Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Christians Shot at Israeli-Jordan Border
Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002
Retired missionary of the Christian radio network HCJB World Radio, Gustavo Molina, and his daughter Kathy were among five Ecuadorian tourists wounded Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on the group at the Israel-Jordan border near Israel's Red…
Turkish Authorities Block Use of Protestant Church
Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Seven months after the newly constructed Diyarbakir Evangelical Church opened in southeast Turkey, a local council under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has again protested against the building’s use as a place of worship.
Christian Persecution in Chiapas Goes On
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002
Since the armed attack on indigenous Mexican evangelicals in the southern province of Chiapas in 1995, the situation has not changed in favor of the persecuted Christians. (Pictured: Indian Christian woman and her child in Chiapas).
Turkish Churches Face Twin Hurdles
Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002
Two major hurdles face evangelical churches in Turkey: lack of trained leadership and suitable buildings. A Turkish church planter says conditions are now right to do something about both.
More Than 350 Churches Closed in Vietnam
Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Information has been pouring out of Vietnam about a recent wave of government repression against Montagnard evangelicals in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
Kazakstan Baptist Bible Study Ends in Police Raid
Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002
Baptist Christians in Kazakstan are pressured to no longer express their faith in Christ publicly while their leader is facing possible jail time for refusing to stop bible study meetings in his home, reports said Monday, November 11.
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.
