Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan’s Christians Told to ‘Protect Themselves’
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
ISTANBUL, September 9 (Compass) -- 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…
Pakistan Sentences Another Christian to Death
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
ISTANBUL, July 1 (Compass) -- Another Christian was sentenced to death in Pakistan two days ago, joining Ayub Masih in the line-up of Pakistani Christians on death row for alleged blasphemy against Islam.
Christians Secretly Forced to Re-Convert to Hinduism in India
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
BANGALORE, India (Compass) -- The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Organization, VHP) is secretly conducting large-scale conversion drives in India's Marxist-ruled state of West Bengal. More than 16 tribal Christians were forced to re-convert to Hinduism on April…
Mob Destroys Church in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA (ANS) -- A mob has destroyed a church in the predominantly Muslim city of Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to a report from The Barnabas Fund.
U.S. Missionary Hostage Killed in Philippine Rescue Attempt
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (Compass) -- Kidnapped American missionary Martin Burnham was killed today in a Philippine military raid to rescue him, his wife, Gracia, and a Filipina nurse, New Tribes Mission (NTM) has confirmed.
Vietnam: Christians Denied Right to Exist
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
Christians in Vietnam are virtually being denied the right to exist, according to a visit there by a representative of a Washington, DC, based ministry recently.
Vietnam: Hmong Believers in Crucible of Persecution
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 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.
Vietnam: 14 Tribal Pastors Sent to Undisclosed Prison
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
A confidential contact told Christian Aid Monday that 14 Vietnamese pastors were arrested in that country's Central Highlands in the last two weeks. The exact location of these pastors is not certain.
Turkish Pastor Put On Trial In Diyarbakir
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
ISTANBUL, May 7 (Compass) -- Protestant pastor Ahmet Guvener goes on trial in Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir in late May, accused by the state prosecutor of making illegal changes in the architectural plan of his nearly completed…
Two Foreign Christians Remain Held by Saudi Authorities
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
SANTA ANA, CA (ANS) -- Terry Madison, U.S. president and CEO of Open Doors with Brother Andrew has said that Saudi Arabia's treatment of two expatriate Christians is further proof of why this desert Kingdom is among the…
Last Two Christian Prisoners Deported From Saudi Arabia
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
ISTANBUL, April 1 (Compass) -- An Ethiopian and Filipino Christian jailed since last summer in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah were released and deported to their home countries over Easter weekend.
Russia: Protestants Evicted From Rented Halls
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
In mid-April four Protestant churches - the charismatic Cornerstone Church and Free Church, the Baptist Free Bible Church and an unregistered Pentecostal congregation - were all evicted from state premises which they had been renting for worship services…
Uzbekistan: Harsh Measures Against Protestants in Karakalpakstan
Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002
he authorities in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in the north-west of Uzbekistan, are trying to halt the spread of Christianity among Karakalpakstan's native peoples (Uzbeks, Kazakhs and Karakalpaks, who are historically Muslims),
Churches Urged To Pray For Christians In Persecuted Countries
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2002) - Open Doors with Brother Andrew is calling on churches and Christians around the world to pray for suffering Christians during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Sunday,…
