Several Arrests in ChinaChristian Monitor The Cardinal Kung Foundation A Roman Catholic underground priest, Father Yang Jianwei, and ten seminarians were arrested in the afternoon Beijing time November 12, 2005. Six seminarians…
Weekend Shooting, Machete Attacks Stun ChristiansCompass Indonesian Christians are in shock today as details emerge of two vicious attacks over the weekend on a Christian couple and three teenagers in the town of Palu…
Threat to Burn Christians to Death DefusedCompass Members of the Believers Church in India (BCI) in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh met peacefully Sunday, despite death and arson threats issued by Hindu extremists…
Indonesian Authorities Allow Persecution to Continue(2005-11-22) The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.www.persecution.org has just become informed that Jakarta authorities are stepping up plans to protect Churches against bombings during Christmas…
China Releases Kidnapped House Church after Bush VisitBosNewsLife - An influential house church leader who was reportedly kidnapped along with his son by Chinese security forces was released Monday, November 21, just hours after American President George…
Christian Couple Shot In IndonesiaBosNewsLife - Masked gunmen shot and wounded a Christian couple in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi in the latest in a series of attacks against Christians there, police and…
Sri Lanka Christians Concerned As Rajapakse Becomes PresidentBosNewsLife - President Mahinda Rajapakse was sworn into office in Colombo on Saturday, November 19, amid fears among Christians that his alliance with influential Buddhists will increase religious persecution. The…
Increased Repression of Religious Minorities ContinuesForum18 - Mahmud Karabaev, pastor of the Full Gospel Pentecostal church in the town of Jizak [Jizzakh], 200 kilometres (125 miles) south-west of the capital Tashkent , faces up to…
Family Accuses Muslim of Kidnapping DaughterCompass Risking the loss of family honor, an Egyptian Christian couple last week went public with their daughters sudden disappearance under questionable circumstances. After highlighting 21-year-old Heba Nabil Narouz…
Pastor Charged With Forced ConversionCompass Govind Verma, chief of a local chapter of the Bharatiya Janata Party, approached Pastor Masih Das Rai of Chattisgarh state last month saying he had had an encounter…
U.S. Lets Big Trade Partners Continue Religious PersecutionAgapePress - An organization dedicated to aiding the persecuted Church says it is interesting that the U.S. government is applying a double standard in dealing with countries tagged by the…
Burma Criticized as Worst Human Rights ViolatorChristian Post - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized on Wednesday the ruling military junta in Burma as "one of the worst regimes in the world" for its record…
China Arrests Priests in Underground Roman Catholic ChurchDespite Chinese authorities stating that religious freedom does exist in China , the below story indicates that many are still suffering for their faith in this country. Report: China Arrests…
Sri Lankan Elections HeldMahinda Rajapakse Wins Sri Lankan Vote for President by Sarah Page Compass Direct Sri Lankans elected a new president yesterday who faces the challenge of dealing with a Buddhist elite…
Churches Boldly Standing Up To AbusesCompass For years Vietnamese church leaders have filed complaints of religious liberty abuses to government officials and have almost never received replies. But in an unprecedented shift, pastors are…
UN Condemns Restrictions on Religion in North KoreaBosNewsLife - Human rights activists welcomed Friday, November 18, the first ever United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning North Korea's "severe restrictions" on freedom of thought and religion and the…
