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