Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Jailed Chinese Pastor Rongliang Near Death, Report
Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Pastor Zhang Rongliang, one of China's top Christian leaders and authors, "will likely die soon" if he is not released from prison, fellow believers and human rights activists said Tuesday, September 25.
Gaza’s forgotten Christians
Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007
Caught amid the infighting between Hamas and Fatah and Israel's retaliation for rockets launched at its southern cities is an easily overlooked segment of the population: Christians number only 2,000 among 1.5 million in the Gaza Strip --…
Angry Muslim Mob Storms Indonesia Church
Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2007
Tensions remained high Wednesday, September 19, in an area of the Indonesian city of Tangerand on the island of Java, after several Christians were injured when a congregation of the Protestant Batak Church was attacked by an angry…
“Alarming Increase” Of Anti-Christian Attacks In India State
Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007
Influential Christian groups will hold a major rally to protest against "the alarming increase" of persecution of Christians in the Indian state of Karnataka, a key organizer told BosNewsLife Thursday, September 13.
China Secret Police Infiltrate House Churches On Large Scale
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007
Chinese secret service agents are massively infiltrating China's growing house church movement and pressure its leaders to leave Beijing before the Olympic Games are held there in 2008, well-informed Chinese sources and rights investigators told BosNewsLife Friday, September…
China Church Leader Jailed Over Massive Bible Imports From South Korea
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007
A well-known Chinese house church leader was believed to be behind bars Sunday, September 9, after he was detained by Chinese security forces and allegedly beaten for receiving three tons of Bibles from South Korean churches, fellow believers…
Eritrea: Christian Prisoner Dies Amid Intense Persecution
Posted on Friday, September 7, 2007
Christians in Eritrea confirmed that Migsti Haile (33) passed away at the Weaa Military Training Centre. She reportedly died yesterday morning, September 5, as a result of torture for refusing to sign a letter recanting her faith.
Egypt: Christian Twins Forced to ‘Become’ Muslim
Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2007
An Egyptian court on Monday (September 3) adjourned the hearing of young Christian twins legally forced to take Islamic education after their estranged father became Muslim.
Taliban Free All South Korean Hostages
Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007
Afghanistan's militant Taliban movement released the last seven remaining South Korean Christian hostages Thursday, August 30, ending their six-week kidnapping ordeal.
Kidnapped Evangelical Pastor Freed In India
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007
Christians on Sunday, August 26, managed to free an evangelical pastor who was kidnapped by Hindu militants in Bangalore, India's third most populous city, shortly after he was beaten and nearly killed, an official told BosNewsLife.
