Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Chinese Court Seeks Advice in Case Against Zhang Rongliang
Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006
The court judging house church leader Zhang Rongliang, acknowledging that "there are insufficient evidence and ambiguous facts," this week submitted the case to the Zhengzhou City Intermediate People's Court asking for legal advice.
Christians Attacked, Charged with Illegal Conversion
Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006
Extremists attacked two Christian schools and a private Christian gathering last week in Madhya Pradesh state and accused several Christians of carrying out "illegal conversions."
RSS ‘Reconverts’ Over 300 Christians in Orissa
Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2006
Hindu leaders attending a centenary celebration of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) last weekend converted at least 344 tribal Christians to Hinduism. Although police were present, they took no action to enforce Orissa state anti-conversion laws that require…
Bangladesh Buddhists Burn Down Church, reports
Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Christian villagers in a remote area of Bangladesh tried to rebuild their lives Tuesday, April 11, after an angry mob reportedly burned down their church to protest against their decision to abandon Buddhism and convert to Christianity.
Christian Students “Disappear” in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Two female Christian students remained missing Monday, April 10, after hard-line Muslims attacked them last month in a case that has underscored concern over violence against young Christian women in the African nation, news reports said.
Russia Bans Christian Radio Network
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006
There was concern Saturday, April 8, over the future of Christian radio in Russia after the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications refused to renew the radio license of a key evangelical radio station, an official said.
China Pressured To Free “Tortured” Pastor From Prison
Posted on Friday, April 7, 2006
Chinese house churches on Friday, April 7, were anxiously awaiting answers from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which has been asked to help free an influential ailing, and allegedly tortured, pastor from prison.
Egypt Brother Discovers “Kidnapped” Christian Sister
Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006
After three months, an Egyptian Christian has reportedly discovered his "kidnapped" sister living with a Muslim family near her hometown and professing faith in Islam, BosNewsLife monitored Wednesday, April 5.
Evangelist Kidnapped in Nepal
Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006
Nepali evangelist Kumar was making plans to travel from his village to the capital city of Kathmandu for a worship conference in early March, when three Mao insurgents paid him a visit. They approached Kumar, and demanded a…
Colombia Evangelicals Condemn Assassinations of Pastors
Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Colombia's main evangelical churches have urged the government and rebel groups to end an armed struggle, after the killings of over 130 evangelical pastors and "countless" other civilians, Christian activists said Tuesday April 4.
Vietnam Still Pressuring Hmong Christians
Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Documents and information released for first time today by Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom show that, despite its claims of liberalization, the Government of Vietnam is continuing its repression of Hmong Christians in the northwest provinces of…
India’s Supreme Court Denies Tribal Posts to Converts
Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
The Supreme Court last Tuesday (March 28) quietly ruled that conversion of tribal people to Christianity could disqualify them from running for some elective offices if the posts involve religious functions.
Algeria Bans Promoting Christianity
Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Evangelical Christians in Algeria faced another tense day Friday, March 31, after the Algerian parliament approved a law banning the promotion of other religions than Islam, BosNewsLife learned.
Property of Hre Christians in Vietnam Burned Down
Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Less than a year after believers in Vietnam's central Quang Ngai province saw some of their dwellings destroyed, a mob burned down five homes of other Hre minority Christians in the legally-recognized Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South).
