Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
‘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.
