Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Bangladesh: Christians Beaten; Mob Threatens to Burn Homes
Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007
Muslim villagers armed with bricks and wooden clubs savagely beat 10 Christian converts in Nilphamari district, Bangladesh, on Tuesday (June 26) and threatened to burn down their homes if they did not leave by today.
Iraq: Christians Targeted in Baghdad
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007
For one man, the release of eight kidnapped Christians from his hometown of Qaraqosh on Friday (June 22) was bittersweet.
Injured Pakistani Christians talk about Muslim attack
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Describing an attack launched by Muslim residents of a Pakistani village in the province of Punjab, the Christian residents have said that Muslim residents mounted the attack in a bid to force them to cancel an Salvation Army…
Vietnam: Ethnic Christian Dies from Torture Injuries
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
A young Hroi ethnic minority man who refused to recant his Christian faith died from injuries received while under official interrogation, Compass confirmed as Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet met with U.S. officials. Triet met with President Bush…
Persecuted Indian Christians Appeal For Help At Gathering
Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007
Christians across India on Sunday, June 24, attended church services Sunday, June 24, following what organizers described as the "largest gathering of victims of religious persecution" in recent years.
Indonesia: Muslim Radicals Threaten House Churches
Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007
Muslim extremists demonstrating on June 14 in West Java threatened to close down churches operating in private homes, and a pastor on Sunday (June 17) received an anonymous letter promising to destroy his home if it is "still…
Government Demolishes Church in Malaysia
Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007
The Malaysian Government has apparently demolished a Christian church building in an Orang Asli settlement in Gua Musang in Ulu Kelantan on June 4, according to Salem Voice Ministries News Service.
Pakistan: Mob Assaults Christians with Axes, Guns
Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007
Christian families fled a Pakistani village in Punjab province this week after an armed mob injured Protestants preparing for an evangelistic meeting, the victims’ lawyer said.
Egypt: Mobs Attack Churches Near Alexandria
Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007
Muslim rioters attacked two Coptic Orthodox churches, damaged Christian-owned shops and injured seven Christians in two unrelated incidents in northern Egypt during the past week, local Christians said.
Eritrea Christians Missing After Mass Detentions, Investigators Say
Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007
Twenty Christians, including young children, were reportedly still missing Wednesday, June 13, more than two weeks after being detained by Eritrean security forces for allegedly attending a prayer meeting of a banned independent church.
Imprisoned pastor transferred to harsher camp in Uzbekistan
Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007
After twice being punished in the isolation cell in his open work camp near Tashkent, imprisoned Pentecostal pastor Dmitry Shestakov is being transferred to a harsher labor camp to serve the rest of his punishment.
