Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China: Crackdown on House Churches
Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004
In January 2004, top cadres of China’s Religious Affairs Bureau and the policy-making United Front Work Department met for the annual National Religious Working Conference.
Four Christian Women Killed in Iraq, Others Injured
Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Four Christian women were killed and five others injured when militants in a passing car raked their minibus with gunfire 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Baghdad, an informed human rights watchdog confirmed Monday, January 26.
Islamic Law Enforcers Victimize Christian Women in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004
Christian leaders in northern Nigeria report that enforcement of the Islamic legal code known as sharia is continuing despite protests and drastically impinges on the religious liberty of Christians and other non-Muslims in that part of the country.
Protestant Churches Sustain Attacks
Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004
Muslim protestors have attacked at least five Protestant churches over the past three weeks in the regions of East Java, West Java and North Sumatra.
Violence Against Christians Escalates in Sri Lanka
Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2004
Christians suffered further violence in the Buddhist-majority country of Sri Lanka on January 20, when a Catholic church was attacked near the capital, Colombo, despite the presence of a heavily armed police guard.
Pakistani Police Arrest Karachi Bombing Suspect
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004
Pakistani police arrested one suspect and seized a “huge” cache of powerful explosives in Karachi over the weekend, declaring both were linked to grenade and car bomb explosions at a local Bible Society shop on January 15.
Christian Activist Accused of Converting Hindu Sex Workers
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004
Anson Thomas, a Christian activist who has rescued scores of minors working as prostitutes in Mumbai, India, was recently accused of “unlawfully converting” Hindu commercial sex workers. Owners of Jamuna Mansion, one of the largest brothels in Mumbai,…
Tajikistan: Baptist Missionary Killed While Praying
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004
Authorities have launched an investigation into the killing of a Baptist pastor and missionary in the northern Tajik town of Isfara, a region known for its devotion to Islam,
“Letter of Decision” Leads to Church Closures in Jakarta
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2004
Muslim groups are taking advantage of a document issued by the Indonesian government to close several existing churches and prevent the building of new churches in Jakarta. Letter of Decision No. 137, issued in 2002, allows for churches…
Vietnamese Government Sweeping Operation Captures Montagnard Degar Chris
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2004
Since the Cambodian government closed the refugee camps in Mondulkiri and Rattanakiri provinces of Cambodia, the Vietnamese government has increased repression in the Central Highlands, arresting, imprisoning and killing the Montagnard Degar people to halt the spread of…
Turkish Christian Makes Slow Improvement Following Brutal Beating
Posted on Monday, January 12, 2004
After being beaten into a coma three months ago for alleged “missionary propaganda,” Turkish Christian Yakup Cindilli is slowly improving from a nearly helpless state at his home, where his family has given him constant care for the…
Protestant Pastor Assassinated in Pakistan
Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004
A Protestant pastor in Pakistan’s Punjab province was murdered in the early hours of January 5, just minutes after he left his home to catch a train to Lahore.
One Killed in Egypt Army Raid on Children Centre
Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2004
One employee was killed and about eight others, including a nun, wounded when the Egyptian army attacked a Christian centre for mentally and physically handicapped children and orphans early Monday, January 5, a human rights watch-dogs said.
Bombs Target Iraq’s Christians, One Killed
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Iraq's beleaguered Christian minority has ushered in the New Year amid grief and fears, after several bombs exploded and at least one believer was killed on a marketplace,
