At least 70 evangelical Christians in Mexico's east-central region were homeless Saturday, September 17, after being expelled by local authorities from their village where traditional Catholics reportedly threatened to "crucify or lynch" them.
...continue reading this storyA Cuban pastor who was imprisoned and then granted asylum by the United States was denied permission to leave Cuba.
...continue reading this storyBaptist Pastor Mario Felix Lleonart Barroso and his wife, Yoaxis, were part of the 23 Christians detained by Cuban police in Santa Clara, said Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a major religious rights group.
...continue reading this storyCuba has released an evangelical pastor from a six-and-a-half year prison sentence under condition that he does not preach and remains confined to his home city of Camaguey, representatives said Monday, March 28.
...continue reading this storyChristian leaders have urged Honduras' government to improve protection of Christian workers after Carlos Roberto Marroquín became the second prominent pastor to be murdered this year in the Central American nation.
...continue reading this storyA leaked video appears to show a Cuban Communist Party official openly confirming a government strategy to target churches affiliated with the fast growing Apostolic Movement, a protestant network.
...continue reading this storyChristian rights activists asked Vietnam Monday, November 29, to release pastors who received long prison terms on charges of “undermining national unity."
...continue reading this storyA jury acquitted four Christian missionaries accused of inciting a crowd while videotaping themselves proselytizing Muslims at the Dearborn Arab International Festival in June.
...continue reading this storyCuba has released and dropped all charges of "threatening behavior" against a well-known church after his accusers gave contradictory evidence against him, a Christian human rights organization said Monday, September 7.
...continue reading this storyA respected church leader in Cuba was unexpectedly arrested on Monday on trumped up charges of "offensive behavior" and "threats" according to a Christian human rights organization.
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