Saudi Arabia saw more Christians celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ this year than ever before, despite the strict prohibitions imposed by authorities. David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA reported: “The number of Christian converts from Islam
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Chinese authorities have begun a crackdown on “evil cults” but, unfortunately, those who were arrested and accused of being cult members were Christians, according to the persecution watchdog group China Aid. The arrests were made in October and November, but the
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Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has taken his dislike of Christianity to a whole new level this Christmas by forcing people under his regime to celebrate the birth anniversary of his grandmother Kim Jong-suk
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For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Human Rights Minister has put on a special train service to the Christians of the country. The train service, dubbed the Christmas train, will be launched today, December 22. Talking
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An Indonesian court will decide next week whether to push forward with the controversial blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran. Whilst waiting for the judge’s decision, several hundred Muslim protesters stood outside the
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A Lutheran pastor imprisoned in Vietnam has been transferred to another camp and kept in solitary confinement because he stood up for the rights of other prisoners, according to his wife. Tran Thi Hong went to visit her husband, Pastor
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Foreign non-governmental organisations, including social and environmental advocacy groups, fear they could inadvertently break the broadly defined new rules that take effect in China next month, with some even closing down to avoid such pitfalls. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s administration
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Officials in Aleppo are reporting that more than 3,000 people have been evacuated in buses and ambulances from a besieged, rebel-held, enclave in the East of the city. Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the full
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Two Azerbaijani church leaders have been fined fined 1,500 Azerbaijani Manats ($850) each for holding an “illegal” prayer meeting at a church leader’s home, and twenty-four more Christians who were at the meetings have been warned not to hold another
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Polls have opened in Uzbekistan to elect a successor to the late leader, Islam Karimov, with long-serving Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev expected to win a comfortable victory. Mirziyoyev, who was appointed prime minister in 2003, became interim president following Karimov’s
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