Since President Xi came to power in 2013, Christians from underground churches have been harassed, imprisoned and tortured and churches have been shut down for no valid reason. Last month, Beijing initiated a new campaign against house churches called “Return to Zero.” The goal is to “dismantle the scale [of churches], dissolve the organization, and
The Lahore High Court upheld the death sentences of three individuals convicted of lynching a Christian couple in November 2014. The couple was brutally murdered by a mob after they were falsely accused of committing blasphemy. Read more: International Christian Concern
I'm overwhelmed by the love of God in the face of evil. It's beyond my comprehension that a human can show the love of God like Pastor Roshan at Zion Evangelical Church after his church was bombed in Sri Lanka. It truly is Christ in him! This is an extraordinary, must-see video! Let us continue
At the U.N. Human Rights Council, North Korea denied once again the existence of political prison camps in the country, during periodic UN rights council review. In rare remarks, North Korean diplomats defended their country against the accusations coming from the West. Read more: International Christian Concern
Arasaratnam Verl is one of hundreds of Sri Lankan Christians whose lives were changed forever on Easter Sunday. He lost his son and his sister and brother-in-law in the Islamic terror attacks. But despite his pain, he and other Christians from Zion church are praising God and asking for forgiveness for their enemies. Read more:
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent nearly a decade on death row for allegedly committing blasphemy, has left Pakistan. “Asia Bibi has left the country,” a Foreign Office source told Dawn News TV on Wednesday. “She is a free person and traveled on her independent will.” Read more: International Christian Concern
The National Youth Service Corp has confirmed that one of their aid workers, a pastor and several of his church members have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. The group was taken in late April as they were traveling to Borno State to provide aid and evangelize to displaced victims of Boko Haram attacks. Read more:
The historic Maranatha Full Gospel Church in eastern India was attacked and its contents burned to ash the night before Easter Sunday. Pastor Anil Juit arrived to find a heap of mats, bibles and drums gathered and burned on the floor. Hindu radicals are suspected to be responsible for the vandalism. Read more: Morning Star
Six members of the Assemblies of God Church in Sirgadji village were shot dead behind their church. It is now being reported that the gunmen tried to force them to convert to Islam at gunpoint beforehand. Read more: International Christian Concern
The interim findings of a report, which was released last month and commissioned by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, shows that anti-Christian hostility is not only spreading geographically but also in severity, in some areas "coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide." Read more: Fox News
