Religious Freedom Discussed in Congressional HearingsFreedom Advocates Discuss CPCs, Repression of Faith The Christian Post Lillian Kwon The House Committee on International Relations heard testimonies on Tuesday from religious freedom and human rights groups whose…
State Losing Its Battle with Religious BelieversSTATE LOSING ITS BATTLE WITH RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS? Forum 18 A state report seen by Forum 18 News Service gives a rare insight into state attempts to contain religious activity, and…
“We Will Murder 100 More Christian Teenagers and Present You Their Heads as Presents”ICC has learned that when the heads of the three Christian teenagers were found in plastic bags after the shocking incident in Poso, there was a note accompanying them which…
The Cost of FaithTurkeys first Protestant church in its southeast region reveals the tension the country feels in its attempt to join the European Union while battling over what it means to be…
Disturbing Numbers of Police Raids on Religious CommunitiesForum18 - Some religious leaders and human rights activists told Forum 18 News Service in the Azerbaijani capital in late October that pressure on religious communities had eased as the…
North Korea Christians Face ExecutionBosNewsLife - An underground church leader in North Korea , his family members and possibly dozens of his followers are likely to be executed on charges of attempting to overthrow…
Cai Pressured to Drop Appeal of ConvictionCompass Pastor Cai Zhuohua and two other Christians found guilty on November 8 of illegal business practices have dropped plans to appeal their conviction, two days before a legal…
Churches Find Temporary Home after ClosuresCompass Denied permits and ordered not to worship in public or at home, churches in East Bekasi, West Java , have taken temporary refuge in a Social Affairs Agency…
Health of Jailed Cuban Christian Dissident Worsens, Biscet Family SaysBosNewsLife - The family of one of Cuba 's most prominent jailed Christian dissidents, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, urged the international community Tuesday, November 15, to fight for his release…
Hindu Militants Threaten To Burn India ChristiansBosNewsLife - Hindu militants have threatened to burn and kill over 60 new Christians in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh if they refuse to renounce their faith and…
Islams Power Grab in Niger StateCompass For Ishaya Kpotun Shaba of Niger state in north-central Nigeria , the past four years have been a jumble of tears and pain. He has not set his…
Indonesian Christians Complain Islamic Militants Close ChurchesChristians in Indonesia face a Catch-22.The law puts a multitude of restrictions on building churches, and believers who follow the law find that their applications to build are rarely granted…
4 Police Officers Arrested In Shooting of Poso Girls?Police Responsible for Shooting of Poso Girls?ICC is hearing a rumor from inside Poso that 4 police officers have been arrested in connection with the shooting of the two girls…
High School Girl Beheading Suspects Released. Army Holds Them, Keeps Police From Them Till Holding Period Over. 3 Re-ArrestedHigh School Girl Beheading Suspects Released. Army Holds Them, Keeps Police From Them Till Holding Period Over Incompetence, Tactics, or Collusion? ICC 11/16/2005ICC has learned new details regarding the release…
“Religious Events Should Be in a House of Worship, Not On the Street”Forum18 - Local state representatives have insisted to Forum 18 News Service that religious literature was lawfully confiscated from a street library in the city of Bobruisk [Babruysk] ( Mogilev…
Christians Worldwide Pray for the Persecuted on IDOPThe Christian Post - As part of the world's largest prayer movement for the persecuted church, church leaders and Christians worldwide joined by the hour Sunday in prayer calls and…
