Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Hindu Extremists in India Attack Church, Burn Bibles
Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2005
A crowd of nearly 500 Hindu villagers attacked the pastor of a house church, his wife and other church members in the southern state of Karnataka on May 1. The attackers sexually molested female church members and burned…
Saudi Police Raid Another House Church
Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2005
One week after arresting 40 Pakistani Christians, Saudi Arabia’s vigilante religious police broke up another private worship service of expatriate Christians in the capital last Friday.
Vietnam Releases Le Thi Hong Lien
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2005
Vietnamese authorities released 22-year-old children’s Bible teacher Le Thi Hong Lien from Bien Hoa Mental Hospital yesterday morning.
Pakistani Christian Beaten Almost to Death
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2005
Pakistani Christian who was shown kindness by his Muslim employer has been attacked and beaten by a gang of Muslims. Shahbaz Masih was attacked by a group of seven or eight Muslims from his village on April 23…
Vietnam Steps Up Persecution of Hmong Christians
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2005
The government of Vietnam is stepping up its persecution of minority Christians, according to detailed accounts received recently by Freedom House’s Center for Religious Freedom.
Church Burned, Christians Attacked in Manipur, India
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Christian leaders in the northeastern state of Manipur held an emergency meeting on April 22 to consider their response to an attack on a church in Thoubal district on April 19.
Lao Government Targets Tribal Christians
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005
In recent weeks, details have emerged from Laos outlining a new crackdown on tribal Christians in the southern province of Savannakhet.
Eritrea Now Holds 16 Pastors, Nearly 900 Christians in Jail
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005
Currently 16 full-time pastors are among nearly 900 Eritrean Christians known to be jailed in local prisons, military confinement camps and shipping containers for daring to meet secretly for prayer and worship outside government-sanctioned churches.
Pastor and Driver Murdered in Pakistan
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Unknown killers kidnapped and brutally killed a Protestant pastor and his driver near the capital of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) last week, apparently in retribution for their evangelizing activities among Muslims.
Iranian Pastor Faces Death Penalty
Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2005
Iranian Christian Hamid Pourmand must appear before the Islamic (sharia) court of Iran within nine days. An exact court date has not been released. Arrested last September when security police raided a church conference he was attending, the…
Indonesian Pastor Still Missing
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
The family of the Rev. Jokran Ratu, kidnapped four months ago on a remote Indonesian island, still does not know whether he is dead or alive. No ransom demand has been received and police have not apprehended the…
Vietnam Reschedules Appeal for Mennonite Pastors
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Lawyers acting on behalf of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang informed his wife last week that his appeal before the People’s Supreme Court of Vietnam has been rescheduled for April 12.
Lay Pastor Beheaded in Bangladesh
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Sources have confirmed the murder by beheading on March 8 of Dulal Sarkar, a lay pastor and evangelist in Bangladesh.
