Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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…
Open Doors: Iraqi Christians Again Living In Fear
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Open Doors with Brother Andrew - a worldwide ministry to the Persecuted Church - has received information from several sources that Iraqi Christians and churches are seriously affected by the internal turmoil in Iraq.
Pastor arrested, church building destroyed in Zhejiang, China
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2004
A 100-year-old building that housed an unregistered Chinese house church was badly damaged on March 11, then completely destroyed March 31. The church was located in Dong Gang Xi village, Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. This congregation…
Sri Lankan Re-opened Church Attacked on Easter Sunday
Posted on Friday, April 16, 2004
A Christian Fellowship Church (CFC) in the Kalutara district of Sri Lanka was attacked on April 11, Easter Sunday, leading to minor injuries and damage to the church building. This latest attack adds to the total of more…
Turkish TV Producer Sentenced to Jail
Posted on Friday, April 16, 2004
The host of a Turkish TV news show was sentenced to nearly two years in jail last week for airing false provocations against Turkish Protestants.
