Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Algeria: Prosecutor Demands 2-Year Sentence for Converts from Islam
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008
A state prosecutor in western Algeria demanded two-year jail sentences and large fines for six Muslim converts to Christianity yesterday in one of two trials against Christians that have caught the north African nation’s attention in the past…
Algeria: Why Authorities Have Begun Clamping Down on Christians
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The debate was urgent and often heated at the annual meeting of the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) earlier this month. The looming question: whether to obey or disobey government orders that have closed over half of the…
Eritrea: Jailed Pastor Could Face Treason Charges
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Unconfirmed reports emerged this month in the Eritrean capital of Asmara, indicating that the repressive regime plans to press formal charges of treason against several Protestant pastors jailed for the past four years.
Christian preachers attacked by Hindu radicals
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
In yet another savage attack on Christians in India, news has just come out that some thirty Christian preachers were beaten by Hindu activists belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Bainsa town in the Adilabad district of…
Christian Karen Rebel Leader Dies In Burma
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008
The leader of a rebel group fighting for autonomy and more religious rights of Burma's predominantly Christian Karen community has died, a Christian humanitarian group confirmed Friday May 23.
Iran: Police Arrest 12 Christian Converts
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008
Police in the southern Iran city of Shiraz this month cracked down against known Muslim converts to Christianity, arresting members of three Christian families and confiscating their books and computers.
Indonesia Muslims “Burn” Christian Village; Four Killed, 56 Injured
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008
Nearly all Christian families in a village on Indonesia's Seram island, in the religiously volatile Maluku province, were homeless Wednesday, May 21, after a Muslim mob burned their houses and other properties as well as killing four believers…
Vietnam: Officials Confiscate Home of Evangelist
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008
Local officials in Lao Cai province have confiscated the land and home of a former opium addict because of his phenomenal success as an evangelist, local Christian sources said.
Algeria: Christian Sentenced for Carrying Bible
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008
An Algerian Christian detained five days for carrying a Bible and personal Bible study books was handed a 300-euro (US$460) fine and a one-year suspended prison sentence last week, an Algerian church leader said.
Turkey: Armed Men Threaten Church
Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008
Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its pastor in the Turkish capital city of Ankara yesterday. The culprits fled in a car before police could be summoned.
Indonesia: Islamists Threaten to Tear Down Church
Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008
Muslim extremists and local government authorities last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in North Sumatra even though church leaders met requirements of Indonesia’s draconian law on worship places, the church's pastor said.
Christian Leader Killed In India For “Black Magic”
Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Villagers in India's state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, May 3, recalled that exactly one month ago a local Christian leader was killed because his faith in Christ was wrongly understood, BosNewsLife monitored.
