Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
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…
