Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan Police Free Abducted Christian Girl
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Pakistani police freed a Christian girl who was kidnapped and raped by five Muslim militants with the apparent support from "religious leaders", but the suspects escaped, her family said Wednesday, June 16.
Bombs Rock Kenya Prayer Rally, 6 Killed
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tensions remained high in Kenya Tuesday, June 15, after two bombs rocked a Christian prayer rally opposing a draft constitution, killing at least six people and injuring 100 others.
Pakistan Christian Worker Dies In Police Custody
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010
Impoverished frail parents were still awaiting justice Monday, June 14, for the death of their son who they and Christian investigators said died of "mental and physical torture" while in police custody in the city of Lahore.
BREAKING NEWS: Turkish Man Charged In Murder Bishop
Posted on Friday, June 4, 2010
A Turkish court on Friday, June 4, charged a Turkish man with murdering a Roman Catholic bishop -- the latest in a series of violent attacks against the country's tiny Christian minority.
Afghanistan Halts Work Church Groups; Christians Concerned
Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Christian aid workers in Afghanistan faced legal challenges Wednesday, June 2, after authorities ordered two Western church groups to stop their activities amid suspicions they were converting Muslims to Christianity -- an offense that carries the death penalty…
Evangelical Group Condemns Uzbekistan Crackdown On Churches
Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010
An influential evangelical organization, which claims to represent over 400 million Christians worldwide, expressed concerns Tuesday, June 1, about police raids on Protestant congregations in Uzbekistan and the detention of several Christians in the former Soviet republic.
BREAKING NEWS: Christian Women Flee Iran After Acquittal
Posted on Sunday, May 23, 2010
Iran has acquitted "on all charges" two young women who were detained fourteen months ago "for their Christian faith and activities" and abandoning Islam, Iranian church officials confirmed Sunday, May 23.
Muslims Destroy Churches In Nigeria Kano State
Posted on Friday, May 21, 2010
Muslim extremists destroyed several churches and a pastor's house in the latest religious violence to hit Nigeria's northern Kano state, church representatives and rights activists said Friday, May 21.
NEWS ALERT: Uzbekistan Jails Protestant Christians
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
An assistant pastor and two other members of one of Uzbekistan capital's largest Protestant churches began serving 15-day jail terms Wednesday, May 19, on charges that included "violating" strict religious regulations of the former Soviet nation, trial observers…
BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Forces Free Kidnapped Christian Girls In Yemen
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saudi Arabia's security forces freed two German Christian girls kidnapped nearly a year ago in neighboring Yemen but the fate of their abducted parents, their infant brother and a British engineer remained unknown, officials and Christians said Tuesday,…
AMERICA WATCH: Christians Remember Murdered U.S. Evangelists
Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010
Christian leaders were preparing to hold a memorial service later Sunday, May 16, in the Boynton Beach are of the U.S. state of Florida to honor two street evangelists who were murdered there earlier this year.
Pakistan Christian Workers “Tortured” Over Crucifix
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Three Christian workers were detained and "tortured" by police and dismissed from their jobs in Pakistan's Punjab province for wearing a crucifix and church visits on Sundays, according to statements from the men, their priest and family members…
