Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Macedonia Baptists Fight Discrimination
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
An influential US-based Christian human rights group has expressed concern over the situation of a growing Baptist Church in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia amid reports that Protestant churches are discriminated in the mainly Orthodox nation, BosNewsLife…
China House Church Leaders “Likely” In Labor Camp
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
There were fears Tuesday, July 25, that four key leaders of a house church movement in China's central-western province of Sichuan were sent to a hard labor camp following their detention late last month.
Pastor in India Arrested During Sunday Worship
Posted on Friday, July 21, 2006
Police on Sunday (July 16) arrested Pastor Om Prakash Pandey while he was leading worship at his independent church in the village of Daksinwara, in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state.
China Detains 19 Key House Church Leaders
Posted on Monday, July 17, 2006
A prominent leader of a house church in China's Jilin province was still in jail Saturday, July 15, after she was detained along with her husband and small child earlier this week, fellow believers said.
Somalia Christian Men Killed, Children Kidnapped
Posted on Friday, July 14, 2006
Christians in Somalia were bracing for more attacks Thursday, July 13, amid reports that at least three Christian men were killed in the capital Mogadishu, as Muslim violence spread across this Horn of Africa nation.
Germany Threatens To Deport Iranian Christian
Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Germany plans to deport an Iranian asylum seeker back to Iran, although he may face execution there because he converted from Islam to Christianity, BosNewsLife monitored Tuesday, July 11.
Islamic Violence Paralyzes Teenager, Churches in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006
For two years Francis Yohanna Anche, 15, has been suffering from a brain injury he sustained when Muslim students in his high school in Zaria city attacked Christian students. His right hand and leg are still paralyzed from…
Mexico Releases Evangelicals Jailed Over Massacre
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006
Mexican authorities have agreed to release some of 90 jailed men, including evangelical Christians, who were charged with involvement in killing 45 Tzotzil Indians in southeast Mexico in 1997, sources close to the negotiations said Monday, July 10.
Bhutan Christians “Disappear” After Showing ‘Jesus’ Film
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006
Family and friends are searching for two Christian government workers jailed in Bhutan for showing the internationally acclaimed 'Jesus' film, a well informed source said Monday, July 10, on condition of anonymity for security reasons.
Somalia: Death Sentence For Those Not Praying
Posted on Sunday, July 9, 2006
Christians involved in peacekeeping in Somalia urged the international community to intervene, as rival militias reportedly prepared for battled Saturday, July 8, in the troubled African nation's capital Mogadishu.
Communists In India State “Takeover” Christian Schools, Leaders Warn
Posted on Sunday, July 9, 2006
Christian leaders warned Friday, July 7, that the Communist-led government in the Indian state of Kerala is attempting to "takeover" schools from Christians and other minorities by introducing measures allegedly aimed at ending the independence of religious education.
Mob Stones Woman to Death for Evangelizing
Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2006
Church leaders here said Muslim extremists overwhelmed police officers providing refuge for an unidentified Christian woman in this town in Niger state on June 28 and stoned and clubbed her to death for doing street evangelism.
