Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Continued Prayer Requested for Christian Schoolmaster (Pakistan)
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2001
The Voice of the Martyrs requests that Christians around the world continue to pray for Pervez Masih, a 35-year-old Christian schoolmaster in Pakistan charged on April 1 with blasphemy against Mohammed under Pakistan’s blasphemy law section 295/ C.…
Christian Youth Workers Slain In Colombia
Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2001
(COMPASS) -- In the past two weeks, the civil war in Colombia has claimed the lives of two adult children of evangelical ministers. Church leaders say the deaths may indicate a sinister policy trend among guerrilla groups and…
Land of the Pyramids Hinders Christian Outreach
Posted on Monday, June 18, 2001
Inescapably intertwined with Bible history, Egypt and much of her history has had great impact over the years on Judaism, then Christianity. From Joseph being appointed as second-in-command to Pharaoh, to Moses leading the Jews through the wilderness…
Terrorists Target Christians in Ambon
Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2001
In a new twist to the violence against Christians in eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands, Muslim Jihad fighters dressed like Japanese "ninjas" have begun targeting individuals under cover of darkness.
Vietnamese Pastor’s Letter A Plea For Help
Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001
The letter below -- the cry of a frustrated and persecuted Vietnamese Mennonite pastor named Nguyen Hong Quang -- is an appeal for religious freedom in Vietnam and for support from the international Christian community.
Religious Liberty Deteriorates During Wahid’s Impeachment Crisis
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
LONDON (Compass) -- Mobs attacked five East Java churches, and six Ambon Christians were hacked to death in May in a sudden escalation of religious violence being played out in Indonesia against a backdrop of increasing political instability.
Niger Churches Gain Strength From Unity
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Pushing aside years of internal disputes, churches in the West Africa country of Niger are finding unity is giving them a new boldness to face violent crime and a more aggressive Islam.
Five Christians On Trial in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Five Nigerian Christians -- two priests and three church members -- are currently facing trial for assisting two Christian girls who escaped from arranged marriages.
China’s House Churches Under Renewed Pressure
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Thirty-five house church Christians were arrested in Inner Mongolia and 15 were sent to labor camps after police raided a worship meeting being held on May 26 in Dongsheng, the Associated Press reported on May 30.
Iraq’s Long-Suffering Christian Community
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2001
For many Western Christians, the mention of "Iraq" gives rise to mental images of Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War. Few realize that there are Christians in Iraq and that those Christians have arguably suffered more from the…
Day of Prayer Called for July 29, 2001 (Colombia)
Posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Open Doors with Brother Andrew is urging Christians around the globe to join together for an international day of prayer and fasting for Colombia on July 29, 2001.
Offices of Bible Distribution Workers Raided by Turkish Police
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2001
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (ANS) -- Christian workers in Istanbul, Turkey, who distribute Bibles and New Testaments in the Turkish language, have had their offices raided by police and are currently under investigation by local authorities.
Kazakhstan: Prosecutor Issues Illegal Ban on Baptist Church
Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2001
KULSARY, KAZAKHSTAN (ANS for KNS) -- Two young men who lead a small Baptist church in the town of Kulsary, the centre of Jiloi district of Kazakhstan's Atyrau region on the Caspian Sea, have protested against an illegal…
Kazakhstan: Prosecutor Issues Illegal Ban on Baptist Church
Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Two young men who lead a small Baptist church in the town of Kulsary, the centre of Jiloi district of Kazakhstan's Atyrau region on the Caspian Sea, have protested against an illegal order by the district prosecutor banning…
Massive Crackdown Against Vietnam’s Highland Christians
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2001
HO CHI MINH, Vietnam (Compass) -- There has been a long history of persecution of minority Christians in Vietnam's Western Highlands, where churches have largely had to operate underground since the communist takeover in 1975.
Pastor Killed In Ethnic Violence In Nigeria
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2001
Ethnic violence between the Bajju and Ikulu ethnic groups in the Zangon Kataf region of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria have led to the killing of a pastor and two others.
Massive Crackdown Against Vietnam’s Highland Christians
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2001
There has been a long history of persecution of minority Christians in Vietnam's Western Highlands, where churches have largely had to operate underground since the communist takeover in 1975.
