Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Facing Persecution in Khartoum
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001
Every Friday, during the Muslim holy day, a special group of Christians meet in a house.
Christians in Bhutan report escalated police persecution
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (BP)--Christians in the country of Bhutan are facing a much-escalated level of opposition and persecution, according to a report to the Baptist World Alliance from D. Kitbok Ryntathiang, director of the Christian Academy, Shillong, in northeast India.
Kidnappers Demand Hefty Ransom for Colombian Pastor
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2001
March 25 was a special Sunday for the 18,000 evangelical Christians who attend the Bethesda Missionary Center church in Bogota, Colombia. It marked the fortieth day of captivity for their pastor, Jorge Enrique Gomez, kidnapped on Valentine's Day…
Martyrdom of Liu Haitao Confirmed in China
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2001
On October 16, 2000, twenty-one-year-old Liu Haitao from Henan province in central China died as the result of severe police beatings. Although the immediate cause of his death was a kidney ailment that flared up after police mistreatment…
Minority Christians “Punished” In Vietnam
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2001
Evangelical Christians blamed for the unrest in Vietnam's Central Highlands in early February have been abducted, tortured and prevented from worshipping together by security police, according to reports from the region.
Police Arrest Turkish Christian in Gaziantep
Posted on Friday, April 13, 2001
Four security police from Gaziantep's anti-terrorism division raided a Turkish Christian's home on the night of April 11, placing him under arrest for five days pending investigation of accusations against him.
Police Arrest Two Christians in Azerbaijan
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Two Christians were sent to jail yesterday for seven days on charges of "disobeying the police" in the town of Ismailly, 120 miles west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
Kenyan “Jesus” Film Team Leader Attacked; Three Killed
Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2001
The leader of a Kenyan "Jesus" film team ministry supported by churches and individuals through Christian Aid narrowly survived a murder attempt April 3. However, three neighbors who rushed to his aid in the 3 a.m. attack were…
Mob Attacks Church in Tripura, India
Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2001
A fundamentalist Hindu mob attacked a church in the eastern Indian state of Tripura on February 25. Church leaders say the Krishnanagar Baptist Church in the capital Agartala was attacked as Christians were attending the Sunday service. The…
New Blasphemy Case Filed Against Pakistani Christian
Posted on Monday, April 9, 2001
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province registered another questionable blasphemy case against one of its Christian citizens on April 1, jailing a respected high school principal for slander he allegedly spoke two months ago against Mohammed, the prophet of…
Turkey releases jailed Christian after 30 days
Posted on Saturday, April 7, 2001
ISTANBUL, April 7 (Compass) -- Two Turkish Christians imprisoned near Izmir for a month on concocted charges of insulting Islam were ordered released March 30, after prosecution witnesses admitted that local gendarmarie officials pressured them to sign prepared…
American Aviators Aren’t Alone: Chinese Christians Held Hostage
Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2001
The continued detention of 24 American aviators by the Chinese government should come as no surprise to Washington. "The Chinese government is demonstrating its true color and unfortunately that color is Red," says The Voice of the Martyrs…
Peruvian Terrorists Murder Christian Leader
Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2001
AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 (Compass) -- An evangelical Peruvian village leader was executed March 20 after Marxist guerrillas declared him guilty of taking part in police and military activities.
Christians Attacked in Sri Lanka While Praying
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2001
SANTA ANA, CA (March 13, 2001) -- One Christian was seriously injured and 35 more were hospitalized when about 100 Buddhist extremists assaulted the congregation of the Sanasum Sevana (New Life) Christian Center as they prayed on Sunday…
Bill would urge peace, relief efforts in Sudan
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2001
Legislation designed to further the United States' involvement in helping end a Sudanese campaign marked by religious persecution has been reintroduced in Congress.
