Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
10,000 Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul As Killings Continue
Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008
Aid workers rushed Friday, October 17, to assist at least 10,000 Christians who so far fled Mosul amid fresh reports that Islamic extremists are trying to eradicate the Christian population in this northern Iraqi town.
Iraq: Church Leaders Plead for Help in Mosul
Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008
Amid escalating violence against Christians, Iraqi church leaders have appealed directly to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for increased efforts to curb the continuing attacks In Mosul.
Eritrea “Burns” Bibles, “Detains” Christian Students
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Eritrean authorities confiscated and burned 1,500 Bibles from new high school students who arrived at country's main military training city, and detained eight students who protested the destruction of the books, Christians said Wednesday, October 15.
Missionary, Wife and Students Beaten by Radicals
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Gospel for Asia missionary Sursen and his wife, Nirmala--along with two Bible college students, Jolen and Kushal--were beaten by a mob of religious extremists on October 5 in Uttar Pradesh, India. The attacks came as the group was…
US Kills Key Al Qaeda Leader As “Terrorists” Murder Christians
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
The United States military said Wednesday, October 15, it had killed a key leader of the 'Al Qaeda in Iraq' terrorist network in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul where suspected armed militants linked to the group…
Christian Businessman Killed In Mosul
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A Christian music store owner was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraqi police said Monday, October 13, the latest in a series of killings that has caused thousands of Christians to flee the northern city in recent days,…
Pakistan: Pastor Suffers Police Attacks, Death Threats
Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008
A Pakistani pastor and his family in Punjab province have been living in fear for months after death threats from a murder suspect and repeated attacks on their house by police squads.
India: Evidence Concocted Against Christians in Murder of Hindu Leader
Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008
After police in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed this week that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu extremist group circulated allegedly forged documents in an attempt to implicate a local church in the…
Vietnam Preacher Killed In Central Highlands
Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Degar Montagnard Christians in Vietnam's Central Highlands faced another tense day Monday, October 6, after investigators confirmed that a preacher was killed, apparently by Vietnamese security forces, as part of a crackdown on Christianity and 'house churches' in…
India: Three More Christians Murdered in Orissa
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008
At least two more Christians were killed today in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district after Hindu extremists this week set fire to nearly 400 homes there and in Boudh district. A third man succumbed to axe injuries on Wednesday…
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.
