Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Egypt Again Detains Christian Brothers; Believer Kidnapped
Posted on Sunday, May 31, 2009
Two Christian brothers were behind bars again Sunday, May 31, just weeks after being released from an Egyptian prison where they were held for a year on false charges of murdering a Muslim in Mallawi, Upper Egypt.
Iran Security Forces Raid House Church Amid Crackdown
Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2009
Iranian family members and friends were still searching Saturday, May 29, for several former Muslims who converted to Christianity, after Iranian security forces detained them during a raid at a house church.
Rights Groups Demand Release Thousands Of Eritrean Christians
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009
Supporters of five religious rights groups have demonstrated outside the Eritrean embassy in London against “human rights violations” in Eritrea where up to 3,000 Christians remain detained without charges, organizers said Friday, May 29.
China To Sentence Uyghur Christian To Labor Camp, Mother Says
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009
The mother of imprisoned Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimitihas urged the international community to help "rescue her son" after learning that China's main law enforcement agency plans to sentence her son "secretly to three years of re-education through labor"…
China Releases House Church Christians
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009
Amid international pressure Chinese authorities have released early the last 16 Christians of a house church group who remained detained in Henan province, their supporters confirmed Monday, May 25.
Outrage Over US Military Bible Burnings In Afghanistan
Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009
The president of a US-based group helping Christians persecuted for their faith has expressed outrage that United States military personnel have burned confiscated Bibles in Afghanistan.
Concerns Over Detained Egypt Priest Amid Attacks
Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Representatives of Egypt's Christian minority, already rocked by several attacks in recent weeks, continued their attempts Wednesday, May 20 to obtain the release of a priest they say was sentenced to five years hard labor for crimes he…
Christians In Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Face New Restrictions
Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2009
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev was to receive for signing the final version of controversial legislation "limiting freedom of religion" while Christians elsewhere in Central Asia faced similar restrictions Saturday, May 16, rights investigators and local believers said.
Mounting Concerns Over Detained Uzbekistan Pastor
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
An international protest was underway Tuesday, May 12, to obtain the release of a detained, frail, evangelical pastor in Uzbekistan, who came to symbolize what rights investigators described as widespread persecution of Christians and other minorities in Central…
India Anti-Christian Group Sets Church On Fire
Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009
Evangelical Christians in India's eastern state of Andhra Pradesh faced the difficult task Sunday, May 10, of rebuilding their church after suspected anti-Christian militants torched the building, the latest in a series of attacksagainst churches in the area,…
Eritrea Releases Three Christian Women From Military Camp
Posted on Friday, May 8, 2009
Three women were free Friday, May 8, as Eritrean authorities unexpectedly released them from a notorious military prison camp where they were detained for six months because of their membership of a "banned" Christian movement, an advocacy group…
