Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
India: ‘Anti-Conversion’ Laws Linked to Higher Persecution
Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2007
With the governor of Himachal Pradesh approving an “anti-conversion†bill last week, India now has seven states with legislation banning unregistered or unethical religious conversions -- to the glee of Hindu extremists who arbitrarily invoke them to quash…
Eritrea: Christian Dies in Military Jail
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007
An Eritrean Christian died in prison last week, four and a half years after the Eritrean regime jailed him for worshipping in a banned Protestant church.
Jailed Mexican Evangelicals Fear New Massacre Trial
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007
There was concern Wednesday, February 21, about the plight of dozens of evangelical prisoners in Mexico's southeastern state of Chiapas who rights watchers say have been wrongly convicted of involvement in the massacre of 45 Tzotzil Indians nearly…
Sri Lanka: Churches Increasingly Targeted in Civil War
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Following a renewed outbreak of civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), churches in the northeast are fast becoming another war casualty.
Eritrea: Authorities Arrest Founder of Full Gospel Church
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007
Just days after Eritrean security police arrested one of the founders of the Full Gospel Church last month, two Protestant pastors and another church leader jailed months ago have been released on bail without explanation.
India: Panel Denies Christian Persecution in State
Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The Madhya Pradesh State Minorities Commission claims that reports of Hindu extremists persecuting Christians in the state are “baseless,†angering the small Christian community.
Uzbekistan: Officials Admit Arrest of Protestant Pastor
Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Uzbekista's religious authorities admitted publicly for the first time this week that an Uzbek Christian pastor was arrested last month in the eastern city of Andijan and now faces criminal charges.
China Detains Mother Of Beijing House Church
Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007
The 76-year-old mother of a well-known Beijing house church activist was said to be behind bars Saturday, February 10, on charges of damaging public and private properties.
Pakistan Evangelists Beaten at Muslim Festival
Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2007
A team of Pakistani Christian evangelists was attacked and beaten after distributing over 13,000 Christian publications at a Muslim festival, the group supporting them said Wednesday, February 7.
