Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Sri Lanka: Attacks on Bible School Continue
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A Provincial Council member brandishing a gun assaulted a security guard at a Bible college in Lunuwila, Puttlam district two weeks after an attack on 10 of the institution’s students seriously injured two of them.
Fourteen Indian Christian Evangelists Imprisoned In Bangladesh
Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008
Some fourteen Indian Christians remained detained in Bangladesh Saturday, March 22, weeks after completing a three-month sentence for unwittingly crossing the border while evangelizing, because India has not request their repatriation, news reports said.
Chinese Christian Evangelist Mistreated In Prison
Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008
A Chinese Christian who was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment last November for distributing Christian leaflets among Muslims is mistreated in a Muslim-majority prison, a Christian news agency reported Tuesday, March 18.
Ethiopia: Muslims Kill Worshipper in Church Attacks
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008
Eight Muslims wielding razor-sharp machetes and knives broke into two village churches in southern Ethiopia earlier this month and began wounding worshipers, instantly killing one Christian.
Ethiopia: Attack on Church Leaves 4 Dead, 70 Injured
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008
Last week, Christians gathering at local churches in a southern region in Ethiopia were enjoying singing and worship when, without warning, hundreds of men armed with machetes and clubs leapt through the open windows and indiscriminately began attacking…
Laos Security Forces Raid Villages; 58 Christians Missing
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008
At least 15 Christian families in Laos remained unaccounted for Sunday, March 16, after security forces raided their villages and Hmomg church leaders were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, human rights investigators said.
Laos: Officials Arrest 58 Christians; Church Leaders Sentenced
Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008
Laotian officials arrested 15 Hmong Christian families in Bokeo district on February 22, a day before a court sentenced nine area Hmong church leaders to 15 years in prison for conducting Christian ministry and meetings that had grown…
Nigeria Church Looted And Demolished In Kano State
Posted on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Christians in several areas of Nigeria's Kano State remained anxious Tuesday, March 4, after a government-backed mob armed with machetes reportedly set fire to a church building, before looting and dismantling the property, while a bishop narrowly escaped…
China Arrests Dozens Of Christians, Including Children
Posted on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
A group of 70 Christians remained detained Tuesday, March 4, in China’s Henan Province, some two weeks after security forces raided a Bible training meeting, while some three children in Xinjiang Province were also arrested for their involvement…
Algeria Expels American Protestant Pastor
Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008
An elderly American pastor and former chairman of the Protestant Church of Algeria was preparing Thursday, February 28, to launch an appeal against plans by authorities to deport him from the country.
Eritrea Releases Christian Prisoners; Torture Continues Elsewhere
Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008
An influential independent Christian rights group confirmed late Wednesday, February 27, that Eritrea has released dozens of evangelical Christians, but warned that some 2,000 other believers remain imprisoned in the African nation "due to their faith in Christ."
Jordan Expels More Foreign Christians
Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Jordan has expelled another group of foreign Christians for their alleged involvement in mission activities, including an Egyptian pastor with the Assemblies of God church in the city of Madaba – one of five evangelical denominations registered with…
Vietnam Police “Kill” Degar Christian Prisoner
Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Vietnamese security police tortured and killed a Degar Montagnard Christian who was jailed for allegedly preaching the Gospel in Vietnam's Central Highlands and participating in-democracy rallies in 2004, an advocacy group representing him said Monday, February 25.
Hindu Militants Threaten New Attacks In Orissa
Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Hindu militants have threatened to wage fresh attacks against Christians in India’s troubled state of Orissa on Tuesday, February 26, Christian leaders said.
Eritrea Releases Dozens Of Evangelicals
Posted on Monday, February 25, 2008
Dozens of evangelical Christians spend another day in freedom in Eritrea after they were unexpectedly released from prison by security authorities, Christians said.
Mexico Authorities Expel Evangelicals From Homes, reports
Posted on Monday, February 25, 2008
Some 20 evangelical Christians, most of them children in a troubled town of Mexico’s Guerrero State, were homeless Saturday, February 23, after they were reportedly expelled by authorities for their refusal to participate in festivals honoring Catholic saints.
