Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
New Tribes Mission reiterates: ‘no ransom’ for kidnapped workers
Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2002
New Tribes Mission has issued a news release denying "any participation in attempts to pay ransom or raise money for ransom" for the release of missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham who were kidnapped in the Philippines on May…
International Church Attacked in Pakistan
Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002
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.
Two Foreign Christians Remain Held by Saudi Authorities
Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002
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 world's worst persecutor of Christians.
Vietnam: Christians Denied Right to Exist
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 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.
Laos: Persecuted Believers Persevere
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 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.
Azerbaijan: Believers Unhappy over State Committee’s “Illegal” Demands
Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2002
In addition to their unhappiness over the very need for re-registration of religious organisations and the way the compulsory re-registration process has been run, believers of a variety of religious denominations have complained to Keston News Service over…
Indonesian Christians Face Tough Decision
Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2002
Christian Aid's contact in Indonesia said Sunday that Christians in some villages that have been taken over by Laskar Jihad militant Muslims are being offered the opportunity to leave their villages, but on one condition: They must relinquish…
Abductors Will Make Missionaries Human Shields
Posted on Monday, February 4, 2002
With the U.S. military assistance to the Philippine government to help rescue Christian missionary couple Martin and Gracia Burnham from their abductors the Abu Sayyaf Group, an Islamic rebel leader told ASSIST News Service that the abductors will…
Turkmenistan: Further Baptists Fines
Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Six members of a Baptist congregation in the town of Khazar (formerly Cheleken) were fined in mid-January for holding "illegal services", Keston News Service has learned. The instruction to fine them came from the political police, the KNB…
Persecution of Christians Intensifies in Former Soviet Union
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2002
There were fresh reports about persecution of Christians throughout the former Soviet Union Monday January 20, including the arrests of Pentecostal leaders and the banning of the world famous Jesus film in several regions.
Azerbaijan: Two-Week Prison for Pentecostal Leaders
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2002
Amid growing pressure on Protestant congregations, two leaders of the unregistered Pentecostal church Living Stones have been arrested and given fifteen-day prison terms, Protestant sources in the Azerbaijani capital Baku have told Keston News Service. The two -…
