Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Vietnam: New Law Increases Religious Restrictions
Posted on Monday, December 9, 2013
Christian leaders in Vietnam are opposed to a proposed state law that would further increase restrictions on all their activities, requiring a permit for each and every circumstance, according to BarnabasAid.
Israel deports Messianic Jew
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013
An immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a Messianic Jew arrested last week while participating in an evangelistic event in Israel, according to Morning Star News.
Nigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Slaughter Christians
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Muslim herdsmen are suspected to have slaughtered Christians like cattle in coordinated attacks on four Plateau state villages in central Nigeria early Tuesday morning, according to Morning Star News.
Hundreds of Christian refugees languish in Asia
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013
The president of the Pakistan Christian Congress expressed concerns about the delays in processing hundreds of Pakistani Christian refugees in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong who have been waiting years for decisions on their asylum applications…
Mexican Mob attacks Christians, Church
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013
Traditionalist Catholics assaulted a congregation of evangelical Christians with rods and stones in Oaxaca, Mexico last week, according to Morning Star News.
CAR Clerics call for help to prevent sectarian civil war
Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Christian clerics of the Central African Republic have asked for help to disarm a murderous Muslim insurgency and prevent a genocidal sectarian civil war, according to the Christian Post.
Pakistan: Fatwa approves polio vaccine, but …
Posted on Monday, October 28, 2013
The fatwa council of Pakistan finally issued a ruling that giving polio vaccine to children is not forbidden by Islam, according to the PakTribune.
Islamist Agenda Enforced in Nigerian States
Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2013
Although nine of Nigeria's 37 states are now under Islamic law, its penalties are enforced to different degrees of strictness, according to BarnabasAid.
Iran: 80 Lashes for Communion Wine
Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2013
This month an Iranian court in Rasht sentenced four members from the Church of Iran to 80 lashes each.
Brunei to Intro Stricter Sharia
Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2013
The Sultan of Brunei has announced the implementation of severe corporeal punishments as his sultanate shifts towards a stricter interpretation of Sharia law, according to The Standard.
India: Christians Unjustly Jailed for Murder
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Seven Indian Christians have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being unjustly convicted of murdering a militant Hindu leader back in 2008, according to BarnabasAid.
CAR Descends into Chaos
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Violent and unrestrained Islamist militants have caused the Central African Republic to descend into chaos, according to BarnabasAid.
