Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Forgotten Christians of the Persecuted Church
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
While it would be impossible to relate all the untold or lesser-known stories of persecuted Christians worldwide, below are updates of a few in danger of being forgotten.
Former Taliban Captives Tell How They Survived Imprisonment
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (ANS) -- Former Taliban prisoners Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry told more than 1,800 attendees at the 42nd annual Minnesota Prayer Breakfast how they coped with their three-month incarceration in an Afghan jail.
Churches Shut Down in Eritrea
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (ANS) -- All Christian Churches apart from those belonging to Eritrea’s three principal denominations have been ordered to close, according to information received by the World Evangelical Alliance.
Ethiopian Evangelical Killed by Orthodox Church Mob
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
ISTANBUL, August 2 (Compass) -- A mob of Orthodox Church members led by priests attacked and killed an evangelical Christian pastor in his home two weeks ago in Merawi, a town in northwestern Ethiopia.
Kidnapped Pastor Freed In Colombia
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
AUSTIN, Texas, May 16 (Compass) -- Guerrillas snatched Juan Carlos Villegas on his way back from a baptismal service near Medellin, Colombia, on April 28. A few days later, they sent a demand to Family Christian Church: hand…
Gospel for Asia Worker Murdered in Kashmir
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
Carrollton, TX—June 17, 2002— Risking his own safety to help fleeing refugees at the Pakistan/India border, a Gospel for Asia (GFA) missionary trainee in Kashmir was found murdered earlier this month. The Indian-born student was training for pioneer…
Indonesia: Christians Outraged Over Arrest of Their Leader
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 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.
Indonesian Christians Face Tough Decision
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
Indonesian Christians are learning the hard way what it means to "forsake all and follow Christ." Christian Aid's contact in Indonesia said Sunday that Christians in some villages that have been taken over by Laskar Jihad militant Muslims…
International Church Attakecked in Pakistan
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
ISTANBUL, March 18 (Compass) -- Unidentified terrorists hurled grenades into a Protestant worship service in the diplomatic quarter of Pakistan's capital city yesterday, killing five worshippers and wounding another 40 members of the congregation.
Islamabad Hospital Discharges Last Church Blast Victim
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 5 (Compass) -- Dr. Christy Munir was discharged from an Islamabad hospital yesterday, 10 weeks after a deadly church attack in Pakistan's capital city almost took his life.
Karachi Gunmen Murder Pakistani Welfare Workers
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
ISTANBUL, September 25 (Compass) -- Armed gunmen attacked a Pakistani Christian welfare organization in Karachi this morning, then escaped after killing seven Christians and leaving an eighth critically injured.
Laos: Persecuted Believers Persevere
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
Christians in Laos still suffer from strict oppression of religious activity, according to recent reports, while at least one brother's Christian work is being tolerated.
Hungarian Pastor Preaches Amid Death Threats
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (ANS) -- A Hungarian Reformed Pastor continues to preach the Gospel despite alleged death threats and opposition from Russia and Communists who he says still rule the Hungarian village of Doboz, near the Romanian border.
Protestant Christians Detained in Uzbekistan
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
NUKUS / BUDAPEST, (ANS) -- A correspondent of the Keston News Service (KNS), which covers religious persecution, was harassed by the security service of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan, KNS reported Thursday, June 6.
Kazakstan Christians Persecuted and Fined
Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002
ASTANA / BUDAPEST , (ANS) -- Leaders and other believers of non registered Baptist and Evangelical churches in the former Soviet republic of Kazakstan are experiencing a new period of persecution by central authorities, reports said Monday July…
