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Tom White, Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director, Passes Away Tom White, Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director, Passes Away Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Tom White, Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director, Passes Away
The Voice of the Martyrs Executive Director Tom White has passed away, the organization announced Wednesday April 18.
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Boko Haram Plannning Attack, Says US; Christians Needed as 'Peacemakers' Boko Haram Plannning Attack, Says US; Christians Needed as 'Peacemakers' Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Boko Haram Plannning Attack, Says US; Christians Needed as 'Peacemakers'
United States officials have announced that terrorist group Boko Haram is planning to attack the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Boko Haram has been quite active in the country, killing innocent people in order to achieve its goal of imposing Sharia law throughout Nigeria.
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Atheist Faces Jail Time, Threats of Beheading for Indonesian Facebook Post Atheist Faces Jail Time, Threats of Beheading for Indonesian Facebook Post Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Atheist Faces Jail Time, Threats of Beheading for Indonesian Facebook Post
A human rights group has called on Indonesia to repeal discriminatory laws and drop its case against a civil servant charged for declaring himself an atheist on Facebook.
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Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday With Family Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday With Family Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday With Family
The American Center for Law and Justice has confirmed that Iranian authorities allowed Youcef Nadarkhani's family and local lawyers to visit him while in prison on April 11, which marked the evangelical Christian pastor's 35th birthday.
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Islamic Extremists Attacking Christians, Sikhs in South Asia Islamic Extremists Attacking Christians, Sikhs in South Asia Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Islamic Extremists Attacking Christians, Sikhs in South Asia
Reports of Islamic extremists attacking people of others faiths in India and Pakistan have been growing in recent years, resulting in beatings and even beheadings.
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Attacked Turkish Pastor: “We Are Called to Bless…” Attacked Turkish Pastor: “We Are Called to Bless…” Persecuted Church  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Attacked Turkish Pastor: “We Are Called to Bless…”
Attacked Turkish Pastor Joins in Memorial for Slain Christians ICC Note: "This is what we are called to do, to bless. This is how God will use us, and I believe this with all my heart."  04/18/2012 Turkey (CDI)- After a memorial service for three Christians who were murdered in Malatya, Turkey five years ago today, an [...]
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Religious tolerance far from guaranteed in Egypt Religious tolerance far from guaranteed in Egypt Persecuted Church  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Religious tolerance far from guaranteed in Egypt
Despite a long history of living side-by-side, tensions are rising between Egypt's Christian Coptic community and ultra-conservative Muslims. ICC Note: “In the months after the Egyptian revolution, Copts are concerned about a pattern of attacks on Christians and their property, which they call a grim reminder that despite the country's celebrated mix of religious and [...]
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Christian Arrests Contradict Saudi’s Promotion of Religious Tolerance Christian Arrests Contradict Saudi’s Promotion of Religious Tolerance Persecuted Church  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Christian Arrests Contradict Saudi’s Promotion of Religious Tolerance
Christian Arrests Contradict Saudi’s Promotion of Religious Tolerance 04/19/2012 International Christian Concern (Washington, D.C.)- Thirty-five Ethiopian Christians remain behind bars after being arrested in December for holding a prayer meeting at a private home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Despite international pressure, Saudi officials have refused to release the prisoners which blatantly contradicts the kingdom’s recent [...]
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Christian targeted in Syria Christian targeted in Syria Persecuted Church  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Christian targeted in Syria
ICC Note: A new wave of persecution hits Syria’s Christians, Mission Network News reports. 4/19/2012 Syria (Mission Network News) – Refugees who have fled to Jordan from Syria are telling mission leaders supported by Christian Aid Mission about deliberate, new persecution from the "Arab Spring" insurgents who are seeking to overthrow the brutal Assad regime [...]
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Country of Concern: Turkey Suppressing Christian Worship Country of Concern: Turkey Suppressing Christian Worship Persecution Blog  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Country of Concern: Turkey Suppressing Christian Worship
Today CBN News did a piece about Turkey that is worth watching, especially on this fifth anniversary of the Malatya Massacre that took place there. Full written story here at CBN News.
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Turkey: Five Years Later Turkey: Five Years Later Persecution Blog  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Turkey: Five Years Later
Today is the five-year anniversary of the martyrdom of three very special men. On April 18, 2007, Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tilmann Geske were brutally murdered at a Christian publishing house in Malatya, a city in southeastern Turkey. Five...
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Persecution Podcast #111: Algeria, China, India, and Romania Persecution Podcast #111: Algeria, China, India, and Romania Persecution Blog  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Persecution Podcast #111: Algeria, China, India, and Romania
In episode 111 of our Persecution Podcast you'll learn the latest about Gao and what is happening with him and what happened when his family visited him. David also shares about "Kadar" who is a Christian in Algeria who has...
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Why is the Obama Administration and the Media Whitewashing Muslim Persecution of Christians? Why is the Obama Administration and the Media Whitewashing Muslim Persecution of Christians? Persecution Blog  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Why is the Obama Administration and the Media Whitewashing Muslim Persecution of Christians?
A few days ago I was reading an article that brought some concern to me because I was very surprised to read that the Obama Administration's U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, made some comments about...
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Easter Sunday Trial of Iranian Christians Complete; Verdict Still to Come Easter Sunday Trial of Iranian Christians Complete; Verdict Still to Come Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Easter Sunday Trial of Iranian Christians Complete; Verdict Still to Come
While Christians around the world were celebrating Resurrection Sunday, 12 Iranian believers were defending themselves before a judge in the city of Rasht after being arrested for practicing their faith.
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Global Day of Prayer to Focus on North Korea's Persecuted Christians Global Day of Prayer to Focus on North Korea's Persecuted Christians Christian Post Persecution  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Mission  Persecution, Persecution news, Christian persecution  Persecution
Global Day of Prayer to Focus on North Korea's Persecuted Christians
As North Korea prepares to celebrate the 100th birthday of late leader Kim il-Sung this weekend, Open Doors, an international Christian ministry serving persecuted believers, is urging people around the world to pray for those suffering in the impoverished, isolated nation.

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