Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
‘Blasphemy’ Suspect Flees Pakistan
Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006
A Pakistani "blasphemy" suspect has appealed for asylum in Holland after facing police torture and attacks by Muslim extremists for his controversial religious views.
India State Court Orders Reopening Of Mission Group’s Operations
Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006
Schools, bank accounts and offices of Emmanuel Mission International (EMI), one of India's largest evangelical mission organizations, have reopened in the tense state of Rajasthan after being closed for over four months, BosNewsLife learned Friday, June 30.
Christian Converts Concerned As Netherlands Government Collapses
Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006
Dutch Queen Beatrix was weighing her options late Friday, June 30, after the center-right government collapsed over an immigration row that was expected to also impact persecuted Christian converts seeking refuge in the Netherlands.
Vietnam Jails Montagnard Christians Amid Leadership Change
Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006
Six Evangelical Christians of Vietnam's Montagnard Degar minority were facing another tense day Wednesday, June 28, after a court reportedly jailed them on charges of inciting religious unrest and organizing illegal border crossings to neighboring Cambodia.
China Claims ‘Full and Broad Freedom of Religious Belief’
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Chinese officials have expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 12 condemning rising persecution of religious believers in China.
Christians Around The World Pray For Iran Government
Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Christians in Iran and around the world prayed Tuesday, June 27, for Iran's government, amid concerns over persecution of churches and political opponents in the Islamic nation.
Eritrea Christians In “Great Danger” After Escape From Containers
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006
A group of Christian men remained "in great danger" Monday, June 26, after escaping from a military prison camp in Eritrea, where they were held in metal containers for refusing to abandon their faith in Christ, investigators said.
Pakistan Woman Raped For Faith in Christ
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006
A young Pakistani Christian was reportedly in hiding with her husband and two young daughters Saturday, June 24, after being attacked and raped for changing her faith-- amid signs that militants increasingly use rape as a weapon against…
Church in Jos, Nigeria Faces Constant Threats, Damage
Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006
For the Gangare area congregation of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in this central Nigerian city, the first Saturday in June brought yet another difficult day of fending off Muslim opposition.
