Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Americans Freed in Afghanistan Ask Prayer For Philippine Hostages
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
WACO, Texas (Compass) -- Imprisoned Christian aid workers Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry were freed from Afghanistan's Taliban as the country fell, city by city, to opposition forces. But a homecoming worship service showed they haven't forgotten believers…
India’s Christian Leaders Brace for Anti-Caste Rally
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
NEW DELHI, October 26 (Compass) -- Christian leaders planning to attend a large anti-caste system "conversion" rally in New Delhi on November 4 are bracing for a Hindu extremist backlash.
Turkmenistan Atakov Freed from Prison, but Pressure Continues
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
Turkmenistan's most prominent religious prisoner, the Baptist Shageldy Atakov, has been freed before the end of his four-year sentence, Keston News Service has learnt. The US-based Russian Evangelistic Ministries and the German-based Friedensstimme Mission, which maintain close ties…
Azerbaijan Baptist Pastor Vows to Fight Court Liquidation
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
Sary Mirzoyev, pastor of the Love Baptist Church in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, has told Keston News Service that he will fight attempts next week to liquidate his church as a legal entity. The hearing in the liquidation…
Azerbaijan: Baptist Liquidation Hearing Postponed
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
The hearing in the case to liquidate the Love Baptist Church in the Azerbaijani capital Baku was postponed yesterday (23 January), the church's pastor Sary Mirzoyev told Keston News Service from Baku. The Narimanov district court had been…
Azerbaijan: Two-Week Prison For Pentecostal Leaders
Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003
Amid growing pressure on Protestant congregations, two leaders of the unregistered Pentecostal church Living Stones have been arrested and given fifteen-day prison terms, Protestant sources in the Azerbaijani capital Baku have told Keston News Service. The two -…
Chinese Pastor on the Run
Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2003
(Voice of the Martyrs) -- A Chinese house church leader is on the run from Public Security Bureau officers after his church was raided February 9.
Largest Public Outreach by Christians in Afghanistan
Posted on Monday, March 3, 2003
LAKE FOREST, CA (ANS) -- “Advent in Afghanistan†may have been the largest public outreach by Christians to students in the history of Afghanistan. It began when Norm and Cher Nelson, from the radio ministry, Compassion Radio, accepted…
Ethiopian Evangelicals Still Jailed Without Charges
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003
Evangelical Christians in northern Ethiopia confirmed yesterday that instead of being released as expected, two local church elders jailed without charges for 10 months were remanded back to prison two days ago by a local court judge.
North Korea Remains Atop Persecution ‘World Watch List’
Posted on Thursday, February 6, 2003
The isolated communist nation of North Korea remains atop the Open Doors "World Watch List" of countries where Christians are persecuted. The annual list ranks countries according to the intensity of persecution Christians face for actively pursuing their…
At least Ten Killed in Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Jerusalem, Israel (Worthy News) -- Just before 9 A.M. this morning at least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded when a bomb was detonated in a bus traveling down Gaza Road in Jerusalem, Israel. The explosion occurred…
Lao Christians Praised and Persecuted
Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003
In a country where Christians are roundly despised and persecuted, Lao officials recently awarded certificates of recognition to two church groups for competing in local athletic events.
Philippine Missionary Murdered
Posted on Friday, January 24, 2003
A Philippine missionary working among minority groups on Mindanao Island was shot and murdered on January 17.
Hmong Christians suffer chemical attacks in Vietnam
Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2003
The Voice of the Martyrs has learned that Vietnamese police, anxious to stop the spread of Christianity in their nation, have resorted to spraying worshippers with an unidentified chemical agent. Underground church services were raided and believers sprayed…
