Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iraq Releases Christian Girl From Prison
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Authorities in northern Iraq have released a 16-year-old Christian girl who was serving a 3 1/2 years jail sentence for killing her uncle after he attacked her, observers of the case confirmed Wednesday, November 12.
China: Legal Wheels Turn Slowly for Uyghur Christian
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Chinese officials have yet to declare a new court date for Alimjan Yimit, a Christian house church leader and ethnic Uyghur in China's northwest province of Xinjiang detained since his arrest on Jan. 12.
Iran: Son of Martyred Pastor Free on Bail, Awaiting Trial
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Concerns about the health and safety of the son of martyred Iranian pastor Hossein Soodmand are swirling around Ramtin Soodmand as he awaits trial for "promoting anti-government propaganda."
China Releases Key Christian Leader
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008
A key leader of China's rapidly growing underground house church movement who disappeared last month, was free Saturday, November 8, after Chinese authorities released him and other family members, Chinese Christians confirmed.
Colombia: Church Leaders Under Fire
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Christians in Colombia are anxious to learn the fate of pastor William Reyes, missing since Sept. 25, even as three other pastors have gone missing.
India: Orissa Braces for More Violence After Another Murder
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Terrified Christians already ravaged by more than two months of violence in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district braced for more carnage as suspected Maoists today gunned down a local worker of the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Burma Army Attacking Christian Karen Villagers; Several Killed
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Hundreds of villagers of Burma's, predominantly Christian, Karen minority have been displaced and several killed in fresh fighting in the country's disputed Karen State area, a Christian rights group said Tuesday, November 4.
Kyrgyzstan Adopts Controversial Religious Law
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Kyrgyzstan's controversial new Religion Law was adopted unanimously by the country's parliament Thursday, November 6, adding to concerns among small Christian groups and churches that they will be targeted by authorities.
Eritrea Christian Killed In Military Camp
Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Another evangelical Christian has died in one of Eritrea's most feared military detention facilities after authorities apparently refused to provide him with medicines against malaria, Christians with close knowledge about the situation told BosNewsLife Monday, November 3.
Somalia Militants Stone Raped Girl To Death For “Adultery”
Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008
A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia on charges of "adultery" by supporters of an influential Islamic group which previously murdered Christian converts, BosNewsLife learned Sunday, November 2.
India Terror Blasts Damage Church; 50 Killed, Pastor Injured
Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008
A dozen bomb blasts rocked the Indian state of Assam Thursday, October 30, killing at least 50 people and injuring 300 others, including Christians, a main alliance of churches and mission groups told BosNewsLife.
Algerian Court Dismisses Case against Christians Accused of ‘Blasphemy’
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that a blasphemy case brought against three Christians was dismissed on October 29, 2008 by a court in Algeria. The court is located in Ain…
Eritrean Officials Imprison 20 Members of Underground Church
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that Eritrean officials imprisoned about 20 Christians belonging to the underground Faith Missions Church on October 12, 2008 in Deki-Zeru, a town 30km away from…
Pakistan Custody Battle Over Kidnapped Christian Girl
Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008
Human rights lawyers of two underage sisters who already won a custody battle over a 10-year-old girl, prepared Saturday, October 25, to also regain custody of her elder sister, after reports the girls were raped and coerced into…
Crackdown On Christianity In Middle East And North Africa, Group Suggests
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
An association of Christian agencies and individuals advocating human rights of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa, remained concerned Wednesday, October 22, over the situation of several Christian prisoners, some of whom may be executed under…
Detained Uyghur Christians Face Execution And Mistreatment In China
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
Family and activists continued efforts Wednesday, October 22, to obtain the release of two Uyghur devoted Christians in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, saying one of them may be executed while another believer is facing mistreatment in a…
Taliban Kills Christian Aid Worker In Afghanistan
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Islamic militant group Taliban said Monday, October 20, its gunmen killed a Christian aid worker in the capital Kabul because she was spreading Christianity in Afghanstan.
