- Indonesian Christians Attacked for Three Days18 May 2012, 7:24 am
For three days an unidentified mob set fire to homes and vehicles in a predominantly Christian neighborhood in the Moluccas as dozens of families fled in fear of suspected Islamists.... - China: Church in Zou Gang illegally demolished16 May 2012, 7:19 am
A church in Zou Gang, Feixi county, was illegally demolished last month by government-backed real estate developers, according to ChinaAid.... - Iran House Church Pastor Still Beaten In Prison15 May 2012, 6:13 am
Prominent Iranian house church pastor Behnam Irani is still beaten in his prison but less frequently, an official assisting him with advocacy said Monday, just weeks after his family expressed concerns he may die.... - Crackdown on Churches "Spreading" in Southern Laos15 May 2012, 6:10 am
A government crackdown on churches in southern Laos is spreading to a new district with the brief detention of two "prominent pastors" for alleged unauthorized worship and their involvement in evangelism and an order take down crosses, representatives told Worthy News.... - Indonesia: Aceh Shuts own 16 Places of Worship12 May 2012, 6:22 am
Since May, the Aceh administration has shut down 16 Christian places of worship in Singkil, claiming they were operating without permits and causing complaints.... - Fines for "Unsanctioned Meeting in Private Home"12 May 2012, 6:18 am
The Baptist Council of Churches refuses to register their churches with Uzbekistan; the Council views registration as a precondition for exercising freedom of religion to be against the binding international human rights agreements Uzbekistan formally promised to implement.... - Christian Leader Warns Nigerian Government12 May 2012, 6:14 am
The head of Nigeria's Christians warned his government to end the attacks targeting his flock after a recent surge in sectarian violence.... - Ten Commandments down to Six for public display?10 May 2012, 8:01 am
A federal judge in Virginia proposed that a dispute over the display of the Ten Commandments at a public high school be resolved by removing the four Commandments that mention God.... - Archaeologists prove Hebrew Bible9 May 2012, 2:13 pm
Yosef Garfinkel, a professor from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently announced the discovery of ancient objects that reveal how religion was organized in Judah before the reign of King Solomon.... - Egyptian Cleric Vows Caliphate With Jerusalem as its Capital9 May 2012, 6:42 am
Egypt's Islamists aim to install a global Islamic caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, a radical Muslim cleric told thousands of supporters at a kick off rally for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Muhammad Mursi.... - Kuwaitis Pass Death Penalty for Blasphemy9 May 2012, 6:06 am
Kuwait's parliament recently passed a bill authorizing the death penalty for Muslims who curse God, the Qu'ran and its prophets, including the wives of the Prophet Mohammed.... - Blind activist seeks exile in U.S.7 May 2012, 8:19 am
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng now wants to go into exile in the United States rather than remain in China on account of fears for his safety and that of his family.... - Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's attorney to be jailed7 May 2012, 8:16 am
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's Iranian attorney has been convicted of defending the rights of religious prisoners in the Islamic state and may soon begin serving a lengthy sentence.... - Anti-Bullying Activist Bullies Bible-Believers7 May 2012, 8:12 am
About 100 high school students stormed-out of a national journalism conference after an anti-bullying speaker became belligerent, attacking the Bible and calling anyone who walked-out on his rant "pansy assed."... - Five Christian Converts Interrogated in Shiraz3 May 2012, 8:45 am
Following a February raid on a house church in Shiraz and the arrest of its Christian converts, the first of many interrogations for five detainees was finally held after they spent 80 days in Adel-Abad prison, according to Mohabat News....






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