Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Nigeria: Northern State to Demolish Four Churches
Posted on Monday, December 3, 2007
Without discussion or compensation, the Kano state government has unilaterally decided to demolish four churches in this city to make way for roads and a hospital.
China “Detains” 40 House Church Leaders; Jails Pastor
Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007
About 40 leaders of one of China’s largest house church groups have been detained while at least one pastor received a prison term for writing and distributing Christian publications among Muslims, a major advocacy organization said Wednesday, November…
India: Church Attacked in Chhattisgarh; Young Man Killed
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A mob allegedly led by a Hindu extremist group demolished a house church and beat the pastor and believers on November 19 in Chhattisgarh state’s Bastar district. The following day, a young relative of the pastor allegedly kidnapped…
India Pastors Released Amid Hindu Crackdown On “Forced Conversions”
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Two Indian evangelical pastors were free on bail Tuesday, November 27, after being detained over the weekend for allegedly "forcing" Hindus to accept Christianity, amid reports that India's most influential Hindu organization has stepped up efforts to crackdown…
Evangelical Pastor And Activists Detained In Cuba
Posted on Monday, November 26, 2007
An evangelical pastor and several other human rights workers have been detained in Cuba shortly after security forces broke up a meeting commemorating political prisoners in the capital Havana, BosNewsLife learned from activists Saturday, November 24.
China Detains Managers Of Australian Company For Spreading Christianity
Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007
Three senior employees of an Australian owned multi-million dollar bio-engineering corporation in China’s Guangdong province remained detained Thursday, November 22, and their company closed, over allegations of involvement in "illegal" Christian activities.
Azerbaijan Prison Forces Pastor To Pay For Food
Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007
A Baptist pastor serving two years imprisonment in Azerbaijan for "illegal religious services" is forced by officials to provide "high payments" for food, other basic needs and to meet relatives, BosNewsLife learned from investigators and family Thursday, November…
Indonesia Muslim Militants Attack House Church, report
Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Dozens of Islamic militants raided a house church in the Indonesian province of West Java on Monday, November 19, the latest in a series of attacks against perceived "illegal" places of worship, local Christians reportedly said.
North Korean Christians Arrested; Current Status Unknown
Posted on Monday, November 19, 2007
In a highly unusual press conference in Pyongyang in September, the National Security Service of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced the arrest of "foreign spies" and "native citizens working for a foreign intelligence service." The…
Fire Damages Christian Orphanage In Ukraine; Dozens Displaced
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007
As winter sets in, dozens of children and adult women and men remained displaced Thursday, November 15, after a fire destroyed parts of a Christian orphanage near the western Ukrainian city of Rivne, missionaries told BosNewsLife.
China Launches Crackdown On House Churches, Secret Document Shows
Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
China's Communist government has ordered a crackdown on mushrooming underground house churches in a key province as part of a nationwide plan against devoted Christians across the country, according to a secret document leaked Tuesday, November 13, and…
Pakistan Police Detain and “Torture” Christian Activists
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007
After reports emerged of a bloody crackdown on Christians and other activists, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged Sunday, November 11, that he would organize elections before January 9, next year.
