Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Mexico Detains Suspects For “Massacre” Of Evangelicals
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Mexican authorities have detained a group of men for their alleged involvement in killing three native Indian Christians and seriously injuring six children of the same evangelical family in the country's Chiapas state, BosNewsLife established Wednesday, September 10.
India: Christians Attacked in Karanataka, India
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008
As tensions continued in the eastern state of Orissa, Hindu nationalist groups intensified attacks on churches and Christian institutions in the southern state of Karnataka.
Iranian Christians Face Death Penalty In Iran
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Two Iranian Christians from Muslim backgrounds may receive the death penalty on charges of apostasy, according to prosecution documents published Tuesday, September 9.
Degar Montagnard Christian Receives House Arrest In Vietnam
Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
An active Degar Montagnard Christian remained under house arrest in Vietnam's Central Highlands Monday, September 8, after he was already forced to sign a statement renouncing Christianity and pledging to stop attending a local church, his friends said.
Vietnamese Authorities Invade Church Service
Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008
Ten Vietnamese officers of the local police authority some of them in uniform, others in plain clothes and others in disguise, last Sunday, (August 31), rushed into the Church With A Mission house church interrupting the service and…
Ailing House Church Leader Remains Detained In China
Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008
An ailing house church leader and owner of a Christian book store remained detained Friday, September 5, despite mounting pressure on China to release him because of health concerns, friends said.
Richmond Court Rules in Favor of the Gospel
Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008
Today, a Richmond Circuit Court ruled in favor of three Christian Evangelists who were charged with five counts of "making a loud and disturbing noise" for street preaching in downtown Richmond. The court ruled that the preachers did…
Two More Killed In New Clashes In India State
Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008
Christians were facing an ultimatum in India's troubled state of Orissa to turn to Hinduism or face expulsion from their villages or even death following weekend violence in which at least two people were killed, missionaries said.
Mexico: Three Family Members Murdered in Chiapas
Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2008
When the 11-year-old daughter of Antonio Gomez became ill of a stomach ailment, her father decided that it was due to witchcraft committed by his evangelical neighbor.
Indonesia: Land Dispute Leads to Attacks on Christian Hub
Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2008
A land dispute led to two attacks on the headquarters of the Indonesian Christian Students’ Movement (GMKI) and its parent ministry, the Alliance of Indonesian Churches (PGI), last week (August 26 and 28).
Muslim Militants Torch Nigeria Church
Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
A major umbrella group representing numerous Christian denominations in Nigeria urged authorities Tuesday, September 2, to detain those responsible for the burning of an evangelical church in Ilorin, the capital of this African nation's Kwara State.
Christian Missionaries Face Hardship In India’s Flooded Bihar State
Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Native Christian missionaries were among victims in India's Bihar State Tuesday, September 2, amid reports that hundreds of churches and homes were under water because of devastating floods, which have displaced some three million people and claimed at…
India: Maoists Say They Killed Hindu Leader
Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008
A Maoist group today claimed responsibility for killing Hindu extremist leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his disciples in Orissa state on August 23, saying that fanatical Hindus' claims that Christians murdered him were "lies."
