Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Laos Detains 17 Christians, Believers Face “Torture And Death”
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
At least 17 Christian men in Laos, including church leaders, have been detained by Communist authorities and are facing torture and possible death amid an apparent new government crackdown on Christians, missionaries said Monday, April 4.Christian Aid Mission…
Pakistani Worshippers Attacked on Easter Sunday
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2005
Armed gunmen attacked Christian worshippers as they emerged from Easter Sunday services in a village church near the southern outskirts of Lahore yesterday, killing one young Christian man and injuring seven other congregants.
India Christians Attacked for Watching ‘Passion of The Christ’
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2005
At least one Christian was seriously injured when Hindu militants "brutally attacked" church members in India's southern Kerala state for watching the film 'The Passion of The Christ', an official confirmed Monday, March 28.
Sri Lanka to Vote on Anti-Conversion Bill
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005
The Sri Lankan government will cast a deciding vote on anti-conversion legislation in April, despite sharp criticism of the “Act for the Protection of Religious Freedom.”
Colombia’s Native Missionaries Refuse To Flee Guerilla Offensive
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Native Christian missionaries in rural Colombia are refusing to leave despite attacks from guerilla groups which they claim have "randomly confiscated multiple church buildings" and forced hundreds of villagers to flee to major cities, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, March…
Costa Rican Congressman Protests Church Closings
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
A simmering dispute over the closing of dozens of evangelical churches by the government broke into the open when a leading evangelical member of Costa Ricas Congress staged a protest by climbing the country’s principal monument.
Prominent Eritrean Pastor Disappears in Asmara
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005
A leading evangelical pastor disappeared off the streets of Asmara four days ago, presumably detained by Eritrean security forces and jailed at some unknown location.
Chinese Christians React to New Religious Regulations
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005
In early March, China adopted the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, first announced by the government in December 2004. The government claims the new regulations are a step towards religious freedom. However, some Christian leaders have expressed serious…
Eritrea Jails 16 for Watching Home Video
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Last Sunday evening, Eritrean security police arrested 16 Protestants for watching a Christian video together in a church member’s home in the town of Adi-Kibe.
Two Unjustly Held Christian Prisoners Declared Innocent in Peru
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Two Christian prisoners, one of whom has spent ten years behind bars, have recently been declared innocent in Peru. The first, Lucio Vilca Galindo, was arrested for the second time in April 1995. He was accused of treason…
Hindu Extremists in India Assault Rajasthan Christians
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Hindu extremists have violently assaulted several Christians in Rajasthan, India, over the past two weeks. Local observers say the attacks are a strategy to push forward the enactment of anti-conversion laws in the state.
