Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Eritrea Detains Hundreds of Christians in Crackdown
Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Over 200 evangelical Christians and members of minority churches have been detained in Eritrea this week in unprecedented coordinated raids by the African nation’s security forces, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, October 6.
Pentecostal Christian Assassinated in Indonesia, New Violence Feared
Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005
A member of a Pentecostal church in Indonesia's tense province of Central Sulawesi was assassinated amid fresh concerns over new religious violence in the area where thousands of Christians were killed in recent years, human rights watchers said…
Pentecostal Church Fears Renewed Persecution in Romania
Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2005
A Pentecostal church in Romania which seeks a spiritual "revival" in the post-Communist nation urged the European Parliament Thursday, October 6, to halt plans by the Romanian government to restrict activities of religious minorities.
House Church Pastor and Evangelist Arrested in Henan, China
Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Mr. Ma Shulei, a full time house church evangelist, was arrested in Mianchi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, along with his 58-year-old father, Mr. Ma Yinzhou, who is a house church pastor.
Christians Cry For Help In Famine Stricken Burkina Faso
Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Christians in the West African nation of Burkina Faso have appealed for help as especially children are "beginning to be affected by diseases linked to malnutrition and deficiency," a Christian aid group said Monday, October 3.
China Agents “Torture” Christian Businessman Amid Crackdown
Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2005
A Christian businessman and friend of an evangelist in China's Xinjiang province was rushed to hospital after being "tortured" by security agents amid an ongoing "comprehensive campaign" against Christians in the region, a US-based religious rights organization said…
New House Church Restrictions Go Into Effect in Cuba
Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005
Government regulations aimed at curbing the growth of Christian house churches in Cuba took force on September 22, sparking fears that evangelical Protestants on the island could face a period of heightened persecution.
Assaulted Christians Pressured in Maharashtra, India
Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005
Radical Hindus of Jamanya village, in Maharashtra state’s Jalgaon district, remain hostile to Christian families who were attacked on May 16 – threatening to beat them if they refuse to renounce their faith, detaining and beating a Christian…
Malaysian Court Says No to Change of Religious Status
Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005
Judges in Malaysia’s Court of Appeal announced on September 19 that Lina Joy, a former Muslim who converted to Christianity in the late 1980s, must apply to a sharia court for permission to legally renounce Islam.
Anglican Church Leadership “Killed” in Iraq
Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005
The entire lay leadership of Iraq's main Anglican Church was presumed dead Thursday, September 29, amid reports they were attacked while returning from a conference in neighboring Jordan.
Zhang Yi-nan released from Chinese labor camp
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Chinese Christian Zhang Yi-nan was released from the Ping Ding Shan City Bailou Labor Camp in Henan Province, China on Sunday morning. Zhang’s wife, Ding Guizhen, and their son, Zhang Kairi, were waiting for him at the steel…
Ethiopia Evangelist Killed For “Refusing To Deny Christ”
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005
A human rights group has expressed concern about reports of wide spread persecution of Christians in rural Ethiopia where at least one evangelist has been killed "for refusing" to abandon his Christian faith, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, September 22.
Vietnamese Pastor Freed from Mental Hospital
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005
Committed to a Vietnamese mental hospital for nearly a year after being diagnosed as “delusional” for believing in God, the Rev. Than Van Truong was released to his family on Saturday, September 17.
Messianic Jews Fight Public Slurs in Israel
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005
The Israeli High Court on September 12 heard a petition by ultra-orthodox Jews to hold a 700-person demonstration in front of the house of a family of Messianic Jews. In the past, the group’s smaller protests consisted of…
