Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Egypt Christian Killed In Alexandria Clashes
Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
At least one Christian died and dozens were injured in clashes between Muslims and Christians in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, police and local media said Saturday, May 18.
N. Korea sentences American Missionary to 15 years
Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013
North Korea has sentenced an imprisoned American tour operator to 15 years hard labor for attempting to topple the Kim regime as part of a Christian missionary plan that began in 2006, according to Gawker.
Senior Christian Clerics Kidnapped in Syria
Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013
In April, two senior clerics caught in the Syrian civil war were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and remain in captivity, their whereabouts unknown.
Amnesty for violent Islamist sect?
Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013
African Christians are divided over a proposal to grant amnesty to the militant members of Boko Haram, the violent Islamist sect whose bombings have killed thousands of believers and destroyed hundreds of their churches in northern Nigeria.
Pakistan: Minorities have no voting rights
Posted on Monday, May 6, 2013
The Executive Council of Pakistan's Christian Congress issued a press release Saturday condemning the upcoming national election because 51 percent of Pakistani women and 18 percent of Pakistan's population will not be voting for any candidates.
Sudan: No New Licenses for Church Construction
Posted on Monday, May 6, 2013
In yet another official slap to Sudan's Christian minority, a government minister recently announced that no new licenses would be granted for church construction.
Is Sectarian War stewing in Nigeria?
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013
Since Nigeria's government has proved itself incapable of protecting the country's Christians, the militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has pledged to protect them by targeting Islamic institutions with retaliatory violence.
Christian children’s home attacked by Muslim mob
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013
A Christian-run children's home in India was attacked in April by a mob of Muslims who assaulted its staff and visitors and then damaged its property, according to Barnabas Aid.
Report: Iran criminalizes Christian faith
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013
A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights shows that many Christian customs in Iran are criminalized by the authorities, according to Barnabas Aid.
Pastor told to deny Christ, or stay in prison
Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
An American pastor sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison for planting house churches in the Islamic Republic a decade ago recently wrote that prison officials have told him to either deny Christ, or remain incarcerated indefinitely,…
Egypt: Human Rights Watch calls for Justice
Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013
Human Rights Watch has called upon Egyptian authorities to bring those responsible for the deaths and injuries of Christians to justice after Muslim police failed to prevent the Islamist inspired violence outside St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on April 7.
Bail petitioned for Christian accused of blasphemy
Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Legal Evangelical Association (for) Development (LEAD) filed a bail petition Monday in the Session Court of Lahore on behalf of Sawan Masih, an imprisoned Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy.
Peace for Christians, Muslims in Kaduna
Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Peace overtures between Christians and Muslims in Kaduna state, Nigeria, briefly became a reality as both religions joined together on Easter Monday to celebrate, according to allAfrica news.
Pakistan: Deja vu after Muslims attack Colony Christians
Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013
Within hours after Pakistan's Supreme Court condemned police for not stopping rampaging Muslims from destroying nearly 200 Christian homes in the Joseph Colony of Lahore, another Muslim mob damaged Christian-owned shops and a church in the Francis Colony…
