful and unacceptable," according to Barnabas Aid.
