Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Chinese evangelist handed 15-day sentence
Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2000
Chinese evangelist Li Dexian has been sentenced to 15 days in prison following his arrest on Tuesday for holding an unauthorized religious meeting, according to the Christian advocacy organization Voice of the Marytrs Australia.
Maoist rebels kill two Christians in India
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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.
Turkey releases jailed Christian after 30 days
Posted on Friday, April 7, 2000
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 complaints.
New Government Statistics on China’s Christians
Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Totals for the number of Christians in China leaked from two Chinese government bodies reveal far larger estimates of the number of Protestants than official church leaders have previously admitted.
Nigeria’s Muslim states approve dialogue on Sharia
Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2000
NIGERIA, 4 April 2000 (Newsroom) -- Northern state governors in Nigeria have approved the formation of a committee of Muslims and Christians to dialogue on aspects of the controversial Sharia, or Islamic law, which was implemented by several…
More churches burned in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Four churches were burned by Muslim youths on Monday in Demboa in the state of Borno in northeast Nigeria, police there confirm. Eight houses and shops owned by Christians and a police station were destroyed during the riot,…
Spice Islands clashes continue
Posted on Monday, March 27, 2000
27 March 2000 (Newsroom) -- At least 40 people were killed last week in continuing sectarian violence in Indonesia's Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands. According to news reports, the fatalities resulted from clashes between Muslims and…
Fate of Kidnapped Missionaries Still Unsolved
Posted on Monday, March 27, 2000
Resolution as to the fate of three American missionaries kidnapped in Panama in 1993 by Colombian guerrillas continues to evade family and friends.
Spice Islands clashes continue
Posted on Monday, March 27, 2000
At least 40 people were killed last week in continuing sectarian violence in Indonesia's Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands. According to news reports, the fatalities resulted from clashes between Muslims and Christians in the town of…
Bomb Hits Christian School In Southern Sudan
Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2000
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (March 26, 2000) - A Christian school in Southern Sudan was attacked on Thursday, March 23, by the Islamic-led government forces of Sudan and numerous injuries were inflicted to students and their parents.
Bomb Hits Christian School in Southern Sudan
Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2000
A Christian school in Southern Sudan was attacked on Thursday, March 23, by the Islamic-led government forces of Sudan and numerous injuries were inflicted to students and their parents.
Peruvian Terrorists Murder Christian Leader
Posted on Friday, March 24, 2000
An evangelical Peruvian village leader was executed March 20 after Marxist guerrillas declared him guilty of taking part in police and military activities.
VOM Hospital bombed by Government of Sudan
Posted on Monday, March 20, 2000
A VOM-sponsored hospital in Southern Sudan was targeted by bombs of the radical Islamic Government of Sudan (GOS) early Tuesday morning, killing one Christian worker and one other person and injuring several others.
Last Assembly of God church in Vietnam destroyed
Posted on Monday, March 20, 2000
The last Assembly of God church building in the nation of Vietnam was destroyed last week. Before 1975, the Assemblies of God church had ten church buildings in Vietnam. Nine were destroyed or confiscated by the government prior…
