Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Religious Freedom Act stalled in US Senate
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2014
Legislation to help protect persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East has been stalled in the Senate, according to International Christian Concern.
Sri Lanka: Pastor and Wife Attacked for Defending Right to Worship
Posted on Thursday, March 6, 2014
Eleven monks from the nationalist Buddhist Strength Force lobby led a violent mob of 250 villagers who physically assaulted the family of the pastor of Holy Family Church in Asgiriya, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 16, according to Christian…
Kenya: Gang Raids Bamburi Church, Injures Three
Posted on Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Three people were injured after a mob of about 10 assailants attacked worshipers at a church in Bamburi, Mombasa last week, according to All Africa Global Media.
North Korea Releases Australian Missionary
Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2014
John Short, an 75-year-old Australian Christian, was released from detention in Pyongyang, North Korea yesterday. The missionary, based in Hong Kong, had been arrested and charged with attempting to overthrow the government on February 16th by authorities in…
Indonesia: Islamists Block Construction of Church
Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2014
On Friday, hundreds of armed Islamists led by local Muslim leaders forcibly occupied a two-acre plot owned by the Indonesian Christian community of Huria Kristen Batak in the village of Talang Kelapa, South Sumatra, according to Asia News.
Boko Haram Butchers Students
Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tuesday the terrorist group Boko Haram attacked a college in the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state, northern Nigeria, murdering as many students as possible, according to Threat Matrix.
Egyptian Christians Killed in Libya
Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2014
The bodies of seven Egyptian Christians who were working in Libya were discovered Monday morning in a suburb east of Benghazi. The bodies were found with their hands bound and Morning Star News reported that each man had…
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Village Again
Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2014
During the weekend, gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect had once again attacked the northeastern Nigeria village of Izghe in Borno state.
Kenyan Pastors Protest Pay-to-Preach Laws
Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Hundreds of Central Kenyan pastors marched to the Nyeri County governor's office last week to protest a proposed bill that would charge clergy for the privilege of preaching in public outside of their own churches, according to World…
Without Warning, Sudan Demolishes Church
Posted on Monday, February 24, 2014
Without any prior warning, Sudanese authorities suddenly demolished a church in Omdurman Monday in what some Christians believe is a campaign by President Omar al-Bashir to rid his Islamist country of Christianity, according to Morning Star News.
Australian Missionary Arrested in North Korea
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2014
John Short, an 75-year-old Australian Christian, was arrested and charged with attempting to overthrow the government by North Korea, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
Imprisoned Kazakh Pastor Released
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2014
Pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev was released yesterday on three years' probation following a bizarre trial and nine months of imprisonment, according to International Christian Concern.
Boko Haram Targets Christians in Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Officials confirmed Sunday that suspected Islamists killed more than 100 Christian villagers in northeastern Nigeria, according to BosNewsLife, a news agency that has been covering persecuted Christians since 2004.
