Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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…
Turkmenistan deports last Russian Baptist missionary
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2000
23 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Turkmen police have expelled the last remaining Russian Baptist missionary in the country, the Keston News Service reported. Authorities ordered the deportation of Vitali Tereshin in March, but the missionary went into hiding…
Turkmenistan deports last Russian Baptist missionary
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Turkmen police have expelled the last remaining Russian Baptist missionary in the country, the Keston News Service reported. Authorities ordered the deportation of Vitali Tereshin in March, but the missionary went into hiding to continue his work. He…
Nigeria high court sets June date to hear arguments on Sharia
Posted on Monday, May 22, 2000
LAGOS, 22 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Nigeria’s Federal High Court will hear arguments next month on the legality of Sharia law, which has sparked violent conflicts between Christians and Muslims in northern states where it has been introduced.
Fewer Christians Imprisoned in Laos
Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2000
Reports from Laos say the number of Christians held by the government has dropped in recent months. Although the Lao Constitution provides for freedom of religion, the government continues to restrict the right to practice religion.
Kosovo church reports sectarian attack
Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2000
18 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- A Pentecostal church in the Kosovo capital was raided by self-proclaimed Islamic militants, according to the Keston News Service. Christians in the Muslim-majority province of Serbia say they have been the targets of…
Kosovo church reports sectarian attack
Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2000
A Pentecostal church in the Kosovo capital was raided by self-proclaimed Islamic militants, according to the Keston News Service. Christians in the Muslim-majority province of Serbia say they have been the targets of attacks since Serbian troops withdrew…
Chinese issue jail sentences in house-church crackdown
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2000
17 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Two colleagues of prominent Chinese evangelist Li Dexian have been sentenced to 15 days in prison, an Australian-based monitoring group reported. Ah Yung and Ah Kong are among 13 Protestant house church members…
Chinese issue jail sentences in house-church crackdown
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Two colleagues of prominent Chinese evangelist Li Dexian have been sentenced to 15 days in prison, an Australian-based monitoring group reported. Ah Yung and Ah Kong are among 13 Protestant house church members who have been arrested in…
Australian missionary kidnapped in Colombia
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2000
16 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- An Australian Protestant missionary was kidnapped on Sunday by a gang of armed men on Colombia's north coast, according to news reports. Edward Walter Smith, 51, was abducted from a church in the…
Australian missionary kidnapped in Colombia
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2000
An Australian Protestant missionary was kidnapped on Sunday by a gang of armed men on Colombia's north coast, according to news reports. Edward Walter Smith, 51, was abducted from a church in the village of Canito along with…
Chinese police raid house churches across Guangdong province
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2000
15 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Chinese police have arrested more than 10 house-church leaders across the southern province of Guangdong over the past several days, according to an Australian-based monitoring group. Two evangelists, Ah Kong and Ah Yung,…
