Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Baptist Church Threatened with Demolition
Posted on Friday, November 8, 2002
A Baptist church in Azerbaijan is threatened with demolition amid growing concern about wide spread violence and persecution of Christians across the former Soviet Union, news reports said Friday November 8.
Belarusian Full Gospel Church Defies Religion Law
Posted on Tuesday, November 5, 2002
The Full Gospel Union of Pentecostal churches in Belarus has said it will defy what human rights groups call "Europe's most repressive religion law" because it "violates the law of God," news reports said late Tuesday, November 5.
Families of South China Church prisoners complain of injustice
Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2002
The letter outlines inconsistencies between the way the retrial was handled by judges of the Jingmen City Middle Court and the mandates of China's criminal court statutes. "The families of all the victims feel deeply sad and worried…
Belarus: Repressive Religion Law Enters Force on Saturday
Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2002
Belarus' repressive new religion law enters into legal force this coming Saturday (16 November), Keston News Service has learnt. From that date all unregistered religious activity by organised groups will be illegal; all communities with fewer than 20…
Breaking News: Belarus President Signs Anti Religion Legislation
Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2002
In a move expected to further isolate isolate the former Soviet Republic underground , Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Europe's "most restrictive religious law," Thursday October 31, the Keston News Service (KNS) said.
Christian Massacre Survivor Set Free in Karachi
Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2002
Forty-eight hours after Karachi police abducted Robin Peranditta from the grounds of the Sindh High Court, the traumatized survivor of last month’s deadly Christian massacre is now confirmed to be released from police custody.
Laskar Jihad Disbands?
Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Laskar Jihad, the extremist Islamic group responsible for much of the violence in Central Sulawesi and the Malukus, has announced that it is disbanding.
Vietnam: Hmong Believers in Crucible of Persecution
Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002
Reports out of Vietnam indicate that tribal believers, especially among the Hmong, are being cruelly pressured by the government to give up their faith and return to animism.
They Sang in their Cells in Bangladesh Despite Persecution
Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2002
Three Gospel for Asia Bible school students in Bangladesh were sharing Christ in the village of Vasu during a six-month ministry assignment. Muslim extremists, angry to see a Gospel witness in their village, went to the police with…
South China Church Leaders Freed — Then Re-Arrested
Posted on Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Four female leaders of the South China Church, an unregistered house church network, were declared innocent by the Hubei Provincial Court on October 11. However, only hours after their release they were re-arrested by the Public Security Bureau…
Karachi Gunmen Murder Pakistani Welfare Workers
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Armed gunmen attacked a Pakistani Christian welfare organization in Karachi this morning, then escaped after killing seven Christians and leaving an eighth critically injured.
Indonesia: Christians Outraged Over Arrest of Their Leader
Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2002
Christians in Indonesia are outraged over the arrest of one of their leaders, Renaldy Damanik, General Secretary of the Christian Synod in Central Sulawesi and a hard-working, long-time peace advocate.
Pakistan’s Christians Told to ‘Protect Themselves’
Posted on Monday, September 9, 2002
In the wake of two more deadly terrorist attacks against Christian institutions in Pakistan in early August, government security officials have advised local church leaders to arm themselves for possible assaults by Muslim extremists.
Yugoslavian Baptists issue call for prayer amidst crisis
Posted on Sunday, September 1, 2002
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Baptists in Yugoslavia have asked for urgent prayers for their country caught in the grip of political crisis as opposition forces try to force President Slobodan Milosevic to step down from office after being narrowly…
Brunei Christians Face Government Intimidation
Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002
LOS ANGELES, July 5 (Compass) -- Officers from Brunei's Internal Security Department (ISD) have questioned indigenous church leaders during the last few months about an organized prayer program authorities are concerned is a threat to the stability of…
