Arrested Church Leaders Released Under International Pressure
The China Aid Association learned that as of October 21, 2005 at 7:30am, following more than 25 hours of house arrest, all of the nearly 50 arrested house church leaders were released.
Christian Persecution
Uzbekistan Christian Villagers Beaten and Expelled From Homes
Former Muslim residents in a remote village of the ex-Soviet union republic of Uzbekistan are being beaten, publicly humiliated and forced from their homes and jobs for converting to Christianity, a news agency investigation religious persecution said Friday, October 21.
Nigeria Christian Students “Forced” To Convert To Islam
Christians in rural areas of Nigeria’s tense northern Kano state are afraid to send their children to public schools for fear that they will be forced to convert to Islam, a Christian news agency reported Thursday, October 20.
Nigeria Pastor And Wife Nearly Killed For Preaching Against Idol Worship
Human rights investigators expressed concern Wednesday, October 19, about the situation of Christians in Nigeria, after a pastor and his wife were allegedly attacked by an angry mob for preaching and condemning idol worshipping.
Cuba Closes Christian Printing Press amid Crackdown On House Churches and Dissidents
Cuban police forces closed down a Christian printing press and detained a pastor for distributing “subversive” materials amid a nationwide government crackdown on house churches and pro-democracy activists on the Communist island, dissident sources and human rights investigators said Tuesday, October 18.
India Christians Killed, Pastor Detained In Clashes, Missionaries Say
Christian missionaries struggled to provide aid to earthquake victims in northern India Wednesday, October 19, after Christians and an education minister were among those killed in ethnic violence which rocked Assam state and Indian controlled Kashmir, Christian aid workers said.
Indonesia Islamic Militants Close New Churches
Islamic militants have launched fresh raids on churches on the Indonesian island of Java, human rights investigators said Wednesday, October 19.
Christian Arrested Under Anti-Conversion Law in India
A Christian worker is in jail in Indore, in the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh, after authorities arrested him on October 7 for “converting young children from poor Hindu families to Christianity.”
Turkey Orders Iranian Christians Deported
A family of Iranian converts to Christianity faces jail time, the death sentence and the forced marriage of their daughter if Turkish authorities forcibly deport them back to Iran next week after nearly three years of failed attempts to obtain U.N. refugee status.
Eritrea Detains Hundreds of Christians in Crackdown
Over 200 evangelical Christians and members of minority churches have been detained in Eritrea this week in unprecedented coordinated raids by the African nation’s security forces, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, October 6.
Pentecostal Christian Assassinated in Indonesia, New Violence Feared
A member of a Pentecostal church in Indonesia’s tense province of Central Sulawesi was assassinated amid fresh concerns over new religious violence in the area where thousands of Christians were killed in recent years, human rights watchers said Thursday, October 6.
China Police Expel “Tortured” Christian From Hospital, Raid Christian House
Chinese police raided the house of a prominent Christian activist in Beijing shortly after other security forces first tortured and than expelled a Christian businessman from the hospital where he was treated for his wounds, church sources said Monday, September 10.
Pentecostal Church Fears Renewed Persecution in Romania
A Pentecostal church in Romania which seeks a spiritual “revival” in the post-Communist nation urged the European Parliament Thursday, October 6, to halt plans by the Romanian government to restrict activities of religious minorities.
Evangelicals To Be Expelled from Town in Hidalgo, Mexico
About 150 evangelicals – 40 families – will be expelled from their homes in San Nicolas, Hidalgo state, at the end of October, according to a town council vote on Saturday, October 1.
Major Islamic Crackdown on Churches in Indonesia Reported; Churches Closed, Pastors Threatened
A Christian human rights group urged Indonesia’s government Tuesday, October 4, to immediately halt the activities of known Islamic militants who it claims have closed dozens of churches, threaten pastors and other believers, and promote the abduction of Westerners “in cooperation” with local authorities.
House Church Pastor and Evangelist Arrested in Henan, China
Mr. Ma Shulei, a full time house church evangelist, was arrested in Mianchi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, along with his 58-year-old father, Mr. Ma Yinzhou, who is a house church pastor.
Christians Cry For Help In Famine Stricken Burkina Faso
Christians in the West African nation of Burkina Faso have appealed for help as especially children are “beginning to be affected by diseases linked to malnutrition and deficiency,” a Christian aid group said Monday, October 3.
China Agents “Torture” Christian Businessman Amid Crackdown
A Christian businessman and friend of an evangelist in China’s Xinjiang province was rushed to hospital after being “tortured” by security agents amid an ongoing “comprehensive campaign” against Christians in the region, a US-based religious rights organization said Saturday, October 1.
New House Church Restrictions Go Into Effect in Cuba
Government regulations aimed at curbing the growth of Christian house churches in Cuba took force on September 22, sparking fears that evangelical Protestants on the island could face a period of heightened persecution.
Assaulted Christians Pressured in Maharashtra, India
Radical Hindus of Jamanya village, in Maharashtra state’s Jalgaon district, remain hostile to Christian families who were attacked on May 16 – threatening to beat them if they refuse to renounce their faith, detaining and beating a Christian visitor, and attacking the house of another believer.