Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
India: Hindu Extremists in India Beat Christian Couple, Pastor
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006
Hindu extremists launched two known attacks against Christians this week, beating a couple in the northern state of Haryana yesterday and assaulting pastor in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday (December 17).
Nigeria State Government “Threatens” Evangelical Church
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
There was concern Tuesday, December 19, that members of an evangelical church in Nigeria's volatile Kano State would not be able to return to their building after local authorities offered a small compensation of about $6,000 in local…
Cuba Court Drops Charges Against Pastor; Concerns Remain
Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006
A Cuban Court has dropped charges against a Protestant pastor who went on trial this month for alleged involvement in "human trafficking", but the church leader cautioned he may still be prosecuted in the near future, activists told…
Iran: Authorities Arrest Eight Leaders of House Church Movement
Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006
Iranian secret police began to raid and arrest leaders of the Islamic republic’s indigenous “Jesus Only†movement last Sunday (December 10), arriving unannounced in the early morning hours to search their homes in Tehran, Karaj, Rasht and Bandar-i…
