Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Egyptian Convert Sentenced to Five Years
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Wednesday a judge in Egypt's Minya Criminal Court sentenced the first Egyptian to legally challenge his official religious status to five years in prison and a fine, according to Morning Star News.
Congress Urges Kerry to Prioritize Ibrahim Case
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Thirty-eight U.S. lawmakers sent an open letter to Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday urging him to expedite the case of Meriam Ibrahim, according to International Christian Concern.
Chinese Gov’t Continues Anti-Christian Campaign
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Only one week after Chinese Christians in Wenzhou City fought back against Communist attempts to remove the cross from the roof of their church, government authorities returned and destroyed the cross, according to International Christian Concern.
Al Shabaab Kills Christians in Kenyan Coastal Town
Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Somalian militants of Islam's Al Shabaab attacked a predominantly Christian town on Kenya's coast Sunday night, selectively killing more than 50 Christian males, according to Morning Star News.
Egyptian Christian Teacher Sentenced for Blasphemy
Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the blasphemy conviction of a Coptic Christian living in exile, sentencing her to six months in prison and overturning an earlier ruling that only imposed a fine, according to Yahoo News.
Chinese Christians Try to Stop Destruction of Cross
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
Without warning early Wednesday morning, hundreds of government agents armed with a crane but without any legal documents forced their way into the BaiXiang GuanTou Church with the intent of removing the cross from the building's roof, according…
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Cameroon Village
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014
More than 300 armed men suspected to be militants of Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram sect have attacked the village of Gorsi Tourou in Cameroon, burning churches and looting property, according to the Voice of America.
