Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Maoist rebels kill two Christians in India
Posted on Saturday, November 4, 2000
11 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- A communist rebel group in India's Bihar state beat to death two tribal Christians and severely injured four others on April 4, according to the Times of India.
Twenty-Five Killed in Religious Violence in Nigeria
Posted on Friday, October 20, 2000
Bloody clashes that erupted September 7-9 between Muslims and Christians in Bambam, in northern Nigeria's Gombe state, left 25 persons dead and property damage estimated in the millions of dollars.
On Cults, Leaders and Politics in China
Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2000
Letters from Chinese Christians Detail Local Problems and Persecution ANHUI “Here we only have one registered church, which is packed out with people standing in the courtyard. However, since the church was opened, none of the accounts listing…
Two churches hit with bomb attacks in India
Posted on Saturday, October 7, 2000
10 July 2000 (Newsroom) -- Bomb blasts damaged two churches in India's southern Karnataka state over the weekend as Christians across the nation staged marches and rallies to protest sectarian violence.
Open Doors Challenges Claims of Religious Freedom in China
Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2000
When millions of Chinese evangelicals gather for services in their homeland, the worship is rarely music to the ears. Forget the last minute sound checks, voice warm-ups, or instrument tuning. This worship is music to the heart.
Attacks on Christians in eastern Indonesia resume
Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2000
Dozens of Christians have been killed in renewed attacks by extremist Muslim warriors in Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku. At least 32 people died in an attack on the Ambon island village of Hative Besar, according to news…
Vietnam Jams Hmong Christian Radio Broadcasts
Posted on Saturday, September 9, 2000
Authorities in Vietnam are jamming Christian radio broadcasts in a desperate attempt to curb the rapid spread of Protestant Christianity among the Hmong minority in the country's northwest provinces along the China border.
Religious leaders sign “Commitment to Global Peace”
Posted on Thursday, September 7, 2000
Religious leaders sign "Commitment to Global Peace"The statement includes 11 promises to work for global peace, education and the abolition of nuclear weapons, among other things.
Uzbek Police Jail Another Christian
Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2000
A Christian leader in western Uzbekistan's autonomous Karakalpakstan region has been jailed since July 25, accused by local police of illegal drug possession.
Russian Missionary Kidnapped
Posted on Monday, September 4, 2000
The director of a Russian drug-rehabilitation ministry assisted by Christian Aid was kidnapped nine days ago and has not been heard from since.
Christians attacked by mob near Bombay
Posted on Friday, September 1, 2000
INDIA, 10 May 2000 (Newsroom) – More than 60 Christians attending a two-day religious convention were beaten by a mob of suspected Hindu nationalists in a village about 100 miles northeast of Bombay. None of the injured were…
Copts end stand-off with Egyptian police
Posted on Friday, September 1, 2000
14 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Some 400 Coptic Orthodox Christians ended a two-day standoff with police Friday near Cairo after agreeing to abandon their occupation of a church building that had been closed down by authorities, according to…
