Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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…
India: Pastors beaten and arrested on charges of conversion
Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007
A dozen RSS Hindu activists caught hold of Pastor at the bus stand of Kendrapara, Orissa, who was distributing some gospel tracts and literatures and then handed him over to the police, demanding for his arrest on October…
Trans World Radio Worker Killed In India For Preaching
Posted on Monday, October 1, 2007
An Indian evangelist working for international Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio has been shot and killed because of his involvement in converting Hindus to Christianity, police reportedly confirmed Friday, September 28.
Burma Army Burns Christian Karen Villages, Satellite Images Show
Posted on Monday, October 1, 2007
The United Nations envoy for Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, arrived in the country Saturday, September 29, to urge the junta to end its violent crackdown on those opposing the regime, a day after satellite images confirmed that government-backed forces…
Salvation Army’s Pakistan Commander Killed
Posted on Monday, October 1, 2007
The commander for Pakistan of The Salvation Army, a major Christian mission organization, has been shot and killed, a Protestant news agency reported Sunday, September 30, the latest in a series of attacks against Christians in the country.
China Detains Prominent Christian Rights Lawyer And Family
Posted on Friday, September 28, 2007
Chinese securities forces have detained a prominent Christian human rights lawyer and family members, amid an apparent new government-led crackdown on house churches, observers following the case said Thursday, September 27.
Nigeria: Threats Force Northern Church Underground
Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007
Death threats and other dangers here drove most of the members of a church of converts from Islam to other parts of northern Nigeria -- yet a fellowship remains.
India: False Charges Plague Christian Workers
Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
In a case typical of false accusations that Hindu extremists file against Christian workers, a pastor and his sister have been cleared of charges of rape and forced abortion in Chhattisgarh state.
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 --…
