Five Christians On Trial in Nigeria
Five Nigerian Christians -- two priests and three church members -- are currently facing trial for assisting two Christian girls who escaped from arranged marriages.
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China's House Churches Under Renewed Pressure
Thirty-five house church Christians were arrested in Inner Mongolia and 15 were sent to labor camps after police raided a worship meeting being held on May 26 in Dongsheng, the Associated Press reported on May 30.
...continue reading this storyIraq's Long-Suffering Christian Community
For many Western Christians, the mention of "Iraq" gives rise to mental images of Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War. Few realize that there are Christians in Iraq and that those Christians have arguably suffered more from the U.N. sanctions imposed after the 1991 war than from government oppression.
...continue reading this storyColombia: Elections Pose Little Hope for Endangered Believers
Alvaro Uribe won May's presidential election on a promise to step up the war against the country's Marxist rebels, but at least one of Colombia's mission leaders doesn't think it will make much difference.
...continue reading this storyDay of Prayer Called for July 29, 2001 (Colombia)
Open Doors with Brother Andrew is urging Christians around the globe to join together for an international day of prayer and fasting for Colombia on July 29, 2001.
...continue reading this storySharpton wrong about Sudan: it IS about Christian persecution
Rev. Al Sharpton recently returned from Sudan after a fact-finding trip to address the issue of slavery in the Africa’s largest nation.
...continue reading this storyKazakhstan: Prosecutor Issues Illegal Ban on Baptist Church
Two young men who lead a small Baptist church in the town of Kulsary, the centre of Jiloi district of Kazakhstan's Atyrau region on the Caspian Sea, have protested against an illegal order by the district prosecutor banning the church.
...continue reading this storyMassive Crackdown Against Vietnam's Highland Christians
There has been a long history of persecution of minority Christians in Vietnam's Western Highlands, where churches have largely had to operate underground since the communist takeover in 1975.
...continue reading this storyIndia's Hindu Nationalists Seek To "Indianize" Christians
In a fresh attack on Christians and Muslims, the Hindu nationalist Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in demanding the "Indianization" of Christians and Muslims in the country.
...continue reading this storyBauchi State Government In Nigeria To Demolish Two Churches
The Bauchi state government in northern Nigeria has threatened to demolish two churches for zoning violations.
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