Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Sudanese Bombs Kill Nuba Mountain Christian
Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Last month, the Sudanese Air Force had bombed civilian targets in South Kordofan state, killing at least one Christian while damaging the region's only hospital as well as a school and a relief agency, according to Morning Star…
Police Probe “Incendiary” Church Sign
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2014
A Baptist church in the UK was recently investigated by police after displaying a sign suggesting that unbeleivers would "burn in hell," according to the Mail Online.
N. Korea Sentences Missionary to Life (Video)
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Kim Jung Wook, a South Korean Baptist missionary, has been given a life sentence at a hard labor camp in North Korea for allegedly spying for South Korea and trying to establish underground churches.
Terror Threat Against Christians in Uganda
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The U.S. State Department issued a warning in Uganda of possible attacks. The warning indicates that "churches" face "specific" threats from al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terrorist organization. The warning comes from the rise of peacekeeping troops arriving in Somalia.
Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death Might Not Be Freed (Video)
Posted on Monday, June 2, 2014
Yesterday, Sudanese officials told the media that a 27-year-old woman imprisoned and sentenced to death for being a Christian would be set free within a number of days, but now it seems that might not be the case.
Sudan To Free Christian Mother On Death Row
Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2014
A woman sentenced to be hanged to death in Sudan for marrying a Christian American citizen and refusing to renounce her faith in Christ will be "freed within days", a government official said Saturday, May 31.
Which Countries Still Outlaw Apostasy and Blasphemy?
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2014
Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries around the world, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain even today, according to Pew Research Center.
Central Africa Republic: Muslims Kill 30 in a Church
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Muslim rebels stormed a Catholic church compound in the capital of Central African Republic on Wednesday, killing as many as 30 people in a hail of gunfire and grenades, witnesses said.
Grant Political Asylum to Mom Sentenced to Death
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014
Republican Senators Roy Blunt and Kelly Ayotte have drafted a letter to Secretary John Kerry calling on him and the U.S. Department of State to grant political asylum to a pregnant Christian mother who has been sentenced to…
Church of Scotland to debate ordination of gay people
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014
Last year, the Church of Scotland's General Assembly decided that it couldn't condone same-sex marriages or civil partnerships, yet its commissioners approved a proposal that allowed individual congregations to hire gay ministers while the assembly continues to debate…
Rev. Graham: ‘Christians Are Under Attack by Islam’
Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2014
Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham and head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said "Christians are under attack by Islam" and that "radical" Islam has nothing to do with it because "it's just what it…
Nigeria: Suicide Bomb Kills 20 Christians in Kano
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2014
Christian sources said a suicide bombing Sunday in the Christian quarter of the Muslim-majority city of Kano, Nigeria, killed about 20 people, according to Morning Star News Morning Star News.
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Double Standard
Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Nazir Bhatti, President of the Pakistan Christian Congress, said his country has a double standard when it comes to enforcing its own blasphemy laws.
Myanmar May Pass Law Against Mixed Marriages
Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Nearly 100 multi-ethnic groups in Myanmar have rejected a proposal by Buddhist extremists to restrict interfaith marriage and other religious rights and freedoms, according to AsiaNews.
Pakistan: Charges of blaphemy filed against 68 lawyers
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2014
Sixty-eight lawyers in Punjab have all been charged with blasphemy after participating in a series of protests against a senior Pakistani police official, according to International Christian Concern.
