Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Protestant Leader Assassinated In Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006
News has just been received by ASSIST News Service that at around 9 am this morning (Monday, October 16, 2006), the acting head of the Protestant Church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, was assassinated. He was shot in the…
“Severe Violations” Of Religious Freedom in Colombia
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006
A new report details for the first time the extent of religious freedom violations in Colombia, including targeted assassinations of pastors or church leaders, the kidnapping or forced disappearance of at least three others, and the attempted assassination…
India: Christians Beaten, Detained Following Media Reports
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006
A church in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district cancelled its weekly meeting yesterday (October 10) due to tensions in the region following false reports of conversions in newspapers. The reports led to two attacks in the past week.
Iraq Priest Beheaded Over Pope Speech
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006
Relatives of an Orthodox priest who was kidnapped and beheaded three days later said Thursday, October 12, that the captors demanded his church condemns the pope's recent comments about Islam and pay a US$350,000 ransom.
Egypt: Christian Girl Escapes Muslim Kidnappers
Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006
An Egyptian Christian teenager escaped her Muslim kidnappers last week hours after they had drugged her on a public bus. While holding her captive, they threatened to rape her and convert her to Islam if her family did…
Pakistan’s Longest Held Christian Prisoner “Feels Forgotten” By Church
Posted on Monday, October 9, 2006
One of Pakistan’s longest held Christian prisoners faced another uphill battle Saturday, October 7 as he "feels forgotten by the Church," amid alleged pressure by fellow inmates to covert to Islam and health problems, friends and investigators told…
Iran: Christian Couple Released on Bail
Posted on Friday, October 6, 2006
After nine days in secret police custody, Reza Montazami and his wife, Fereshteh Dibaj, were released on bail this morning by order of a Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, Iran.
India: Christians Attacked, Charged with Attempted Murder
Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Seven Christians working with the Indian Missionary Society (IMS) in India’s Gujarat state were released on bail this morning. The group was charged with attempted murder after Hindu extremists waylaid and assaulted them last week.
Attacks on Somali Christian Refugees in Kenya
Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006
Somali Christian refugees in Kenya continue to face increasing attacks from Somali groups and struggle to receive adequate assistance to survive, according to reports received by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
Violence Against Christians Increases In Iraq, Several Killed
Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006
Islamic violence against Iraq’s Christian minority has increased in recent days killing at least two people, as the Muslim month of "Ramadan and statements [about Islam] from Pope Benedict XVI have ignited an explosive atmosphere," well-informed religious rights…
Muslim Youths Destroy 10 Nigerian Churches
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A mob of Muslim youths injured six Christians -- one critically -- and set fire to 10 churches last week in Dutse, capital of Jigawa state in northern Nigeria.
Vietnam’s Unexpected Amnesty Gives Hope For Christian Prisoners
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Hundreds of Montagnard Degar Christian prisoners in Vietnam were anxiously awaiting news Tuesday, September 26, whether an announced amnesty for at least hundreds of political dissidents would also apply to them.
