Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
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.
