Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Russia Authorities Threaten Baptists, report
Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2008
Baptists in the Russian town of Lipetsk south-east of Moscow say local authorities are using "a bureaucratic way" to restrict their activities, BosNewsLife monitored Wednesday, December 3.
Hundreds Dead As Christians, Muslims Clash In Nigeria
Posted on Monday, December 1, 2008
At least some 400 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes in the central Nigerian city of Jos where Christians and Muslims clashed in the worst sectarian violence in Africa’s most populous nation in…
Egypt: Thousands Protest, Vandalize Church
Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thousands of Muslim protesters on Sunday (Nov. 23) attacked a Coptic church in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, burning part of it, a nearby shop and two cars and leaving five people injured.
Egypt: Christians Arrested, Shops Looted in Village
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008
Authorities in an Egyptian village arrested 50 Coptic Christians, whose shops were then looted, to pacify Muslims following violence that erupted on Nov. 4 over a Christian boy's unwitting break with custom.
Vietnam: Authorities Pressure New Christians to Recant
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008
In violation of Vietnam's new religion policy, authorities in Lao Cai Province in Vietnam's far north are pressuring new Christians among the Hmong minority to recant their faith and to re-establish ancestral altars, according to area church leaders.
Iraq: Court Releases Christian Girl Sentenced for Murder
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
In prison at the age of 14 for having fatally stabbed her uncle in northern Iraq, Asya Ahmad Muhammad’s early release on Nov. 10 thanks to a juvenile court decision was overshadowed by fear of retaliation from her…
Messianic Jews Still Awaiting Justice
Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
It has been nearly eight months since 15 year old Ami Ortiz was almost killed by an explosion while opening an innocent looking Purim basket on March 20th, however no arrests have been made despite the fact that…
Iraq Releases Christian Girl From Prison
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Authorities in northern Iraq have released a 16-year-old Christian girl who was serving a 3 1/2 years jail sentence for killing her uncle after he attacked her, observers of the case confirmed Wednesday, November 12.
China: Legal Wheels Turn Slowly for Uyghur Christian
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Chinese officials have yet to declare a new court date for Alimjan Yimit, a Christian house church leader and ethnic Uyghur in China's northwest province of Xinjiang detained since his arrest on Jan. 12.
Iran: Son of Martyred Pastor Free on Bail, Awaiting Trial
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Concerns about the health and safety of the son of martyred Iranian pastor Hossein Soodmand are swirling around Ramtin Soodmand as he awaits trial for "promoting anti-government propaganda."
China Releases Key Christian Leader
Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008
A key leader of China's rapidly growing underground house church movement who disappeared last month, was free Saturday, November 8, after Chinese authorities released him and other family members, Chinese Christians confirmed.
Colombia: Church Leaders Under Fire
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Christians in Colombia are anxious to learn the fate of pastor William Reyes, missing since Sept. 25, even as three other pastors have gone missing.
India: Orissa Braces for More Violence After Another Murder
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Terrified Christians already ravaged by more than two months of violence in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district braced for more carnage as suspected Maoists today gunned down a local worker of the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Burma Army Attacking Christian Karen Villagers; Several Killed
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Hundreds of villagers of Burma's, predominantly Christian, Karen minority have been displaced and several killed in fresh fighting in the country's disputed Karen State area, a Christian rights group said Tuesday, November 4.
Kyrgyzstan Adopts Controversial Religious Law
Posted on Friday, November 7, 2008
Kyrgyzstan's controversial new Religion Law was adopted unanimously by the country's parliament Thursday, November 6, adding to concerns among small Christian groups and churches that they will be targeted by authorities.
Eritrea Christian Killed In Military Camp
Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Another evangelical Christian has died in one of Eritrea's most feared military detention facilities after authorities apparently refused to provide him with medicines against malaria, Christians with close knowledge about the situation told BosNewsLife Monday, November 3.
