VIETNAM: Y Yich released after twelve years in prison
Pastor Y Yich has been released after completing his twelve-year prison sentence
MEXICO: Building “Peace” – new start for displaced church
The 151 Christians in the group were forced out of their villages last year
ERITREA: “Persecuted but not abandoned” – vigil remembers imprisoned Christians
Church in Chains joined with representatives and supporters of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Release Eritrea and Human Rights Concern Eritrea
PAKISTAN: Forcibly converted and married Christian girl returned to parents
A 15-year-old Christian who was kidnapped, converted and married by a Muslim has been returned to her parents, four months pregnant
IRAN: Christian convert unable to afford bail remains in prison
Christian convert Aida Najaflou remains in Evin Prison over three months after her arrest because she cannot afford bail
INDIA: Attackers who drove out Christians threaten to kill them if they return
Attackers who drove Christians from their village in Chhattisgarh state in April have threatened to kill them if they return home
CHINA: Senator Aubrey McCarthy presents petition to Chinese Embassy
“Our presence here speaks louder than the embassy’s silence”
Chinese Embassy Vigil Photo Gallery
IRAN: Hakop Gochumiyan’s prison letter recounts death threats
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has published a letter from Hakop in which he recounts human rights violations and death threats in custody
CHINA: Ten young children and Sunday School teachers detained
The children, aged five to six, were detained by police while attending a Sunday School class being held in a private home
IRAN: Lida Alexani, wife of Joseph Shahbazian, arrested
Update: Lida was released on bail on 13 May
INDIA: Killer of Graham Staines given hero’s welcome on release
Mahendra Hembram was greeted by supporters who garlanded him and chanted the Hindu slogan, “Jai Shri Ram [Hail lord Rama]”
CHINA: Yang Rongli still waits for trial
Pastor of Golden Lampstand is still waiting for her trial, while her husband’s and co-workers’ trial concluded in April.
NIGERIA: Over 130 Christians killed in Plateau state
Waves of recent attacks by Muslim Fulani militants on mainly Christian villages in Bokkos County
CHINA: Wang Honglan’s verdict made public
The 70-year-old grandmother was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison.
PAKISTAN: Court orders Ariha Gulzar return to her family
Return comes after eleven weeks in captivity
IRAN: Two brothers sentenced to four years in prison followed by exile
The Christian converts were arrested in December 2021
CHINA: Bob Fu writes about “Beijing’s Bullies”
Campaign of threats and intimidation against him, his family and China Aid
CHINA: Pastor Wan Changchun sentenced to five years in prison
The pastor of Cornerstone Reformed Church in Bengbu was arrested in April 2023 and has been in detention since.
IRAN: Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh suffers stroke in prison
The 63-year-old Christian convert had been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison for 35 days when he suffered a stroke.