Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iran Pastor On Death Row Urges Faith In Christ
Posted on Monday, August 8, 2011
An evangelical pastor who faces execution in Iran for refusing to abandon his Christian faith has urged fellow believers to remain faithful to Jesus Christ and the “Word of God” despite persecution, according to a letter obtained by…
Two Indonesian Churches Torched
Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011
Two house churches in Riau were burned down Tuesday, the latest of a series of attacks on minority religious groups in Indonesia.
Bishops battle for Zimbabwe’s Churches
Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011
Former Bishop Norbert Kunonga recently claimed on TV that he was in charge of a popular shrine and all churches in the Diocese of Masvingo.
Islamists Torch Churches in Tanzania
Posted on Friday, August 5, 2011
Islamists burned down a church on Zanzibar Island Saturday just three days after another church facility there was reduced to ashes.
Bomb Blasts Near Nigeria Churches
Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2011
A committee of Nigeria's government was investigating Thursday, August 4, how to overcome rapidly spreading Islamic violence, after two weekend bomb explosions near churches in mainly Muslim areas.
Church Attack in Northern Iraq Wounds 23
Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Although security forces found and disabled two cars packed with explosives in northern Iraq Tuesday, a third exploded outside a Christian church, wounding 23 people.
Christian activist found dead in Kandhamal
Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011
After days of searching, the body of Christian activist Micael Digal was found near the village of Mdikia in Kandhamal; after an autopsy, police ruled the death as "accidental".
Arrests in Eritrea Continue
Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011
Authorities recently arrested 90 believers in Eritrea as part of a campaign against Christians that began back in December. Although six were eventually released, the whereabouts of the other 84 is unknown.
Nigerian Christians Call for 21 Day Fast
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011
Many churches throughout Nigeria have begun a 21-day fast to invoke divine intervention and protection from Boko Haram, an Islamic cult that has threatened to attack on the anniversary of the death of the sect's founder.
Lao Authorities arrest Christians in separate incidents
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011
It's been a tough time to be a Christian in Laos. In Luang Namtha Province, Pastor Seng Aroun of Kon church and three other Christians from Sounya village were arrested in July by provincial authorities and detained at…
House Church Pastor In China Detained
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Pastor Shi Enhao, deputy chairman of the Chinese House Church Alliance, has been sentenced to two years of "re-education through labor," an extra-judicial punishment handed out by police that requires no trial or conviction of a crime, Worthy…
Saudi Arabia Releases House Church Christians
Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011
Two Indian Christians of a thriving Pentecostal house church in Saudi Arabia were back in their home country Sunday, July 24, after they were unexpectedly released by Saudi officials from an overcrowded prison, a church official confirmed to…
Iran Releases Christian After Huge Bail Payment
Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011
An Iranian house church Christian was spending another day in brief freedom Thursday, July 21, after he was temporarily released from jail following the payment of a bail amount of some $101,000 in local currency, Iranian Christians said.
Pentecostal Pastors Accused of Forced Proselytism
Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011
Police arrested three pastors of the Gospel Messengers Team along with the couple who hosted them in Bighapur on false charges of forcibly converting people of other religions.
