Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iraq: Coordinated Blasts Rock Churches
Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Four Iraqi churches and three convents were damaged in coordinated bomb blasts yesterday morning, the day many Iraqi Christians celebrate either Epiphany or Christmas Eve according to some Eastern liturgical calendars. At least six people were injured, one…
India Muslim Militants Destroy House Church, Group Says
Posted on Monday, January 7, 2008
Suspected Muslim militants have destroyed an evangelical underground house church of Christian mission group Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) in a volatile area of India's Kerala state, an official confirmed to BosNewsLife Friday, January 4.
Pakistan Christians Losing Hope As Ballot Is Postponed After Assassination
Posted on Thursday, January 3, 2008
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf announced Wednesday, January 2, that Britain will assist in an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who Pakistani Christians described as "the only hope" to end religious…
Turkey: Police Arrest Suspect Plotting to Kill Pastor
Posted on Thursday, January 3, 2008
Turkish police authorities over the weekend arrested a young suspect allegedly plotting to assassinate a Christian pastor in Antalya during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Dozens Killed In Kenya Church Fire
Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008
At least dozens of people were burned to death in a Protestant church in western Kenya where they had taken shelter from tribal clashes sparked by a disputed vote that gave the president a second term, police and…
New Year’s Day Attacks On Christians In India
Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008
There were new reports of attacks by suspected Hindu militants against Christians in India on New Year's Day, shortly after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised to protect the country's minority Christians in a letter to the widow…
India Christians Hiding In Orissa Jungles As Violence Continues
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007
Over one thousand Christians, including priests, nuns, women and children, have fled to the jungles of India’s Orissa State where deadly anti-Christian violence entered its seventh day, a church official told BosNewsLife Sunday, December 30.
Fourteen Churches Burned In Deadly Violence In India
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007
Indian church leaders on Thursday, December 27, appealed to authorities to intervene after Hindu extremists attacked dozens of Christian institutions, including churches, in the religiously volatile eastern state of Orissa over Christmas, reportedly killing up to three people…
Hindu Militants Attack Christmas Service In India
Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Several people were injured when a Hindu mob attacked a Christmas worship service in India’s religiously volatile eastern state of Orissa Monday, December 24, destroying a crib as well as light and sound equipment, Christians told BosNewsLife.
Nigeria Military Patrols City After 10 Die In Religious Clashes
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007
Tensions remained high Saturday, December 15, in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Bauchi after up to 10 people were killed, 30 critically injured and three churches reportedly set on fire in clashes between Muslim and Christian communities, BosNewsLife monitored.
Nigeria: Ten Killed, Three Churches Set Ablaze in Bauchi
Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007
Ten persons have been killed and three churches set on fire after Muslim high school students in this northern Nigerian city began a rampage on Tuesday (December 11) that spilled into the city. Today tensions were still high…
Indonesia Police Prevents Attack On Church
Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007
Indonesian security forces have prevented an attack by about 50 Muslim militants on the troubled Pasundan Christian Church in West Java Province, the second act of violence against the Protestant congregation in two weeks, a well-informed Christian rights…
Pakistan Church Leader Kidnapped; Christians Killed
Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007
A search continued Thursday, December 13, for the General Secretary of the Churches of Pakistan, Dr. Rejinald Humayun, who was kidnapped last week following clashes in the country involving Islamic militants that killed at least three Christians.
Hundreds Of Attacks Against India Missionaries
Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007
An advocacy group representing churches and mission organizations says Hindu militants backed by political parties and groups have carried out at least 500 attacks against mainly Christian missionaries in the past 23 months, and urged the central government…
