North Korean labor camps imprison thousands

June 11, 2018

PYONGYANG, North Korea — An estimated 80,000–120,000 political prisoners are being held in labor camps in North Korea, according to the U.S. State Department’s most

Arson, bomb attacks target churches in Nepal

June 8, 2018

SILGADHI, Nepal — Christians in Nepal are alarmed after a series of arson and bomb attacks on four church buildings in multiple regions of the

Pastor sentenced for blasphemy in Indonesia

May 28, 2018

TANGERANG, Java — On May 7 an Indonesian court sentenced a Protestant pastor to four years in prison and a hefty fine for sharing his

Anti-conversion bills increasing in Asia

May 27, 2018

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal is 1 of 4 countries that have laws banning conversion of their citizens away from the majority religion, a policy gaining

‘Anti-conversion’ bill becomes law in India

May 20, 2018

NEW DELHI, India — Uttarakhand has become the seventh state in India to put “anti-conversion” legislation in force. Gov. Krishna Kant Paul signed the “Freedom

Burma bombing drives out Christians

May 18, 2018

YANGON, Burma — The Burma (Myanmar) military in April bombed predominantly Christian, ethnic Kachin civilians and restricted aid to an estimated 4,000 displaced villagers trapped

Online Bible sales now banned in China

May 6, 2018

BEIJING — The Chinese government announced a ban on online Bible sales beginning Easter weekend, one more move in the country’s recent crackdown on Christianity.