Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Persecution of Degar Montagnards Continues
Posted on Monday, October 15, 2007
A major advocacy group says that hundreds of Degar prisoners remain in prison for standing up for human rights, for spreading Christianity or for fleeing to Cambodia. Many have died from internal injuries caused by beatings. Indigenous rights…
Indian Pastor jailed with a believer in Chhattisgarh
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007
A pastor and a church believer were jailed on Friday, October 5th, in a village called Murlar which is 20kms from Kanker District in Chhattisgarh State, India. (Kanker is about 140 kms from Raipur, the capital city of…
India: ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law in Force in 4th State
Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Congress Party government in Himachal Pradesh state has brought into force its "anti-conversion" law six months after the governor gave assent to the controversial bill regulating religious conversions.
At Least Nine Christians Killed In Nigeria; Churched Burned
Posted on Monday, October 8, 2007
Nigeria's government continued preparations Saturday, October 6, for an emergency conference on religious tensions after rampaging Muslims reportedly killed at least nine Christians, injured 61 others, destroyed nine churches and displaced over 500 people in the town of…
Missing Chinese Church Leaders Held In Labor Camps
Posted on Monday, October 8, 2007
Nine Chinese house church leaders who have been missing for nearly two months are held in labor camps in Hubei province on charges of violating Chinese laws with their Christian activities, BosNewsLife learned Friday, October 5.
Prominent Palestinian Christian Killed In Gaza
Posted on Monday, October 8, 2007
The director of the Gaza Strip's only known Christian bookstore was found dead Sunday, October 7, shortly after being abducted near his home, officials said.
Suicide Bomber Attacks Sudan Church Killing Five Youngsters
Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007
Christians in southern Sudan on Wednesday, October 3, continued mourning the death of five youngsters who were killed when a suicide bomber burst into an evening worship service in Khorfulus in the county's Upper Nile State, United Nations…
