Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iran Again Adjourns Blasphemy Trial
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
An Iranian court has once again adjourned a trial of Christians of a large evangelical "house" church movement who potentially face the death penalty for "blasphemy" against Islam, trial observers said Wednesday, April 13.
China Detains Members Largest House Church
Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011
Chinese police detained "over 100 members" of one of China's largest unregistered Protestant churches Sunday, April 10, after its members tried to hold an open-air prayer meeting in the capital Beijing, a Christian rights group said.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Adjourns Blasphemy Trial Over Lack Of Evidence
Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
An Iranian court has given prosecutors a week to prove that five Christians of a large evangelical house church denomination are guilty of blasphemy, which carries the death penalty in Iran, a senior church official told Worthy News…
Iran Christians Face Blasphemy Trial; Death Sentence Possible
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2011
Five detained members of one of Iran's largest house church movements were to face a trial Monday, April 5, on charges of "blasphemy" which carries the death penalty in this strict Islamic nation, a church representative told Worthy…
Bangladesh Releasing Jailed Evangelist
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2011
Bangladesh was to release Friday, April 1, a young evangelist who was sentenced to one year imprisonment for "creating chaos" by selling and distributing Christian books and other literature near a major Muslim gathering.
Detained Afghan Christian Fears Execution
Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
An Afghan man who was arrested for converting to Christianity and fears hemay be executed, remained behind bars Wednesday, March 30, more than a month after another convert was released amid international pressure.
Concern Over Whereabouts Iranian Christians
Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
There was concern Tuesday, March 29, about the whereabouts of three detained Iranian house church Christians after Iranian security forces raided a worship service, Iranian Christians said.
Burma’s Deadly Quake Leaves Thousands Homeless; Churches Destroyed
Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Christians were among thousands of families trying to rebuild their homes and churches in northeastern Burma Tuesday, March 29, following a 6.8 magnitude earth quake that killed at least scores of people, Christian missionaries said.
Cuba Pastor Banned From Preaching After Prison Release
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011
Cuba has released an evangelical pastor from a six-and-a-half year prison sentence under condition that he does not preach and remains confined to his home city of Camaguey, representatives said Monday, March 28.
Terrorists Linked To Massive Killings Of India Christians, report says
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011
India's anti-terror agency was under pressure Monday, March 28, to investigate anti-Christian violence amid allegations that right-wing terrorists played a key role in the massive killings of Christians in India's state of Orissa and violence in Karnataka state.
Germany Jails Christian Parents Over Sex Education Row
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011
A Christian father spent another day in a German prison Saturday, March 26, after refusing to pay a fine for not allowing his children to attend government-run "sexual education" classes, his lawyers said.
Pakistan Militants Threaten To Kill Christian Rights Leader
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011
Islamic militants have threatened to kill the director of a Christian advocacy group in Pakistan because he criticized controversial anti-blasphemy legislation on Pakistani television networks, his organization said Friday, March 25.
Bangladesh Jails Christian Evangelist; Appeal Planned
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011
A young Christian evangelist has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for "creating chaos” by selling and distributing Christian books and other literature near a major Muslim gathering north of the capital Dhaka, trial observers said Thursday, March…
Saudi Arabia Jails Indian Christians For “Proselytizing”
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Two Indian Christian men working in Saudi Arabia were behind bars Tuesday, March 22, after they were sentenced to 45 days imprisonment for allegedly trying to convert Muslims to Christianity, rights activists said.
Israel’s Messianic Jews Face Orthodox “Persecution”
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Representatives of a Messianic Jewish community in the southern Israeli town of Arad said Monday, March 21, they face "increased persecution" by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the believers of missionary activities and want them to leave Israel.
