Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pastor Shot Dead In Sri Lanka
Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Tensions remained high in the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna Wednesday, January 17, after a pastor was shot dead by government security forces, triggering fears of more ethnic and religious clashes in the volatile region, local Christians and…
Nigeria: State’s Policies Said to Strangle Christianity
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007
As soon as Christians in this capital city of Nasarawa state tried to rebuild a Reformed Church building that Muslims burned down two years ago, more than 200 Islamists attacked the workers.
China Security Forces Raid Christian Gathering
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007
At least nine Christians remained in police custody in China's Henan province on Monday, January 15, more than a week after Chinese security forces raided a Christian gathering, fellow believers said.
Sudan: Police Deny New Year’s Church Attack
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Sudanese police have denied attacking 800 Christians at a New Year’s Eve service at Khartoum’s Anglican cathedral and injuring six members of the congregation, the church priest said.
India Militants Attack Pastors, Burn Churches
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Pastors and other believers were recovering from injuries or struggling to rebuild burnt down churches in several areas of India Wednesday, January 10, after militants reportedly attacked them.
Indonesia: Service Cancelled in Otherwise Quiet Christmas
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007
A 200-strong mob prevented a church here from holding a Christmas Eve service in what was an otherwise peaceful holiday season in Indonesia. Some Muslim groups even provided protection for churches alongside police and army personnel.
India: Hindu Extremists Beat Four Pastors
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Seven youths beat Pastor Robert Kennedy of Bangalore in Karnataka state on Sunday (January 7), after asking him to “pray for a sick friend.†The pastor required 16 stitches to his head and back after the assault.
Vietnam “Poisons” Leading Rights Lawyer; Church Destroyed
Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
A leading Vietnamese human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist has been forcefully injected with unknown drugs in a mental hospital where she has been confined since last year, fellow dissidents said Tuesday, January 9.
India: Anti-Christian Attacks Mark New Year
Posted on Monday, January 8, 2007
After launching several anti-Christian attacks during the last week of 2006, Hindu extremists went on to beat more Christians, vandalize vehicles and organize a protest rally against a church, dampening New Year celebrations.
Pakistan “Enslaves” Nearly Million Christians, Report Says
Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2007
There was concern Wednesday, January 3, about reports that at least nearly a million impoverished men, women and children, most of them Christians, have been "illegally enslaved" on the outskirts of Pakistan's major cities and towns.
Iraq Now World’s “Second-Worst Persecutor” of Christians
Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2007
Iraq was named Wednesday, January 3, as the world's "second-worst persecutor of Christians" after North Korea in an influential report expected to underscore concern about sectarian violence in the war-torn county.
Iran Church Leader Remains Detained; Others Released On Bail
Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2007
One of eight Iranian house church leaders arrested last month for "evangelization" and threatening security remained detained Thursday, January 4, on new charges that he must pay "an outstanding debt," Iranian Christians reportedly said.
India State Introduces “Anti-Christian” Law
Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Devoted Christians in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, including missionary workers and church leaders, ushered in the New Year Monday, January 1, amid fears of persecution after law makers introduced legislation banning "forced" religious conversions.
China Detains House Church Leader, “Raids” Christmas Service
Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2006
Chinese security forces have raided a house church in Beijing to prevent it from holding Christmas season worship services while re-arresting an influential house church leader, a religious rights group said Thursday, December 28.
Cuba: Pastor Acquitted, But Convicted on New Charge
Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2006
A court in Havana has found the Rev. Carlos Lamelas not guilty of “trafficking in human beings†but convicted him on previously unannounced charges of falsification of documents.
