Underground Church Strengthened in ChinaInflicting violence and arresting Catholics generate sympathy and lead to more vocations. It is high time Beijing change its policies and fully recognise religious freedom. Here are the thoughts of…
Persecution in Iran IncreasesPersecution against Christian Converts in Iran Escalating Christian Post Eunice Or Christians in Iran , especially converts from Islam, have experienced growing persecution from the government since the new Iranian…
Pastor Fatally Crushed By TaxiCompass Under threat from Egypt s security police for holding services at his house church, a Protestant pastor has been run down by a taxi in Cairo and died…
Yemeni Executed For Killing MissionariesMNN - A Muslim militant was executed in connection to the December 2002 murders of three medical workers from the Southern Baptist International Mission Board in Yemen . According to…
Palau Apologizes For His Remarks on Unregistered Churches in Chinawww.chinaaid.org - CAA welcomes Mr. Palau 's statement, apologizing for his remarks that unregistered churches in China should register. While we understand Mr. Palau 's desire to preach the Gospel…
Xian Catholics Fear Retaliations after Nuns Were AttackedAsiaNews Catholics in the city of Xian fear retaliations after news agencies reported that some nuns were attacked and some members of a local congregation staged a demonstration last…
A Church-Based Social Activist Gunned Down In the PhilippinesANS - A coordinator of a Church-based human rights organization in the Ilocos and Cordillera region, northern Philippines , was shot dead by a lone gunman on a November 28…
Convert From Islam Remains On Death ListCompass The Rev. K.K. Alavi, called one of the bravest Christians in India , is the son of a staunch Islamic cleric. Since receiving Christ at age 21, Rev…
Demolition of Five Churches AvertedAsiaNews Protests by groups of residents of Tangerang regency in Banten province yesterday morning averted the demolition of five Protestant churches by public authorities. The authorities are now in…
Chinese Catholic Web-Sites Blacked-Out On the Assault against Nuns in XianAsiaNews News of the 16 nuns assaulted in Xian while defending a school from demolition has not been reported in any Chinese newspaper. The very detailed reports that had…
Muslim Eyewitnesses Cover Up For the Real Culprits in the Sangla Hill TrialAsiaNews Tensions remain high as the Sangla Hill trial continues in the Nakana Sahib District Court. Muslim leaders accuse Christians of being responsible for the acts of vandalism that…
A Catholic Church Destroyed by Force in Xian City, 16 Nuns Wounded(CAA 11/30/2005) www.ChinaAid.org - CAA learned, on November 22, a Catholic church was bulldozed in Xi'an city, Shanxi Province . Sixteen nuns were wounded and hospitalized. According to reliable sources,…
Concern about Plight Kidnapped Christians in IraqBosNewsLife - Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) said Wednesday, November 30, it was increasingly concerned about the plight of four of its kidnapped staff members in Iraq who were shown a…
Burning Down a ChurchMekong Springboard - Oct. 27, Mr. Kh, a Christian leader told us that 7 people, including police and leaders of the village, had burned their bamboo church. As a matter…
India Court Postpones Ruling on Dalit Christians RightsBosNewsLife - Millions of Dalit Christians remained in uncertainty Tuesday, November 29, after the Indian Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether they will receive the same legal rights as…
Burma’s Christian Karens Flee New OffensiveBosNewsLife - At least 1,000 Karen villagers in Burma have been forced to flee their homes in the latest government-led offensive against predominantly Christian ethnic communities, human rights investigators said…
