Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
India Hindu Militants Threaten to Bomb Christian Orphanage
Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006
Fearing a possible bomb attack, 2,500 orphaned and abandoned children remained trapped inside a Christian orphanage in the city of Kota in India's Rajahstan state Wednesday, March 8, as Hindu militants backed by local police continued their siege…
Iran Lawyer Requests Early Release Pastor Pourmand
Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006
The lawyer representing Iranian Christian prisoner Hamid Pourmand has petitioned for his early release from Tehran’s Evin Prison this month, during Iran’s annual prisoners’ amnesty, a Christian news agency reported Thursday, March 9.
Execution Indonesia Christians “Imminent”
Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Three Christians convicted of murder "on very shaky evidence" are to be executed "imminently" despite international protests, sources close to the case said Monday March 6.
China “Tortures” Top Religious Leaders, Rights Watchers Claim
Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Seventeen top leaders of a major religious group in China faced an uncertain future Monday, March 6, after their four-day trial ended amid reports they were tortured and sexually abused by Communist authorities seeking confessions.
Cuba Jails Evangelical Church Leader
Posted on Friday, March 3, 2006
An evangelical pastor who served as national president of his denomination until last year has been jailed by Cuban authorities, apparently on charges of aiding emigrants who sought to leave the country illegally, a Christian news agency reported…
China Releases Christian Leaders
Posted on Friday, March 3, 2006
Chinese security forces have released dozens of Christian leaders and students of a House Church Bible School in Anhui Province who were detained Wednesday, March 1, after international pressure human rights activists said.
China: Evangelist Escapes Government’s Watchful Eye
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006
Gao Wei (not his real name) was an active Christian leader for several years in a large Chinese city until 2004. Now he's an applicant for political asylum in a Western country.
Iran: Christians Refugees Depart for U.S.
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006
Facing the death penalty in their home country for converting to Christianity, an Iranian refugee family today left Turkey for the United States, where they have been accepted for resettlement.
Pastor Beaten for ‘Forcible Conversion’ in Punjab, India
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Accusing the pastor of an independent church in the northern state of Punjab of "forcible conversion," an Indian woman from Canada and three unidentified youths on February 8 beat the Christian leader so severely that he required hospital…
Burma Army Attacks Karen Villages, Thousands Flee
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Predominantly Christian Karen villagers were believed to be on the run Tuesday, February 21, amid reports that Burma's government forces launched a new offensive against them.
Over 50 Christians Killed in Nigeria, New Violence Reported
Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006
A Nigerian state imposed a curfew late Monday, February 20, after new religious riots reportedly killed at least 10 people, while the death toll from a weekend of attacks against Christians was put at over 50.
Cartoon Protestors in Pakistan Target Christians
Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Protesting caricatures of the prophet Muhammad first published in Danish media, thousands of demonstrators in northern Pakistan and Lahore last week destroyed private and public property, at times targeting Christians.
Palestinian Christians Fear New Hamas Government
Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, February 18, asked the militant group Hamas to form the next Palestinian government but warned he would not accept attacks against the Christian minority.
China: House Church Historian Denied ID Card
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006
When Chinese house church historian Zhang Yinan applied for a passport in order to attend a prayer breakfast in Washington this month, police immediately surrounded his house and even followed his wife to the hospital where she works…
Cuba Churches Warn Of Government Mob Attacks Against Activists
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006
Church leaders trying to represent the exiled Cuban community in the United States have urged Cubans not to participate in 'government-organized mobs' which they claim increasingly harass human rights activists, including Christians, in Cuba.
