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Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.

Chinese Christians Attacked
Posted on Friday, October 1, 2010
Members of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Changchunli Church in Ji'nan, Shandong province, were attacked by a mob of over 200 people last week, according to ChinaAid.
Imminent Islamic uprising raises fears in Nigeria
Posted on Friday, October 1, 2010
A jailbreak of militant Muslims in northern Nigeria has raised fears that Boko Haram is planning a resurgence in murder and mayhem directed against a state already under seige.
Group:’Muslims Ambush, Assault Pakistani Pastor’
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Three Muslims beat a pastor and left him for dead in the village of Sanda Chistana, Pakistan, a Washington-based Christian human rights organization said Thursday, September 30.
Ethiopian Muslims Burn Down Christian Homes, Farms
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Twenty-five Muslims burned down ten Christian homes, leaving eighty Christians homeless in Ethiopia, a Washington-based rights' group said Thursday, September 30.
New threats from an old nemesis of Nepal’s Christians
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A militant underground group that once forced hundreds of government officials into resigning is now threatening Christian clergy with violence if they do not give in to its extortion demands.
Eight Churches Shut Down in Syria
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2010
At least eight house churches in northern Syria have been closed down by the government as part of a crackdown on evangelical Christians in country, a Washington-based rights group said Tuesday, September 28.
Missionaries Acquitted of Inciting Crowd in Michigan
Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010
A jury acquitted four Christian missionaries accused of inciting a crowd while videotaping themselves proselytizing Muslims at the Dearborn Arab International Festival in June.
Christians Appeal Labor-Camp Term in China
Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010
A hearing in the trial of two members of a "house church" who appealed after they were both sentenced to labor camp "re-education" resumed Monday in Henan province.
Two Pastors Arrested in India
Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010
Hindutva activists attacked a church in Chittoor, but five Christians were the only ones arrested.
Taiwanese Pastor Seized and Released in China
Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010
Taiwanese Pastor Lu Daihao was visiting with local pastors when the house church was raided by over 100 Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers and government officials on September 7, 2010, according to ChinaAid.

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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