Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Egypt Releases Christian Convert From Islam, report
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2007
Egyptian authorities have released a Christian convert from Islam who had been jailed without charges under Egypt’s controversial emergency laws for the past two years, a Christian news agency reported Thursday, May 24.
India: Dalit Christians Hopeful of Winning Rights
Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2007
A report of an advisory panel favoring affirmative action benefits for Dalit converts to Christianity has raised the hopes of India’s 16 million lowest-caste believers as they await a Supreme Court hearing in July.
Egypt Militants Detained After Attacks On Christian Homes And Shops
Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Dozens of suspected Muslim militants were said to remain in custody Monday, May 14, after Egyptian security forces arrested them over the weekend on charges of setting fire to Christian homes and shops in clashes over church construction.
Vietnam Detains And “Tortures” Four Montagnard Christians, Group Says
Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Four Degar Montagnard Christians remained imprisoned in Vietnam's Central Highlands Tuesday, May 15, after they were arrested for collecting names for a statement which denies the growing house church movement of Degar Montagnards seeks independence from Vietnam, fellow…
India: Anti-Conversion Bill Expected in Eighth State
Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to enact an anti-conversion law in the northern state of Uttarakhand, as it promised during its election campaign in February.
Pakistan Militants Force Christians To Convert To Islam And Shut Churches
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007
Christians in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, May 13, worshiped amid heightened tensions after they received threatening letters warning them to shut their churches and convert to Islam within the next few days as anti-Christian violence spreads across Pakistan,…
Militants Target “Christian missionaries” in Gaza
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007
Christians in the Gaza Strip faced new tensions Sunday, May 13, amid reports that a Palestinian Islamic group's armed wing is targeting "Christian missionary activity" in the Gaza Strip.
Uzbekistan Protestant sentenced for “teaching religion”
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007
A Pentecostal Christian in Uzbekistan faced a difficult Sunday, May 13, after receiving a two-year suspended prison sentence in Nukus, the capital of the Karakalpakstan autonomous republic in north-western Uzbekistan, on charges of teaching religion illegally, human rights…
China House Church Christians Sue Authorities Amid Police Crackdown
Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2007
Chinese Christians are suing authorities to regain items confiscated during a recent police raid on their congregation in China's Jiangsu Province amid reports of an ongoing police crackdown on unregistered house churches, religious rights investigators said Wednesday, May…
India Hindu Militants Attack Missionaries; Key Suspect Detained
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Several arrested missionaries and church leaders were recovering from injuries in Western India late Tuesday, May 8, after they were attacked by Hindu militants and dragged to local police, the latest in a series of violent incidents against…
Eritrea Detains 80 Evangelicals Including Americans
Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2007
There was international concern late Friday, May 4, about the plight of a key Christian leader and about 80 other evangelicals, including foreign nationals, who were reportedly detained in Eritrea's capital Asmara where government security forces raided the…
Pakistan Christian Accused Of Blasphemy Released On Bail
Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2007
A Christian woman accused of blasphemy against Islam has been released on bail but concerns remain over her safety amid death threats, a human rights official involved in the trial confirmed to BosNewsLife Friday, May 4.
