Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
India: Militants Kill Prominent Christian Worker
Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Two unidentified militants today killed a Christian convert from Islam on a busy road in Mamoosa village, Barmullah district, in the terror-stricken state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sri Lanka: Mobs Attack More Churches
Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Buddhist militants attacked two church services in Sri Lanka on November 12 and hit Christian workers returning from a funeral. On Thursday (November 16), they also doused a female church member with a container of burnt oil.
Brazilian Missionary Murdered in East Timor
Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006
A Brazilian missionary was murdered in Dili, as new fighting flared in the capital of East Timor late on Sunday, Nov.19 according to a U.N. spokeswoman and a government statement said on Monday, November 20, 2006.
Pakistan: Drunken Mod Vandalizes Church
Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006
Armed and drunken Muslims struck two greeters at a Sunday evening service of a church outside Lahore last week, later returning to pelt the building with stones and bricks.
Vietnam Activists Face Detentions And House Arrests
Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006
Key pro-democracy activists, including Christians, remained jailed or under house arrest across Vietnam Thursday, November 16, as the government quelled dissent ahead of the arrival of American President George W. Bush, dissidents said.
Vietnam “Hangs” Christian, “Detains” Others; US Criticized
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A day after the US removed Vietnam from it list of 'countries of particular concern' regarding religious freedom, human rights workers said a Montagnard Christian was "hanged" by security forces who also "tortured" and "detained" other believers and…
India: Local Politican Incites Attack on Christians
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
During a panchayat or village council meeting convened last Thursday (November 9) to address threats against Christians in a village in Chhattisgarh state, a local politician and his associates attacked six believers, including a pregnant woman.
Sri Lanka: Christians Cry for Justice Amid Anarchy
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
In a worsening climate of impunity as Sri Lanka falls into civil war, Buddhist militants have continued their campaign against Christianity, attacking churches and threatening Christian schools.
Longest Jailed Pakistan Christian “Released” From Prison
Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006
Pakistan's longest jailed Christian prisoner of conscious was preparing for his release Saturday, November 11, following eight and a half years behind bars, after the Lahore High Court acquitted him of blasphemy charges.
Iraq: Terrorists Blast Church
Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006
Unknown assailants bombed the entrance of a Catholic church in Mosul last week, destroying three sets of doors as well as windows in the church, monastery and guest house.
Turkey: Attackers Firebomb Protestant Church
Posted on Friday, November 10, 2006
Unidentified assailants hurled six Molotov cocktails at a Protestant place of worship in western Turkey last Saturday (November 4), breaking windows and inflicting minor damages on the exterior of the building.
