Families of South China Church prisoners complain of injustice
Families of jailed South China Church leaders complained about mistreatment and injustice in an open letter to United Nations officials.
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Evangelical Killed by Orthodox Church Mob
ISTANBUL, August 2 (Compass) -- A mob of Orthodox Church members led by priests attacked and killed an evangelical Christian pastor in his home two weeks ago in Merawi, a town in northwestern Ethiopia.
...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 storyChurches Shut Down in Eritrea
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (ANS) -- All Christian Churches apart from those belonging to Eritrea’s three principal denominations have been ordered to close, according to information received by the World Evangelical Alliance.
...continue reading this storyProtestant Christians Detained in Uzbekistan
NUKUS / BUDAPEST, (ANS) -- A correspondent of the Keston News Service (KNS), which covers religious persecution, was harassed by the security service of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan, KNS reported Thursday, June 6.
...continue reading this storyTwo Converts to Christianity Face Death in Nigeria
MADA, Nigeria (Compass) -- Two Nigerian Muslims who converted to the Christian faith in Mada village of northern Nigeria's Zamfara state are missing, possibly at the hands of Muslim fundamentalists seeking to kill them for changing their faith.
...continue reading this storyChristian Massacre Survivor Set Free in Karachi
ISTANBUL, October 24 (Compass) — Forty-eight hours after Karachi police abducted Robin Peranditta from the grounds of the Sindh High Court, the traumatized survivor of last month’s deadly Christian massacre is now confirmed to be released from police custody.
...continue reading this storyAll of the Kidnapped Chinese House Church Leaders Freed
BEIJING, CHINA - All of the 33 leaders from the China Gospel Fellowship who were kidnapped in April by the Eastern Lightning cult have been released, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) of the UK. News of how this occurred is not yet available.
...continue reading this storySpared death, Chinese house church leader wants public trial this time
WUHAN, China (BP)--Attorneys for a Chinese Christian leader who barely escaped execution in January want his retrial to be conducted in public this time, according to sources close to the case.
...continue reading this storyChinese Church Leaders Freed After Being Abducted
Leaders from a mainstream house church in China have been released after being abducted.
The 34 senior leaders from the China Gospel Fellowship were abducted on April 16 by a group called Eastern Lightning (EL), which uses violence against church members.
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