Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Indian Hindus Build Temple on Church Property
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004
Hindu villagers have constructed a temple on the grounds of St. John’s Church of England in Jatni in the eastern state of Orissa, India, triggering a knotty battle over the rights of minority Christians.
Indonesian Pastor Kidnapped, Still Missing
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2004
Villagers on a small Indonesian island who recently joined a search for their missing pastor found only a red T-shirt with three bullet holes in it, lying on the beach near his home.
Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka Threaten to ‘Fast Unto Death’
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004
Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have declared a “fast unto death” beginning December 12 if the government does not concede to a proposed constitutional amendment and the adoption of anti-conversion laws.
Thugs Attack Christian Publisher in Ukraine
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2004
A brutal attack on a Christian book publisher in Ukraine has underscored the high stakes struggle over human rights and religious liberty in the former Soviet republic preparing for a re-run of a sharply contested presidential election.
Two Killed in Nigeria as Muslim Militants Attack Evangelists
Posted on Thursday, December 2, 2004
Police authorities have arrested 10 Muslim militants in Dutse, the capital of the state of Jigawa in northern Nigeria, for perpetrating an attack on a team of Christian evangelists on Tuesday, November 23. The incident reportedly caused two…
Colombian Pastor Dies in Bomb Explosion
Posted on Thursday, December 2, 2004
Javier Segura, the 31-year-old pastor of a Mennonite church located in the La Victoria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, died instantly Sunday night, November 28, when a bomb detonated outside a public building near downtown Bogotá. The minister was…
Indonesian Church Closing Sparks Public Debate
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004
Members of a Protestant church in Indonesia are still waiting for resolution on an incident with Muslim neighbors, who attacked the church on October 24. The church was then closed down by authorities.
Beslan Families Visit Israel
Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004
This week members of For Zion’s Sake, a ministry of Calvary Chapel Jerusalem, hoped to send another team from Jerusalem to the town of Beslan, North Ossetia, in southern Russia to comfort the survivors and families of victims…
China Tightens Control on Religion
Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Last week before his resignation as U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell said relations between China and the U.S. were at the best point they had been in more than 30 years, according to Agence France-Presse. However, that…
Iranian Pastor Moved to Military Prison
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004
Iranian authorities moved Christian prisoner Hamid Pourmand to a military prison last week, deepening fears throughout the evangelical community for the safety of the Protestant pastor jailed nine weeks ago.
Harsh Sentences for Vietnamese Mennonites
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004
The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in a four-hour trial which ended at noon today.
China Announces ‘Change’ in Religious Policies
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004
In a two-day international conference on religion and law held in Beijing on October 18 and 19, Chinese officials said they were open to changes in religious policy.
