Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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).
More Afghanistan Christians Face Execution, Rights Group Warns
Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006
Religious rights investigators warned Thursday, March 30, that thousands of people in Afghanistan could face execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, a day after Italy granted asylum to a Christian convert.
Missionaries Warn Of “Crackdown” in Belarus
Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006
An influential evangelical mission group in the former Soviet Union expressed concern Wednesday, March 29, over a "crackdown" on Christian believers in Belarus following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Teacher Accused of Blasphemy in Nigeria Disappears
Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Florence Chuckwu, a Christian teacher at the Government Day Secondary School in the capital of Bauchi state, went to work on the morning of February 20 with no hint that her attempt to exercise classroom control would threaten…
Rights Groups Unite Against “Religious Repression” in Eritrea
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Several key Christian human rights groups have launched a united campaign against what they see as "widespread religious repression" in the Eastern African nation of Eritrea where they claim at least 1,700 Christians are detained for their faith.
Christian Workers Attacked in Two States in India
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Hindu extremists broke into a Youth With a Mission (YWAM) training center on March 17 in Madhya Pradesh state, beating students and significantly damaging furniture and equipment. YWAM director Mukesh Jacob and his wife have since been charged…
Afghanistan Muslims Protest Against Release Christian
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Led by angry Muslim clerics, hundreds of people on Monday, March 27, protested in a northern Afghan city against a decision to free an Afghan man who faced a possible death sentence for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Indonesia Lawyers Appeal Death Sentences for Christians
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Lawyers for three Christian men facing possible execution in Indonesia are planning to seek a presidential pardon and a Supreme Court review of the case because they have new evidence, news reports said Tuesday, March 28.
