CHINA: Pastor An Yankui reflects on his time in detention
The pastor from Shanxi Province speaks about the opportunities and challenges of sharing his faith in detention.
INDIA: Pastor and family left destitute during his detention
Pastor Bajarang Rawat and his family were left in dire circumstances following his arrest in Utter Pradesh state.
IRAN: Iranian-Armenian house church leader summoned to prison
On 13 September Anooshavan Avedian was informed that it was time to begin his ten-year prison sentence.
IRAN: Joseph Shahbazian pardoned and released
Armenian-Iranian house-church leader Joseph Shahbazian has been released from prison after receiving a court pardon
2023 CONFERENCE: Eritrea’s Christians will never stop worshipping despite persecution
“The risk of arrest does not deter them because they are in love with their Lord.”
PAKISTAN: Aid distributed to Christians in Jaranwala
The rations are meant to last families two to three weeks, depending on family size
PAKISTAN: Pastor shot and wounded in Jaranwala
Rev Eleazar Sidhu, a Presbyterian minister, was shot and wounded by Muslim extremists
CHINA: New regulations introduced to control religious activity venues
On 1 September China introduces a restrictive new set of regulations to control religious meeting venues
PAKISTAN: Support pledged for Jaranwala’s Christians
21 church buildings and over 400 homes now known to have been damaged or destroyed
CHINA: Imprisoned elder Zhang Chunlei hospitalised
Elder Zhang Chunlei, leader of the banned Ren’ai Reformed Church in Guiyang, was hospitalised in early August after suffering gall bladder inflammation in prison
PAKISTAN: Muslim mob attacks Christian community in Jaranwala
Five church buildings and scores of houses attacked in the Christian community of Jaranwala
IRAN: Number of confirmed arrests increases across eleven cities
The number of confirmed arrests in the recent wave has risen to 69 Christians in eleven cities
IRAN: Saheb Fadaie’s term of internal exile dropped
Christian convert Saheb Fadaie has had his two-year term of internal exile dropped
INDIA: Pastor and wife and toddler detained in Uttar Pradesh
Arrested during a prayer and worship service held in their home
ERITREA: Thirteen Christian prisoners released
It has been reported that 13 Christians were released from Mai Serwa prison in late July
CHINA: Zion Church continuously persecuted since 2018
Zion Reformed Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province has faced continuous persecution since 2018 including raids, detentions and imprisonment of leaders
CHINA: Police raid Zion Church youth camp
On 25 July police raided Zion Church’s youth summer camp and detained four church members
NIGERIA: Terrorists kill 37 Christians in Benue state
Militant Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 37 Christians in Benue state in a three-week period of deadly attacks in the state
IRAN: Mehdi Akbari writes of grief after son’s death
Christian convert Mehdi Akbari has written about his grief at the loss of his only child in a letter smuggled out of prison
CHINA: Hammer and sickle added to church sign
The emblem of the Chinese Communist Party was placed beside the church sign of Shinian Christian Church in Zhejiang province.