Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Vietnam: Churches Learn of Registrations Indirectly
Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Vietnamese authorities advised the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi that 18 Vietnamese churches had been registered while not informing the churches themselves. Observers believe this is an indication that the country has stepped up efforts to convince the United…
Turkey: Converts Charged Under Speech Law
Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2006
A Turkish prosecutor slapped criminal charges against two converts to Christianity earlier this month, accusing them of “insulting Turkishness,†inciting hatred against Islam and secretly compiling data on private citizens for a local Bible correspondence course.
Iraq Christian Teenagers Face Death or Prison
Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2006
There was mounting international concern Tuesday, October 31, about the persecution of Christian teenagers in Iraq amid reports that a 14-year old boy was beheaded while a 13-year-old girl is being held in prison.
Eritrea: Police Arrest 150 More Christians
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006
In a large-scale roundup the past week, Eritrean authorities have detained 150 Christians from at least five of the country’s outlawed churches.
India Hindu Militants Attack Christian Villagers, Several Detained
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006
Two Christian believers in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh were recovering from their injuries Sunday, October 29, after angry villagers and militants were beating them for their refusal to return to Hinduism, their previous religion.
India: New Believer Arrested, Urged to Frame Pastor
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006
Police this morning arrested a recent convert in Mayapuri, Madhya Pradesh state for the second time in three days in an apparent attempt to pressure him to give evidence that his pastor forcibly converted him. By nightfall in…
American-Korean Pastor Arrested
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006
Local police raided Qilin Mountain Villa in the suburb of Uramqi City, Xijiang Autonomous Region, when some Christians were having a Bible training program held by a Korean pastor from America.
Christians Worldwide To Pray For Persecuted Believers
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006
Eight organizations supporting persecuted churches have urged Christians worldwide to pray for 200 million Christians who they claim suffer "interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ."
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia: Death and danger in the Horn of Africa
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Tensions are rising across the Horn of Africa – there is death and danger. Irredentist Somali Islamists have declared jihad against Ethiopia. Christians are being attacked and murdered by Muslims in Ethiopia. Eritrea, which is accused of arming…
Chinese Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Jailed Pastors
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006
There were hopes Tuesday, October 24, that at least five prominent Chinese church leaders jailed for their alleged role in resisting police forces while defending their church building would be released, after a prosecutor decided not to prosecute…
China Jails Handicapped House Church Leader For Printing Bibles
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006
China sentenced a crippled prominent house church leader to two years in prison on charges of "illegal business practices" after he printed and distributed Bibles for other Christians "free of charge", fellow believers confirmed Friday, October 20.
Ethiopia Christians Attacked By Muslim Militants; Several Injured
Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006
Religious rights investigators expressed concern Thursday, October 19, about the situation of evangelical Christians in Ethiopia after Muslim leaders reportedly attacked dozens of believers, seriously injuring 12 people, including a pregnant woman, outside Addis Ababa, the capital.
Eritrea: Two Christians Tortured to Death
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006
Eritrean security police tortured two Christians to death yesterday, two days after arresting them for holding a religious service in a private home south of Asmara.
Egypt: Christian Convert from Islam Jailed
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006
A Muslim sheikh jailed in Egypt for 18 months has declared from his prison cell that he is under arrest for “insulting Islam†by becoming a Christian.
India Police Detain Christian Workers Of Home For Destitute
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006
Up to eight Christian workers at a home for the destitute in India’s Karnataka state were in jail Wednesday, October 18, on charges of "wrongful confinement, abduction and cheating" after apparently incorrect television reports led to a riot…
Indonesia Militants Kill Protestant Pastor; Christians Urge Investigation
Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Leaders of Indonesia's embattled Christian minority urged authorities Tuesday, October 17, to catch the killers of a Protestant pastor, whose church defended three Catholics before they were executed last month for alleged involvement in violence against Muslims.
