Christian Goes Into Hiding to Avoid Court SentenceCompass With an arrest warrant hanging over his head, Coptic Christian Shafik Saleh Shafik has gone into hiding in Egypt while his lawyers pursue an appeal over a controversial…
Extremists Lock Up Church, Attack ChristiansCompass Christians in the Kakradara area of Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh state are living in fear after extremists barred access to their new church and beat up their pastor…
Six Underground Priests Arrested In HebeiAsiaNews Public security officials of Hebei arrested six Catholic priests from Zhengding diocese on 18 November. This is the diocese of Mgr Giulio Jia Zhiguo. The arrests were reported…
East Javas Christian Churches Threatened AgainAsiaNews As Christmas draws near, the threats of attacks against Christian communities in Indonesia are becoming more and more concrete. Catholic and Protestant churches in Jember in the…
India’s Minorities Commission Investigates Discrimination of Dalit ChristiansBosNewsLife - India 's National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities (NCRLM), an advisory body to the government, has launched an investigation into the alleged discrimination of millions of Dalit…
Christian Jailed Without Charges in Egypt Finally FreedCompass An Egyptian Copt jailed without charges for 28 months has been released from the Al-Gharbaliat Prison near Alexandria . Hany Samir Tawfik, 29, was set free on June…
Convert Stabbed To DeathCompass An Iranian convert to Christianity was kidnapped last week from his home in northeastern Iran and stabbed to death, his bleeding body thrown in front of his home…
From Bad to Worse in IndonesiaFor Immediate Release You are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International Christian Concern) and include our web address www.www.persecution.org. Contact Jeff King, President,…
Persecution Watchdogs Counter Palau’s Remarks on Religious Freedom in ChinaChristian Post - Christian persecution groups responded with strong objections to controversial statements made recently by evangelist Luis Palau, who claimed that there was greater religious freedom in China and…
Philippines MilitaryBosNewsLife - The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) accused the Philippines ' army Saturday, November 26, of involvement in death threats against a Catholic priest known for his advocacy for…
Christian China Lawyer Appeals for Help amid Death ThreatsBosNewsLife - A prominent human rights lawyer in China who defended a key house church leader, has appealed for international protection after receiving death threats, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, November 24…
Religious Minorities Still Second-Class Faiths?Forum18 - Seven months after non-Orthodox religious communities in Georgia were permitted to gain legal status, Gia Gogiberidze, head of the Justice Ministry department that deals with legal registration, has…
Sheikh Jailed Eight Months without ChargesCompass An Egyptian sheikh linked with a group devoted to the spread of Islam has been jailed without charges for nearly eight months on suspicion of committing blasphemy against…
Hindu Fundamentalists Claim Reconversion of 58 Tribal Christians in IndiaFor Immediate Release You are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International Christian Concern) and include our web address www.www.persecution.org. Contact Jeff King, President,…
North Korea Defector Discusses Details of Prison CampNorth Korean Defector Unveils Details of Prison Camp The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- A former North Korean political prisoner unveiled a list Tuesday of fellow former inmates believed…
Judicial Inquiry into Sangla Hill Anti-Christian AttacksAsiaNews The Prime Minister of Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has announced the opening of an inquiry into anti-Christian violence in Sangla Hill. Here, on 12 November, a crowd of…
