Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Turkmenistan Baptists Banned from Services
Posted on Monday, September 1, 2003
Baptists and other Protestant groups in two of the most oppressive republics of the former Soviet Union faced fines and possible liquidation Monday, September 1, unless they stop church meetings, reports said.
Christians in Nepal Suffer Attacks, Arrests
Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2003
Christians belonging to a small house church in northern Nepal were attacked by Buddhist and Hindu villagers on July 26, resulting in hospitalization for at least one church member. The mob attacked and destroyed houses and cornfields belonging…
Muslim Militants Attack Three Christian Villages in Northern Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Over 100 well-armed Muslim militants swarmed into three Christian villages in northern Nigeria on Monday, August 25. Seven people were reportedly killed, 30 homes burned and 140 families displaced when the attackers invaded the villages about 8 p.m.,…
Eritrean Commanders Intensify Harsh Measures
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Fifty-seven teenage Eritrean Christians jailed last week under severe punishment for having Bibles at their military training camp remain locked in metal shipping containers, inside sources confirmed today.
Christian in Lebanon Goes on Trial
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003
The trial of Bruce Balfour, a Canadian missionary seeking to plant cedar trees in Lebanon, began Wednesday in a military tribunal. He is charged with spying for Israel.
Is Haiti Facing a Voodoo-Christian Showdown?
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003
In late April, Haiti’s President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a former Catholic priest, declared voodoo an officially recognized religion. The decision means, among other things, that marriage ceremonies conducted by voodoo priests now have equal standing with Catholic ones.
Chinese Officials Continue Campaign Against Underground Christians
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003
The spread of the SARS virus has not distracted Chinese officials from their campaign against unregistered churches. At least 52 key house church leaders have been arrested in recent months. Police also arrested and fined hundreds of "ordinary"…
Iraq’s Revival: Christians Risk Their Lives for Church
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (ANS) -- Iraqi Christians who have become targets of attacks by Muslim extremists and bandits are risking their lives to attend church services, ASSIST News Service (ANS) has established.
Vietnamese Officials Hold Informal Talks with House Church Leaders
Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003
HO CHI MINH CITY, March 19 (Compass) -- In what may be a small breakthrough for religious liberty, Vietnam’s religion authorities invited five leaders of Protestant house church organizations and non-denominational missions to Hanoi for “informal talks†in…
