Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Eritrean Protestants Arrested at Prayer Meeting
Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2003
Asmara Police Jail, Punish 56 Prisoners Special to Compass Direct LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Compass) — Eritrean security police arrested two full-time evangelists and another 54 members of the Rema Church last night in Asmara, hauling them off…
Vietnam’s War Against Christianity
Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Communist regimes like Vietnam have never been known for their tolerance of religion but recently in 2003 Hanoi has escalated the persecution of its “hill tribe” Christians to an unprecedented level. In the Central Highlands of Vietnam the…
Jordanian Christian Killed in Lebanon Attack
Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2003
An Arab convert to Christianity was killed in a bomb blast last night outside his Tripoli apartment, adjacent to the home of a European missionary family thought to have been targeted in the attack.
Pastor and Six Family Members Burned to Death in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2003
A zealous Christian preacher in the northern Nigeria city of Kano and six members of his family died in a house fire on April 22. Christian leaders in the city believe Muslim militants deliberately set the fatal blaze.
Vietnamese Christians Suffer Greatly
Posted on Friday, April 18, 2003
Vietnamese authorities continue their clampdown on house churches in their country. A Vietnam observer who wishes to remain anonymous names 12 ways authorities are persecuting Christians:
The Muslim World On “The Fall of Baghdad”
Posted on Friday, April 11, 2003
THE PALESTINIANS: "Whether consciously or unconsciously, the Americans are paving a long, broad path for the death of tens of thousands, maybe even more, of their people. The American madness will bring nothing but counter-madness. They [Americans] have…
Lao Christian Leaders Arrested
Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003
Lao Christians are paying dearly for their faith as authorities continue to crack down on the Christian movement. Lao authorities closed four churches recently and arrested several of their leaders.
Eritrea Jails 170 Protestant Christians
Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2003
A total of 170 Protestant Christians have been jailed, beaten and threatened with death by Eritrean security forces in a harsh crackdown during February and March.
Israel Prepared for War; Bridges for Peace Prepared
Posted on Friday, April 4, 2003
Jerusalem, Israel (Bridges for Peace) -- Here in Israel, we have watched the interplay on the Iraq Crisis play out for months. On several occasions, it seemed that the war would start within days, and then a diplomatic…
Five more believers in Nepal were jailed briefly and released
Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003
As reported in the March 12 issue of Missions Insider three Christian workers were arrested in western Nepal in late February on suspicion of engaging in illegal religious activity simply because Bibles and Christian literature were found in…
Christians Killed, Church Bombed in Philippines
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Christian bus-passengers were singled out and killed by Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines, near Cotabato city, on Tuesday 18th March. Muslim rebels also planted a bomb near a cathedral in the city.
Pakistani Brothers Acquited of Blasphemy Charges
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2003
A Pakistani appeals court confirmed today the acquittal of two Christian brothers jailed nearly four years ago on charges of blasphemy. The two men had both been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a lower sessions court…
Nepal: Three Believers Wrongly Jailed
Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2003
A gospel worker and two local believers were arrested and jailed on proselytism charges in western Nepal last month. Details of the arrest were made known to Christian Aid just this week.
Muslim Extremist Murders Kurdish Christian
Posted on Friday, March 14, 2003
Kurdish Christian Ziwar Mohammed Ismaeel was shot dead in front of his taxi stand last month in Zakho, the northern-most city in the Kurdish safe-haven of Northern Iraq.
Uzbekistan Christians Forced Underground
Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2003
Presbyterian Christians are forced to meet secretly in the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan as the authorities are increasing pressure on non Muslim groups, ASSIST News Service monitored Thursday March 13.
