Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Burma Army Attacks Christian Villages, 1,200 Displaced
Posted on Friday, January 6, 2006
Burmese government forces attacked villages of the Karen and Karenni people, displacing 1,200 villagers, as part of a "slow genocide" against these predominantly Christian ethnic groups, a religious rights group said late Thursday, January 5.
Itinerant House Church Pastor Murdered in Laos
Posted on Friday, January 6, 2006
In a shocking display of brutality, Aroun Voraphorn, an itinerant evangelist, pastor and father of four children, was murdered in southern Laos the week before Christmas.
Eritrea Rounds Up Leaders from Five Churches
Posted on Thursday, January 5, 2006
At least 40 pastors, elders and leading laymen from five of Eritrea’s banned Protestant churches have been arrested from their homes or offices in the past two weeks in the capital of Asmara.
China Court Rejects Appeal House Church Leader
Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005
A key house church leader in China and relatives were still behind bars Thursday, December 22, after their appeal was rejected, BosNewsLife learned.
Nigerian Pastor Faces Arrest for Harboring Convert from Islam
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005
For Pastor Zacheous Habu Bu Ngwenche, time is running out. In the next two weeks he may find himself back in police detention if he does not produce a convert from Islam abducted from his house by Muslim…
China Detains House Church Leaders
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005
As Christmas approaches, Chinese security forces have reportedly arrested dozens of leaders of the rapidly growing house churches, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, December 13.
Muslim Clerics Demand Hanging of ‘Quran Desecrater’
Posted on Friday, December 9, 2005
During Friday prayers last week in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Muslim clerics flanked by government officials demanded the public execution of a Christian accused of blasphemy.
India Hindu Militants Attack Churches
Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Two militant Hindu groups struck churches in India's Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states and forced some believes to bow for Hindu idols states as violence against Christians spread across the country, news reports said Tuesday, December 6.
Iranian Christians Mourn Martyred Convert
Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Iranian Christians are mourning the death of Ghorban Dordi Tourani, an Iranian believer assassinated two weeks ago by an unnamed group of fanatical Muslims and the first Turkmen in Iran known to have been martyred for his Christian…
Widespread Torture Reported in Burma’s Prisons
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2005
A major report has been published this weekend documenting for the first time the extent of the government backed torture in Burma's jails, human rights investigators said.
Christian Workers Attacked in Maharashtra State, India
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2005
A group of young people attacked three Christians as they distributed Christian literature in the western state of Maharashtra on Saturday (November 26). Two of the three injured were hospitalized.
Protestant Pastor Killed In Egypt after Threats
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2005
Egypt's Protestant Christian community remained on edge Sunday, December 4, amid reports that one of its pastors, Ezzat Habib, was killed after he was run down by a taxi in Cairo following threats from the country's feared security…
Christian Couple shot in Indonesia
Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Masked gunmen shot and wounded a Christian couple in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi in the latest in a series of attacks against Christians there, police and hospital sources confirmed Monday, November 21.
China Releases Kidnapped House Church After Bush Visit
Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005
An influential house church leader who was reportedly kidnapped along with his son by Chinese security forces was released Monday, November 21, just hours after American President George W. Bush left China, a religious rights group said.
Islam’s Power Grab in Niger State, Nigeria
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005
For Ishaya Kpotun Shaba of Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the past four years have been a jumble of tears and pain. He has not set his eyes on his daughter, Saratu, since she was abducted in December…
Three Christians Jailed for Printing Bibles in China
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005
Beijing authorities on November 4 ordered a Chinese legal firm to suspend activities for a year, hours after top lawyer Gao Zhisheng filed court documents in defense of Pastor Cai Zhuohua.
