Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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."
China’s Own ‘Billy Graham’ Released From Prison
Posted on Monday, September 1, 2008
One of China's most outspoken evangelists, Pastor Zhang 'Bike' Mingxuan, was free Sunday, August 31, after he and his wife were released from detention by Chinese security officials, representatives said.
Laos Forcing Christians To Renounce Faith
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008
Authorities in Laos have ordered families of three detained Christians in Savannakhet province to sign documents renouncing their faith in Jesus Christ, rights investigators said Thursday, August 28.
Orissa Violence Continues to Escalate Against Christians
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008
A Christian human rights organization has been monitoring the situation in Orissa, India and receiving status reports from those affected by what it calls "this massive outpouring of hate."
New Wave of Violence Against Christians in Orissa State
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008
More than 600 churches have been demolished, 4,000 Christians forced to flee from their villages, and at least 25 killed as a result of violent persecution in the state of Orissa in eastern India.
China Releases American Pastor; Chinese Bishop Detained
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008
An American pastor who disappeared after being detained by Chinese authorities for his involvement in human rights protests has arrived in the United States, but a key Chinese bishop leader has been detained, his friends and representatives said…
American Pastor Disappears In Beijing After Protest
Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008
As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close Sunday, August 24, with televised fireworks and a multi-million dollar show, there was concern over rights abuses of Christians in Communist-run China, amid reports that an American pastor disappeared.
Indonesia: Muslim Mob Storms Church, Calls for Ban
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008
On Sunday (August 17) a Muslim mob stormed a church service in Cipayung, East Jakarta, forcing Christians to flee and then erecting banners in the street declaring a ban on "churches and religious services."
Six Missionaries and a Bible College Student Beaten in Uttarakhand
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008
Anti-Christian extremists brutally attacked Rasul Sarvak, a Bible college student, and seven Gospel for Asia missionaries on India’s Independence Day, August 15. The mob became enraged after they saw Rasul passing out Gospel literature with a team of…
