Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Gunmen Kill 19 At Bible Study; Evangelist Also Dies
Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Suspected Islamic militants opened fire at an evangelical church in central Nigeria killing at least 19 people before Bible study began and, in a separate attack, shot and killed a colleague of a Nigerian evangelist and Worthy News…
Nurses Poisoned for drinking Tea during Ramadan
Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012
Eleven Christian staff nurses at the Civil Hospital in Karachi were allegedly poisoned as punishment for drinking tea in their hostel rooms during the daylight hours of Islam's Ramadan fast.
Christians Protest Egypt’s ‘Islamic Constitution’
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Hundreds of Christians were preparing Monday, July 30, for a massive protest outside Egypt's Constitutional court to demand the dissolution of what they view as an Islamist-dominated assembly tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, rights activists said.
India ‘Terrorists’ Release Mission Leader
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Christian mission leader "kidnapped by terrorists" in north-eastern India has been released and was with his wife and children Tuesday, July 31, unharmed, missionaries said.
Saudi Convert Criticizes Islam
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Saudi who recently embraced Christianity and fled to Lebanon said she was tired of performing prayers and fasting for Ramadan.
India: Christian Villagers Face Extreme Discrimination
Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
During the last two months, Christians in the Southern India village of Vanagiri Menavar have been banned from corporate worship and their children refused access to school, but now Hindu leaders have banned them from fishing.
Pakistan plans to destroy minority identities in Parliament
Posted on Monday, July 23, 2012
In a recent press release, the President of the Pakistan Christian Congress claimed that his government was planning to amend its constitution, replacing the phrase, “Reserved seats for Christians, Hindus, Ahmadi, Sikh and others,” to simply "Non-Muslims," thus…
Phoenix Pastor Jailed, Fined for Bible “Church”
Posted on Friday, July 20, 2012
The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a Phoenix man fined $12,000 and serving a 60-day sentence for using his private residence to host a weekly Bible study, allegedly violating city building codes.
Detained, Beaten, Iranian Pastor Irani Hospitalized
Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
There was mounting concern Tuesday, July 17, about the health situation of jailed and mistreated Iranian Pastor Behnam Irani after he became unconscious and was hospitalized, an official assisting him with advocacy said.
Congressman Calls for Dismissal of Ambassador
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012
Congressman Frank Wolf has called for the immediate dismissal of America's ambassador to Vietnam after showing little concern for the importance of human rights in that country, according to International Christian Concern.
