Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Somali House Church Attacked for the Second Time
Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008
Washington, D.C. (ICC) -- The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has just learned that a Muslim mob attacked a house church in Tayeglow, a town 198 miles from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
Seven Degar Montagnard Christians Detained In Vietnam Crackdown
Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008
Seven Degar Montagnard Christians are among those being held in a Vietnamese prison after they were detained as part of a major government backed crackdown on 'illegal' house churches in Vietnam's Central Highlands, their friends said.
Chinese Security Forces Raid Evangelical Church
Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008
Chinese security forces have raided an evangelical church, confiscating Christian properties including Bibles, hymnals, a large cross and the collection box, Christians said Wednesday, October 1.
Iran Releases Iranian Converts
Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008
Iran has reportedly released two Iranian Christians from Muslim backgrounds who could have received the death penalty on charges of apostasy, BosNewsLife monitored Wednesday, October 1.
Anti-Christian Violence In India Kills One, Dozen Injured
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
New clashes between Hindus and Christians in India's eastern state of Orissa has left at least one woman dead and more than a dozen people injured, some critically, police said Tuesday, September 30.
Eritrea Evangelist May Die In Prison, Report
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008
An Eritrean evangelist who has been imprisoned since 2006 has reportedly told friends he may die soon as he receives harsh prison treatment because of his evangelistic activities among fellow inmates, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, September 25.
Christian Aid Reaches Destroyed Indonesian Village
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008
An international Christian aid group said Thursday, September 25, it has begun helping to rebuild a mainly Christian village in a remote area of Indonesia, which was destroyed by Muslim militants earlier this year.
Belarus Bans Christian Festival, Group Says
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008
Belarus has banned a Christian music festival, initiated by Catholics, minutes before it was due to begin, a religious rights group said Thursday, September 25.
India: Murder, Rape, Arson Continue
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008
The unprecedented wave of anti-Christian attacks that began a month ago continued in the past week with more incidents of murder, rape and arson, mostly in the eastern state of Orissa and southern state of Karnataka. Two Christians…
China Holds Secret Trial For Pastor Zhang Zhongxin
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008
A closed-door trial in China will decide this week whether evangelical Pastor Zhang Zhongxin must continue serving a two-year forced labor sentence for his activities related to evangelism and training Christian missionaries, an advocacy group said Wednesday, September…
Four Christians Killed In Iraq
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008
Authorities were under pressure Wednesday, September 24, to investigate the death of at least four Christians in the Iraqi town of Mosul, amid signs of a fresh wave of anti-Christian violence in Iraq.
Iran: ‘Apostasy’ Bill Appears Likely to Become Law
Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Without international pressure there is little to stop the Iranian government from ratifying a bill that will make "apostasy," or leaving Islam, a capital crime, say human rights groups and experts.
India: Two States Warned Against Allowing Persecution
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
After three weeks of widespread attacks on Christians and their property in Orissa state and other parts of the country, the federal government finally warned two states that their failure to prevent violence could lead to the imposition…
Vietnam Launching Massive Crackdown On Degar Montagnard Christians
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2008
There was concern Wednesday, September 17, about the whereabouts of possibly dozens of Degar Montagnard Christians who have been detained in Vietnam’s Central Highlands as part of a major crackdown on unregistered worship, friends said.
Hindu Militants Attack Nine Churches In India State
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Suspected Hindu militants attacked nine churches in parts of India's southern state of Karnataka Sunday, September 14, as part of ongoing violent protests against the alleged conversion of Hindus into Christianity by missionaries, police said.
Kazakhstan Baptists Fined For Unregistered Worship
Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Several Baptist Churches in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan continue have been raided by police because they refuse state registration on principal grounds, BosNewsLife learned Monday, September 15.
