Remembering Iraq’s Displaced Christians One Year after Baghdad Church MassacreOctober 31, 2011 — By Aidan Clay October 31 (ICC) – Today marks the anniversary of last year’s four-hour siege on a Syriac Catholic church in Baghdad that ended with al-Qaida linked militants massacring...
Burma: Local Authorities Issue New Order Regulating Bible Studies, Sunday School, Fasting And PrayerOctober 31, 2011 — 10/31/11 Burma (CSW) - Burmese authorities are imposing new restrictions on religious activities in Kachin State, according to information received by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). On 14 October, 2011 the...
Indonesian Government Offers Evicted Church Members $400,000 To Move LocationsOctober 31, 2011 — 10/31/2011 Indonesia (The Jakarta Globe) - The congregation of the GKI Yasmin church held Sunday mass on a roadside for yet another week, but it was forced to halt services...
Pakistani Muslim Landowners Abduct Christian TenantsOctober 31, 2011 — Christian Farm Workers Abducted By Muslim Landowners For Money In Faisalabad The Masih brothers worked on land owned by the Dogar family. The latter are Muslim and some of its...
US Bishops Urge Senate To Renew US Religious Freedom CommissionOctober 31, 2011 — US Bishops Urge Senate To Renew US Religious Freedom Commission ICC Note "Ongoing attacks against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East and in other parts of the...
Blog Post: A Courageous Woman Tells of Her Fiancé’s Death on Egypt’s ‘Bloody Sunday’October 31, 2011 — After a long march from Shubra, Viviane Magdi and her fiancé Michael Mosad finally reached their destination at the State TV building in Maspero in downtown Cairo where a mass...
Video Contest Entry!October 31, 2011 — [simple_video] Check out Joey's video on Christian persecution! Pretty intense and very challenging. To vote for Joey in our video contest, click here and click "vote now" under Joey's video....
Prayer Alert: Pakistani Christian Woman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for “Defiling the Qur’an” Up for BailOctober 31, 2011 — We’re asking for urgent prayer on behalf of Ruqqiya Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for “defiling the Qur’an” by touching it with...
Video Contest Entry!October 31, 2011 — [simple_video] Today's featured video to raise awareness for the persecuted church comes from Tim! To vote for Tim, click here and click "vote now" under Tim's video.
Video Contest Entry!October 31, 2011 — [simple_video] Today's featured video to raise awareness for the persecuted church comes from Brad! Very touching piece that highlights a number of recent Christian martyrs and what we can do...
Sign Up for our Newsletter Today!October 31, 2011 — “Another group of men came and took me away from them. I stayed with them two days and I don’t know how these two days passed by. There were five...
Remembering Iraq’s Displaced Christians One Year after Baghdad Church MassacreOctober 31, 2011 — By Aidan Clay October 31 (ICC) – Today marks the anniversary of last year’s four-hour siege on a Syriac Catholic church in Baghdad that ended with al-Qaida linked militants massacring...
Dreaming of Spring in TunisiaOctober 31, 2011 — ICC Note: Americans should think twice before applauding the victory of the Islamist party Ennahdha in Tunisia, in “what will likely be a long and brutal lesson for Tunisia on...
Coptic Christians Protect Monastery From Egyptian Army AssaultOctober 31, 2011 — ICC Note: The Egyptian military has threatened to demolish a fence surrounding a monastery even though it has the necessary permits, the Assyrian International News Agency reports. Hundreds of Coptic...
Iranian religious authorities deceive youth by fighting Christianity with the name of ChristOctober 31, 2011 — ICC Note: Mohabat News reports that a conference is to be held in Rasht, Iran where ‘converts’ from Christianity to Islam will ‘answer’ questions about the Bible and downplay Christianity....
MEPs to visit Egypt over recent Christian tensionsOctober 31, 2011 — ICC Note: “A European Parliament delegation will visit Cairo this week to discuss the recent tensions regarding the Coptic Christian community in Egypt,” Al-Masry Al-Youm reports. “The visit comes after...
