Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Cameroon Government Cracking Down On Pentecostal Churches
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007
Evangelical Christians in Cameroon faced an uncertain future Sunday, April 29, amid fresh reports that local authorities are seeking to control the "surging numbers" of Pentecostal churches in Western African nation.
India Hindu Militants Attack Independent Pastor In Front Of Daughter
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007
Dozens of Hindu militants on Sunday, April 29, nearly killed an independent pastor in Jaipur, the capital of India's western Rajasthan state, while his small ill daughter watched the attack, a senior human rights investigator told BosNewsLife.
India State Bans Promoting Christianity In Several Areas
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007
One of India's main advocacy organizations representing churches and mission groups expressed shock Saturday, April 28, that the Hindu-led government of Andhra Pradesh "banned Christianity" in several parts of the volatile state.
Turkey Arrests Street Evangelists For “Insulting Islam”
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007
Turkish police reportedly released an American Christian from prison late Friday, April 27, after he and three other evangelists were detained in Istanbul this week for charges that included "missionary activity" and "insulting Islam."
Uzbekistan Detains Evangelical Pastor; Jails Activist
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2007
An evangelical pastor remained detained in Uzbekistan Friday, April 27, after he was reportedly arrested in Muynak a city in Uzbekistan's troubled region of Karakalpakstan, while an activist was sentenced to six years in jail.
Turkish Believers “Satanically Tortured” Before Being Killed
Posted on Friday, April 27, 2007
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT, READERS' DISCRETION ADVISED
There was increased concern Thursday, April 26, about the plight of active Christians in Turkey after investigators revealed that three evangelical believers were "satanically tortured" last week before being killed.
India: Hindu Extremists Target Christian State Offical
Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007
Hindu extremists in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh have raised the incidence of attacks on believers to an unprecedented high, including a slander campaign against the state’s chief minister, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a Christian.
Vietnam Christian Politician In Hiding Amid Police Crackdown
Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
An influential Christian politician was in hiding in Vietnam Tuesday, April 24, after being harassed by Vietnamese security forces who also attacked other dissidents planning to meet US officials, a leading human rights activist confirmed to BosNewsLife.
Nigeria Christians On Edge As Muslim Wins Presidential Ballot
Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Christians in Nigeria were on high alert Monday, April 23, as election officials confirmed that the outgoing Christian president of Nigeria will be succeeded by a controversial Muslim candidate following Saturday's election.
Mexico: Pact Sets New Course for Threatened Christians
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007
On Monday (April 23), small town political bosses near this city in Chiapas state are set to meet with representatives of 65 Christians they have threatened to expel in a showdown that could influence religious rights throughout the…
Turkey: Young Muslims Murder Three Christians
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007
In a gruesome assault against Turkey’s tiny Christian community, five young Muslim Turks entered a Christian publishing office in the southeastern province of Malatya yesterday (April 18) and slit the throats of the three Protestant Christians present.
Vietnam: Christian Lawyers Could Get Harsh Sentences
Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007
Following the March 29 sentencing of Father Nguyen Van Ly to eight years in prison for distributing “material harmful to the state,†two Protestant lawyers charged with the same “crime†are expected to face equally harsh sentences in…
Iraq: Baghdad Christians Flee Forced Conversion
Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007
Iraqi Christians fled their homes over the weekend after armed Sunni extremists threatened to kill them if they did not convert to Islam within 24 hours, Christian sources said.
Mexico: New Believer Jailed for Receiving Christ
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Juan Mendez Mendez became a Christian in a village outside of this city in Chiapas state on April 7, and two days later local authorities put him in jail -- for leaving their religious blend of Roman Catholicism…
Five Christians Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Five Christians, including a 16-year-old boy, have been falsely accused of and charged with "blasphemy" against Muhammad on April 1 in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, according to an April 6 report from Compass Direct.
Christian Tourists Detained for Praising Christ
Posted on Monday, April 9, 2007
Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) takes serious exceptions in the illegal detention of tourists by the Hyderabad police on the dictates of radical Hindus. The radicals have ganged up against the tourists as they came to know that…
