Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Christians Under Attack in Poso, Indonesia
Posted on Monday, December 10, 2001
Radical Islamic warriors are continuing their rain of terror on the Christians of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. A VOM source has confirmed that 21 Christian villages in the Poso coastal area have been burned and destroyed and at least…
Persecuted Christians Of The year
Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2001
Four Examples of Courage and Faith in 2001 There is no such thing as a "typical" persecuted Christian. Yet among the millions of persecuted believers worldwide, some qualities might be considered typical: courage, patience, persistence, and faithfulness. Below…
Indonesia: Central Sulawesi Under Jihad Attack
Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2001
Jihad terrorists have mounted a campaign on Christians in Central Sulawesi, according to reports from Indonesia. For the past three months, jihad militants have been pouring into the area.
Persecution Of Christians Intensifies In Former Soviet Union
Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2001
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW (ANS) -- 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.
Christmas Season Tense for Pakistan’s Christains
Posted on Monday, December 3, 2001
Five weeks after Islamic extremists gunned down 15 Pakistani Christians in a Sunday morning worship service, church leaders across Pakistan admitted that their congregations remain "tense and fearful" as Christmas approaches.
Christians Fear Growth of Persecution in Mali
Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2001
Islam and Church Disunity Combine to Dull the Impact of the Church by Geoff Stamp BAMAKO, Mali (Compass) — For some time, Muslim city authorities in Magnambougou planned for a beautiful new mosque in this new suburb of…
Christians Fear Further Violence in Irian Jaya
Posted on Friday, November 30, 2001
A smouldering civil unrest that has troubled the eastern Indonesian province of Irian Jaya for years threatens once again to harm Christians and others caught in the war between a growing independence movement and the Jakarta government.
Foreign Christians Still Locked Up in Jeddah
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2001
More than a dozen foreign Christians remain jailed in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, where local authorities have for months ignored inquiries and notes of protest from consulates requesting diplomatic access to their imprisoned citizens.
Eight Aid Workers Free at Last
Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2001
In what was seen as an answer to the prayers of thousands of Christians around the world, eight Christian aid workers detained in Afghanistan arrived safely in neighboring Pakistan, Thursday November 15, after more 100 days in captivity.
Crackdown on Lao Churches Continues
Posted on Friday, November 2, 2001
Last church in Songkorn District targeted for closing, Lao authorities are pressing toward their goal of completely shutting down Christianity in their Communist regime.
Reports: Bush Agreed to a Palestinian State In The Heart Of Israel
Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2001
According to an Israeli expert on global Islam, recent reports that Washington agreed to back a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital constitute more than a diplomatic manoeuvre aimed at shoring up Arab support for the current…
PM Sharon: Israel will not be Czechoslovakia
Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2001
IMRA - "Today a Russian plane en route from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk, carrying 66 passengers and 12 crewmen, went down. This is a terrible tragedy for both Israel and Russia. I spoke today with Russian President Vladimir…
Five Christian Students Killed in Northern Nigeria
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2001
ZARIA, Nigeria (Compass) -- Five Christian students died during a clash between Muslim and Christian students of the Kaduna State Polytechnic University in Zaria city in northern Nigeria. The conflict broke out on Monday, August 27, during students'…
Jeddah Police Holding 13 Foreign Christians in Custody
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2001
At least 13 foreign Christians have been arrested since mid July in Jeddah, where Saudi Arabia's religious police are apparently trying to track down Saudi nationals thought to have contact with expatriate house churches in the city.
Arab Press Coverage of Terror in America – Part 2
Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2001
The liberal Lebanese intellectual Hazem Saghiya, who resides in London, wrote a column in the Al-Hayat daily placing some responsibility for the attacks in the US on the Arab world, and calling for the extradition of the terrorists:
