Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Twenty Pastors Killed in Kaduna Riots in Nigeria
Posted on Friday, July 21, 2000
Twenty pastors from various church denominations were among the hundreds of Christians killed during the two religious crises that occurred in northern Nigeria's Kaduna city in February and May.
Open Doors Issues Persecution World Watch List
Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2000
SANTA ANA, CA (July 18, 2000) (ASSIST) -- Although Indonesia is only 25th on the Open Doors .World Watch List of worst persecutors of Christians, it is "rapidly getting out of control," says Terry Madison, USA President and…
Sentencing of Somali Convert in Yemen Delayed
Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2000
The sentencing of a former Muslim on trial in Yemen for converting to Christianity was delayed until next Wednesday, July 19, his lawyer confirmed today.
Two churches hit with bomb attacks in India
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2000
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.
Christians Targeted in Sierra Leone
Posted on Saturday, July 8, 2000
Rebel soldiers have targeted Christians and churches of various denominations during the past year as this West African country's civil war, one of the region's bloodiest conflicts, shows few signs of abating.
Egyptian Security Police Threaten, Torture Local Christian
Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2000
Officials from Egypt's powerful State Security Intelligence (SSI) agency detained a Coptic Orthodox Christian for the fourth time in early June, interrogating him under torture on accusations of preaching Christianity to Muslims.
Yemen Court Sentences Somali Convert to Death
Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2000
A Yemen court meted out the death penalty today to a Somali refugee for converting from Islam to Christianity, unless he recants within seven days.
Indonesian military leader calls for martial law in Maluku
Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2000
25 June 2000 (Newsroom) -- Indonesia's top military leader wants martial law imposed on the eastern province of Maluku to stem growing anarchy in the wake of last week's slaughter of 156 Christians by Muslim militia, the Jakarta…
Man accused of killing missionary to seek public office in India
Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Hindu militants in Orissa have announced that the man accused of masterminding the brutal killings last year of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons will be the chief minister candidate of their newly formed political party…
India’s Christians Face New Century with Confidence
Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2000
More than a year after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, Timothy and Phillip, were brutally murdered in Orissa state, Christians in India continue to be harassed and persecuted. And according to church leaders, the Sangh…
Christians in Laos forced to recant their Faith
Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2000
Christians in Laos continue to suffer persecution from a government crackdown on believers, and they cannot visit friends or travel freely because the secret police follow them every everywhere. Some have been forced to recant their faith.
Two Chinese pastors in labor camp for holding meeting
Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2000
25 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Two Chinese Protestant pastors accused of organizing an unauthorized Christian meeting are being held in labor camps near Beijing, a London-based religious rights group reported Thursday. Wang Li Gong, 34, and Yang Jing…
Two Chinese pastors in labor camp for holding meeting
Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2000
Two Chinese Protestant pastors accused of organizing an unauthorized Christian meeting are being held in labor camps near Beijing, a London-based religious rights group reported Thursday. Wang Li Gong, 34, and Yang Jing Fu, 36, are in two…
