Christian Nail Kalinkin of Uzbekistan's embattled Baptist leaning Bethany Church in the capital Tashkent was believed to be in jail Saturday, June 18, after he was sentenced to 15 days in prison last week for "illegally" teaching his faith, a human rights groups said, citing Protestant sources.
...continue reading this storyAn Indonesian ministry says one of its workers escaped after being kidnapped in Aceh, and reports finding Tentena bombing victims in horrific condition.
...continue reading this storyA major human rights group said Wednesday, June 15, it has obtained a copy of a government document outlining China's "new offensive" on underground house churches.
...continue reading this storyThree American missionaries who were reportedly beaten by "Hindu fundamentalists" in Mumbai for preaching the Gospel there, will be deported by India because they "violated" the terms of their tourist visa's, police said Tuesday, June 14.
...continue reading this storyChristian leaders in northern Nigeria submitted a memorandum to the nation’s National Political Reform Conference on Thursday, June 9, cataloguing cases of persecution and discrimination against Christians.
...continue reading this storyThree Pentecostals have been jailed and nine fined for "illegally" demonstrating against Moscow's refusal to allow them to acquire a building, amid fears of a new crackdown on religious groups in Russia, church sources said Monday, June 13.
...continue reading this storyAndrew Akume, a Christian lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria city, Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, has disappeared since the issuance of a death sentence against him. A militant Muslim group at ABU passed the sentence on him claiming he blasphemed Mohammed, the prophet of Islam.
...continue reading this storyOn June 2, police in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh found the body of Pastor Isaac Raju, missing since May 24.
...continue reading this storyThe Believer’s Church in Lamding, Thoubal district, Manipur state, suffered another attack on May 29.
...continue reading this storyIn step with months of intense media focus on missionary activities in Turkey, the government’s Religious Affairs Directorate coordinated a symposium this spring in conjunction with a local university to present academic research on the controversial topic.
...continue reading this story