Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistani Pastors Feared Kidnapped
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004
After a series of handwritten threats sent to Christian leaders in the Pakistani city of Quetta last week, at least one Protestant pastor has been reported missing by his family, with the whereabouts of another six uncertain.
Christian Couple Escape from Egypt
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004
Thirteen months after Egypt jailed and tortured a Coptic Christian pharmacist for marrying a former Muslim woman, Boulos Farid Rezek-Allah Awad has finally been allowed to emigrate from Egypt to Canada.
Anti-Christian Violence Continues in Sri Lanka
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2004
Christians in Sri Lanka continue to face violent attacks and intimidation following the parliamentary elections in early April. Over 45 churches have been attacked since January, and during the past year more than 140 churches have been forced…
Muslim Protest Turns Deadly in Nigeria
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004
On Tuesday, May 11, thousands of Muslims in the northern city of Kano took to the streets in protest against recent attacks on fellow Muslims in the town of Yelwa in nearby Plateau state.
Turkish Pastor Acquitted of Criminal Charges
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004
In what the mass-circulation Hurriyet newspaper called a “jet acquittal,” a criminal court in southeastern Turkey dropped all charges yesterday against a Protestant pastor accused of opening an “illegal” church.
Fresh Violence Erupts in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Fresh religious violence has erupted in Yelwa town in the central state of Plateau, Nigeria, two months after Muslim militants killed a pastor and 48 members of his church there on February 23. The latest Muslim-Christian clash has…
Egypt: Police Officer Murders Three Christians
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2004
A police officer in El Minia, Egypt, drove a truck into a canal killing three of his five bound prisoners, including an elderly church leader, according to a report from the U.K-based Barnabas Fund.
Pakistani Christian Student Dies from Torture
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2004
Pakistani police in the central province of Punjab reluctantly detained a Muslim cleric last week after a Christian university student savagely beaten and tortured inside a local Islamic madrasseh (seminary) died of his injuries.
Chinese Christians Testify of Persecution before UN Commission
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2004
For the first time in history, Chinese Christians gave evidence of persecution in April at a special meeting called by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva. Several speakers testified to beatings, imprisonment, torture and…
Violence Flares Again in Ambon, Indonesia
Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Sectarian violence has erupted again in Ambon, South Moluccas, Indonesia, dealing a blow to the tentative Muslim-Christian dialogue that brought relative peace to the area in February this year.
Indonesian Pastor to Receive Urgent Medical Treatment
Posted on Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Rev. Rinaldy Damanik, a pastor who many believe was framed on false charges of illegal weapons possession, has finally received permission to travel to Jakarta for urgent medical treatment. Damanik has been in and out of the Salvation…
Colombian Insurgents Kidnap Christian Agronomist
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004
A Roman Catholic priest who mediates hostage crises has confirmed that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels are holding hostage the brother of a well-known Medellin pastor after kidnapping him on March 17.
Bhutanese House Churches Raided After Easter Services
Posted on Friday, April 23, 2004
Three house churches in Sarpang district of southern Bhutan were visited by police on the night of April 11 following their Easter Sunday services. According to a respected Christian leader in Bhutan, the church members were warned to…
