Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
India Evangelist Killed And “Sacrificed” For Hindu ‘goddess’
Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2007
A young Indian evangelist and shepherd has been killed by Hindu priests seeking human sacrifices for a Hindu 'goddess', the latest in a series of violent attacks against Christians in India, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, November 7.
Palestinian-American Pastor Flees West Bank Amid Death Threats
Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007
A Palestinian-American evangelical pastor remained in Jerusalem Tuesday, November 6, after fleeing from the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah where, he said, he received death threats because of his Christian activities.
Turkey: Malatya Murder Trial Set to Open
Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Malatya's Third Criminal Court has set November 23 to open the trial of the confessed murderers of Turkish convert Christians Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel and a German Christian, Tilmann Geske.
Indonesia Sentences 41 Christian To Five Years Imprisonment, report
Posted on Friday, November 2, 2007
An Indonesian court has sentenced 41 Christian leaders to five years imprisonment on charges of blasphemy because they openly prayed that Muslims "come to know Christ," local Christians and a well-informed human rights group told BosNewsLife Thursday, November…
China Closes Australian Company For Promoting Christianity
Posted on Friday, November 2, 2007
Chinese authorities have shut down a multi million dollar branch of Australia-based Enoch Group because it allegedly promoted Christianity and hired Christian workers, investigators close to the case told BosNewsLife Thursday, November 1.
Pakistan: Pro-Sharia Rebels Threaten Christians
Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2007
Islamic militants threatened to bomb a Christian family for refusing to convert to Islam as fighting between militants and government troops resumed in northwestern Pakistan yesterday.
Belarus Increasing Persecution Of Evangelicals, Missionaries Say
Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Supporters of the opposition in Belarus held a rally Sunday, October 28, to commemorate the victims of Stalin-era repressions, shortly after Christian missionaries said Belarusian authorities "continue the relentless pressure and persecution of the evangelical church" here.
Nigeria Steps Up Security After Militants Kill Christians
Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007
Nigeria's central government will deploy more police to the nation's troubled state of Kaduna "to fight crime", after two Christians were reportedly killed there by suspected Muslim militants, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, October 24.
Pastors Humiliated and Arrested in India
Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007
Four pastors who have been preaching the gospel for many years in Orissa and nearby villages for many years were forcibly stopped from continuing their work.
Azerbaijan Baptist Pastor Facing Two Years Labor Camp
Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007
A Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan is facing a two-year prison sentence in a forced labor camp, after an appeals court refused to overturn the conviction, a rights group monitoring the case confirmed to BosNewsLife Tuesday, October 23.
Argentina: Mayor Closes Ministry Center
Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A pastor in Argentina has received threatening letters and had posters of his face displayed in Quilmes after the city's mayor closed down the congregation's newly constructed ministry center last March.
Nigeria: Two Christians Murdered in Kaduna
Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007
One man has been killed with a sword and another bludgeoned to death in this city in central northern Nigeria following Muslim leaders’ appeal to wage violent jihad against youthful Christians.
India Police And Hindu Militants Besiege Christian Convention
Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007
Police forces and Hindu militants interrupted a major Christian convention in India's state of Chhattisgarh and forced a pastor to hand over names of people who "accepted Christ", a Christian official told BosNewsLife Sunday, October 21.
China Security Forces Attack Beijing Pastor
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007
There was mounting concern Wednesday, October 17, about the health of a Beijing pastor amid reports he was attacked by members of China's feared Public Security Bureau (PSB).
Bangladesh: Anti-Christian Rumor Helps Fuel Attacks
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
As Christianity spreads in this Muslim-majority country, an increasingly frequent refrain is heard in various quarters: "People become Christians after getting huge amounts of money as a reward for conversion."
Pakistan Muslim Militants Attack Church
Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
An uneasy calm returned Monday, October 15, to the village of Gowindhi, near Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore, after a violent mob of Muslims "ransacked and desecrated" the local evangelical New Apostolic Faith church, rights investigators said.
