Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China “Detains” House Church Alliance President In Inner Mongolia
Posted on Monday, February 25, 2008
The leader of China's House Church Alliance in the country's Inner Mongolia region has been detained along with dozens of co-workers, an organization representing the Christians said in remarks monitored by BosNewsLife Friday, February 22.
Orissa Authorities Detain Christians Following Violence
Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008
At least eleven Christians remained behind bars Sunday, February 17, in India’s troubled state of Orissa after deadly clashes with Hindu mobs attacking churches, Christian homes and other properties, a lawyer said.
China Security Forces Raid Sunday School
Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008
A church in China's autonomous region of Xinjiang faced uncertainty Thursday, February 14, after Chinese security forces raided its Sunday School, detaining church leaders and interrogating "terrified" children, investigators said.
Nigeria Churches Destroyed, One Killed, After Muslim Marriage Row
Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
A Muslim man's failed attempt to marry a young Christian woman resulted in him accusing her of "blasphemy", triggering violence in the Nigerian town of Yana that left at least one person dead, seven Christians hospitalized and five…
Vietnam: Pastor Visits Jailed Christian Lawyers
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Imprisoned Christian lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, their sentences reduced by one year due to international pressure, received a rarely granted visit from non-family members when four pastors managed to see them on January…
China: Uyghur Christians Arrested, Jailed in Xinjiang
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Last January 12, state security officials arrived at the home of Alimjan Yimit, a Muslim convert, ethnic Uyghur and Christian house church leader in Xinjiang province, northwest China.
Chad: Convert Loses Family Members for His Faith
Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008
A little over a year after becoming a Christian in Ngudungudu, Chad in December 1995, Jeje Nehamiah Baki left the town to meet up with his nomadic family in the wilderness.
China Increasing Crackdown On House Churches, Report Shows
Posted on Thursday, February 7, 2008
China's Communist government increased its crackdown on house churches, detaining hundreds of Christians across the country throughout 2007, according to a new report released Wednesday, February 6.
Bangladesh: Elderly Convert From Islam Dies from Burns
Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008
A 70-year-old woman convert from Islam died on Friday (February 1) from burns she suffered when unknown assailants in a Muslim-majority area about 150 miles northwest of the capital set her home on fire last month.
Egypt: Court Rules Against Convert
Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008
In a blow to religious freedom in Egypt, a Cairo court has ruled against a Muslim convert to Christianity who requested that his religious affiliation be changed.
