Reigning in the ChurchBy Elizabeth Kendal World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC) Special to ASSIST News Service ANS - Cuba 's Church was decimated when Fidel Castro's 1959 Communist Revolution forced…
Nepali Christians Urge for Religious FreedomNepali Christians Urge for Religious Freedom Nepali Times A two-day gathering of Nepali Christian pastors and religious leaders concluded releasing a Kathmandu declaration in Kathmandu , Wednesday. Releasing a six…
Pastors Attacked at Large Gathering for Healing in IndiaCompass Eight local extremists attacked pastors and vandalized equipment at a Pentecostal healing event with 500 people in attendance in Delhi , one of three cities that make up…
More Arrests and Beatings for Chinese LeadersChristian Monitor The China Aid Association (CAA) learned that on October 20, nearly 50 house church leaders were arrested while attending a retreat in Gougezhuang Village , Laishui County…
House Church Faces Crushing OppositionCompass Christians in a remote village of Uzbekistan are being beaten, publicly humiliated and hounded out of their homes and jobs for converting to Christianity. Kaldibek Primbetov, leader of…
Nigeria Christian Students “Forced” To Convert To IslamBosNewsLife - Christians in rural areas of Nigeria's tense northern Kano state are afraid to send their children to public schools for fear that they will be forced to convert…
India Christians Killed, Pastor Detained In Clashes, Missionaries SayBosNewsLife - Christian missionaries struggled to provide aid to earthquake victims in northern India Wednesday, October 19, after Christians and an education minister were among those killed in ethnic violence…
Supreme Court Admits Appeals in Staines CaseAsiaNews Christians believe in forgiveness and do not seek revenge but they want that justice to reinforce truth, the only means capable of bringing peace for all those involved…
Young Christians Need Foster CareThe Grand Rapids Press - Far from the headlines, they live in the shadows in Malaysia . Cut off from their families, hundreds of young men are afraid to return…
Indonesian Christians Attacked As They Worship On the StreetBarnabas Fund - Christians in Jatimulya, East Bekasi, in West Java, were attacked on Sunday 16th October as they met together to worship on the street. Outdoor worship was the…
Man Stabs Nun in Egyptian ChurchThe following story illustrates the kind of opposition Christians face in Egypt , where they number about 8 percent of the population. Reuters Foundation AlertNet Reuters - A young man…
Couple Battered for Preaching the GospelDaily Sun By Patricia Onyekwere Thursday, October 13, 2005 The Daily Sun - A pastor and his wife have told how they narrowly escaped death in Ibeshe, Ijegun area of…
Church Convention Attacked in Chattisgarh, IndiaCompass Hindu extremists stormed the annual convention of a church in Raipur on Saturday, October 15, alleging that organizers had kidnapped tribal people for conversion. Returning the next day,…
Wide-Ranging Extremism Law Not Seen As ThreatForum18 - Kyrgyzstan has adopted a law "On combating extremist activity," which was signed by the new president, Kurmanbek Bakiev, on 19 August. It was the first law to be…
Iraqi Bishops May Turn to Pope for Help on ConstitutionZenit.org - In the wake of Saturday's referendum on Iraq 's draft constitution, Church leaders remain fearful that the country is one step closer to becoming an Islamic state intolerant…
A New Chinese Bishop Consecrated With Vatican ApprovalAsiaNews While the government has not let 4 Chinese bishops take part in the Synod on the Eucharist, another bishop of the official Church has been ordained with the…
