Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Bill to Grant Meriam Ibrahim Legal US Status Introduced
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Congressman Tom Cotton (R-Dardanelle) Thursday introduced H.R. 4821 to give Meriam Ibrahim and her two children permanent legal status in the United States, according to International Christian Concern.
Christian Refugees Flood Out of Mosul
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Bodies of Christians covered the streets of Iraq's second-largest city after Sunni jihadists seized a town that Iraqi Christians had thought was their last refuge, according to Christian Headlines.com.
Scores Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014
Heavily armed Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers shepherded Christians into a church apparently hiding for their safety before being slaughtered in the latest of fresh attacks in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.
Turkey: Church Website Blocked as ‘Porn’
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014
A Turkish legislator is demanding an investigation into why the website of a Turkish church was classified as pornography and blocked online from Turkey's Grand National Assembly, according to Morning Star News.
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.
