Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China Plans To End House Churches
Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2013
China's closure of a dozen churches in Hainan Province while threatening to close many more strongly suggests that the Communist government has a clandestine plan to eliminate all unregistered house churches, according to the China Aid Association.
Uzbekistan: Religious lit under state control
Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Sharofat Allamova, a Protestant from the Khorezm Region of Uzbekistan, has been sentenced to one and a half years of corrective labor for the "illegal production, storage, import or distribution of religious literature," according to Forum 18 News…
Iran arrests Pastor, then closes his Church
Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013
Iranian agents closed Iran's largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, one week after arresting its pastor during worship services, according to Fox News.
‘Reign of terror’ against Christians in CAR
Posted on Monday, May 27, 2013
Islamic militants launched a "reign of terror" against Christians in the Central African Republic after Seleka rebels took control of the country in a March 24 coup.
Iran Detains Pastor As Church Faces Closure In Wider Crackdown
Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A pastor of the Central Assemblies of God (AoG) Church in Tehran was detained Tuesday, May 21, as part of Iran's wider crackdown on evangelical believers, Christian rights activists confirmed. The arrest of Reverend Robert Asserian came as…
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.
