Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
UN Urges North Korea to “Suspend” Execution Of Christian
Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006
Christian rights activists on Thursday, June 1, welcomed a decision by United Nations human rights officials to pressure North Korea to suspend the scheduled execution of Son Jong Nam, a detained Christian who criticized living conditions in his…
India’s Rajasthan State Prepares “Re-arrest” Of Evangelical Leaders
Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006
The administration of Rajasthan state's Kota district has leveled fresh charges of "exciting . . . disaffection towards the government of India" against a major evangelical mission organization, a move that could lead to the re-arrest of its…
Pakistan Releases Christian Prisoner After Seven Years
Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006
A Pakistani Christian reportedly spent his first full day in freedom Wednesday, May 31, after more than seven years of imprisonment for allegedly burning the Koran, a crime he says he never committed.
Vietnam Pastor Threatens To Sue Government After Church Raid
Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006
Vietnam's well-known Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang, whose church and adjacent home in Ho Chi Minh City was raided by security forces, said Saturday, May 27, he was "badly beaten" at his thighs and stomach and warned his…
Iran Christians Pray And Fast Amid New Crackdown
Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006
Christians in and outside Iran launched 40 days of prayer and fasting "for the salvation" of Iran on 'Ascension Day', Thursday, May 25, amid concerns over reports of a government backed crackdown on Christian converts and churches in…
Deadline Passes for Investigating Church Attacks in Egypt
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006
With Cairo reeling from two weeks of clashes between thousands of police and demonstrators over the trial of two judges, Egypt appears to have forgotten its promises to investigate the April 14 stabbing of Christians in Alexandria.
Vietnam Troops Surround Christian Villages, Investigators Say
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Vietnamese troops continued to surround several villages of predominantly Christian Montagnard Degar people Monday, May 22, amid fresh concerns over a government crackdown against this ethnic group, their representatives said.
State Governor in India Rejects Anti-Conversion Bill
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Amid widespread criticism of the Rajasthan anti-conversion bill by Christian and human rights organizations, Rajasthan Gov. Pratibha Patil on Friday (May 19) refused to sign it into law, saying its provisions would violate religious freedom.
Iran: Secret Police Arrest Long-Time Convert
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006
An Iranian Christian who converted from Islam 33 years ago is under arrest and interrogation in northern Iran, where secret police have held him incommunicado for the past three weeks.
Church Attacked, Pastor Arrested in Madhya Pradesh, India
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Hindu extremists yesterday vandalized an independent church in Gauri Nadi village, about 12 kilometers (seven miles) from Jabalpur city in the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh. The mob beat a church member and lodged a police complaint against…
South Africa Bans Christian Radio Network
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006
Christians in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province worshipped Sunday, May 14, amid concerns over the future of their award-winning Good News Community Radio (GNCR) which was ordered to stop broadcasting by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA),…
Three Churches Attacked in Sri Lanka
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006
Unruly mobs have attacked three churches over the past fortnight, in one incident setting car tires on fire in front of a Methodist church to prevent people from entering for Sunday worship.
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Break Up Christian Meetings
Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006
Evangelical Christians in the ex-Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan were on edge Saturday, May 6, ahead of Sunday worship services as security forces in both countries reportedly raided church gatherings and threatened believers, including children, while confiscating…
