Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Palestinians Remember Murdered Christian Bookstore Leader
Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Palestinian Christians on Tuesday, October 7, urged prayers as they observed the second anniversary of the day that militants murdered the director of the only known Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip.
Row Over Dutch Support For Hindu Goddess
Posted on Monday, October 5, 2009
Citizens in the Dutch town of Amstelveen have condemned plans by local authorities to support a controversial Hindu festival that would involve praying to a Hindu goddess from India, in the heart of the town.
Ethiopia Muslims Attack Churches; 3 Injured
Posted on Saturday, October 3, 2009
Ethiopian police was still searching for key suspects Friday, October 2, after hundreds of angry Muslims reportedly attacked evangelical churches in the western Arsi zone of Ethiopia, injuring at least three Christians.
BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen Kidnap Christian Female Doctor
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009
Gunmen have kidnapped a Christian doctor from her home near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul overnight in front of her four children, police said on Sunday, September 27.
India Court Acquits Politician In Killing Of Catholic
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009
An Indian court on Thursday, September 24, acquitted a prominent legislator and another suspect in the killing of a Catholic Christian in a trial that underscored concerns over sectarian violence in the Indian state of Orissa.
Egypt Police Detain Muslim In Murder Of Christian
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Egyptian police have detained a Muslim man who allegedly killed a Coptic Christian and seriously injured two other Copts in two different villages, north of the capital Cairo, Christians said Wednesday September 23.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Releases Christian Converts On Bail
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A group of ex-Muslims who converted to Christianity were preparing Wednesday, September 16, for an upcoming court hearing in Iran on suspicion of “apostasy”, after they were temporarily released on bail from one of the country's most notorious…
Iranian Women Demand Release Christian Converts
Posted on Sunday, September 13, 2009
Women dressed in white have gathered outside the Iranian embassy in London as part of a prayer vigil to highlight the plight of two female Christian converts from Islam who have been held at Evin Prison in Teheran…
Nepal Detains “Mastermind” Of Deadly Church Bombing
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Authorities in Nepal say police in Nepal have detained an alleged leader of a feared militant group who was seen as the mastermind of a deadly attack on a church and other institutions.
Nigeria’s Victims Of Anti Christian Violence Remembered
Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Christians from all denominations will attend prayer services in Nigeria and Britain Friday, September 11, to remember last month's Islamic attacks against especially Nigerian Christians in which over 1,000 people died, organizers of the gatherings said.
Pakistan Christian Army Officer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2009
A Pakistani Christian army officer was in jail Monday, September 7. after a military court sentenced him to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife, despite claims from his family that he is innocent.
Christians Killed, Abducted, In Sudan
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2009
The head of Sudan's Anglican church confirmed Thursday, September 3, that armed groups are killing Christians and others in the south of this predominantly Islamic country "to disrupt a peace agreement" that ended 20 years of civil war.
China’s Government “Orders” Crackdown On House Churches
Posted on Monday, August 31, 2009
China's government has issued a secret directive to dismantle at least six major house churches in and outside the capital Beijing ahead of the upcoming 60th anniversary of Communist rule in the country, according to Christian right investigators.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Muslims To Prepare For ‘Savior’
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to mobilize their troops alongside Iran against Israel and the United States to prepare for the coming of the "Mahdi" seen as "the savior of…
EU Ambassadors Discuss Belarus Threats To Close Megachurch
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2009
European ambassadors to Belarus have met with the leader of New Life Church in the capital Minsk to discuss "threats" by authorities to "destroy" one of the country's largest evangelical churches by confiscating its building, a former cowshed,…
