Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Beatings, Threats Continue in Madhya Pradesh, India
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Hindu extremists severely beat two pastors on September 24 in Madhya Pradesh, India, before dragging them to a police station and accusing them of 'forcing' conversions. Two days earlier, extremists had attacked and injured two evangelists in the…
China Court Frees Christian Leader From Labor Camp
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A Chinese Christian leader was free Monday, September 25, after a Chinese court revoked a 're-education through labor' ruling, an unprecedented move in this Communist-run nation.
Nagorno-Karabakh Releases Baptist Soldier After One Year Jail
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A Christian soldier who was imprisoned in the troubled unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh for refusing to swear the military oath and carry weapons on Biblical grounds, has been released, after spending one year in jail, BosNewsLife learned Monday,…
Nigeria Muslim Mob Destroy Churches and Christian Homes; Several Injured
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006
Christians faced another tense night in Northern Nigeria late Friday, September 22, where authorities imposed a curfew after angry Muslim mobs burned 11 churches over what they called "blasphemy" against the Prophet Mohammad by a Christian woman, police…
Pakistan Jails Teenage Christian On Blasphemy Charges
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006
A teenage Pakistani Christian spent Saturday, September 23, behind bars on suspicion of ripping book pages containing Quranic verses, the latest in a series of detentions raising concerns about Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.
Indonesia Christians Executed
Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006
Three Christian men who were suspected of involvement in killing Muslims have been executed despite international doubts about the evidence against them, both officials and Christians rights investigators said late Thursday, September 21.
Indonesian Christians to be Executed Thursday
Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has just become informed that the execution date has been re-scheduled for three Christians involved in the Poso conflict. The men are to be executed on Thursday,…
Somalia Militants Kill Christian Convert
Posted on Monday, September 18, 2006
Muslim militants in Somalia shot and killed a young Christian man who converted from Islam eleven months ago, Christian sources said Friday, September 15.
