Russia bans evangelism
President Putin has signed into law a new bill that will heavily fine Christians for evangelising. Photo: Wikimedia Iron Curtain comes down on Christians Russia has just put the clock…
Persecution Watch: 100 MILLION CHRISTIANS UNDER PERSECUTION
Homes, shops and churches destroyed in Lahore, Pakistan, as police look on. © persecutedchurchnews.blogspot.co.uk 3,000 more killed than in 2015 – and that doesn’t even include North Korea, Syria and…
Persecution Watch – August-September 2016
Kenya: Defending human rights lawyers and girls ‘sold’ as brides A Christian human rights attorney, Willie Kimani, his client, and their cab driver were kidnapped and murdered in Kenya by…
Muslim refugees turn to Christ
A Muslim refugee is baptised as a Christian in Hamburg Christian refugees face routine oppression by Muslims in German camps – including being forced to participate in Islamic prayers, according…
CHRISTIANS FLEE ERITREA
An anti-persecution charity has found that one in 12 people in Eritrea have now left the East African country. Release International describes Eritrea as “one of the world’s fastest emptying…
US accused of Iran cover-up
The law firm that successfully lobbied for the release of Christian pastor Saeed Abedini from Iran says the US administration ignored hostages in Iran while negotiating a nuclear deal with…
Bounty put on head of Christian boy
It’s not just Christian men and women but children who have been imprisoned after being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan A young Christian boy in Pakistan charged with blasphemy is…
Iranian prisoner encourages the faithful
The current crackdown on Christians in Iran has targeted the leaders of house churches, but an imprisoned convert has managed to sneak out a message to encourage Iranian Christians.
Double persecution whammy for Christian women
By Andrew Boyd Christian women are increasingly suffering atrocities as a deliberate weapon of warfare and tactic of jihad. And they are becoming especially vulnerable in countries where both their…
FEARS THAT EVERY CHURCH CROSS IN ZHEJIANG, CHINA, COULD BE DEMOLISHED BY EASTER
Petition to free Christian lawyer Zhang Kai As China continues to tear down crosses from churches in Zhejiang there are fears that every church cross in the province could be…
Christian haven becomes reality
Last issue we featured the International Christian Consulate while its founder, Sussex-based Yochana Darling, was seeking funding to see the vision become reality. Just two months later it is ready…
PLEA TO THAIS: DON’T LOCK UP PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN REFUGEES
Pakistani Christians fleeing to Thailand from persecution by their Muslim countrymen have been harshly treated and imprisoned as illegal immigrants. The men are shackled, mothers and children separated and the…
Genocide against Christians in Iraq and Syria
Now is the time to make your voice heard Christians in Iraq and Syria are experiencing genocide. Last issue we included a petition for Barnabas Fund’s Operation Safe Haven to…
TWO WOMEN HAVE REMARKABLE VISIONS TO SEE PAIN AND SUFFERING ALLEVIATED IN THE TROUBLED MIDDLE EAST
Read how Samara and Yochana are seeing their visions become reality Samara Levy Samara Levy is married and has two children aged three and six. She is becoming well-known for…
NORTH KOREA TOPS HORROR LIST FOR 14TH YEAR RUNNING
The secretive dictatorship of North Korea has again come out as the most dangerous place on earth for Christians By Elizabeth Craig For the 14th year in a row, North…