Belarus: Religious freedom survey

February 6, 2013

Belarus continues to keep religious communities within an invisible ghetto of regulation, Forum 18 News Service has found. The state closely controls people meeting together

Local Christians stand firm during persecution in Mali; most representatives evacuate

January 31, 2013

Most International Mission Board (IMB) representatives assigned to the West African nation of Mali have left the country due to the continuing conflict between Islamist

SBC President Luter awarded 2013 Carver Medal

January 31, 2013

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Fred Luter has been awarded the 2013 Carver Medal of Simpson College. The Iowa school hailed Luter

Kiryat Gat’s only Messianic Jewish church hit by arsonists in Israel

January 31, 2013

The only Messianic Jewish church in Israel’s southern town of Kiryat Gat was burned down by unidentified assailants in early January. The Kiryat Gat congregation

Iran sentences pastor Abedini to eight years in prison

January 28, 2013

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini was sentenced to eight years in Iran’s most notorious prison today for allegedly threatening “national security” by planting

Christians in India fear returning home after attack

January 24, 2013

MUMBAI, India — Hindu extremists in India’s Maharashtra state recently assaulted Christians who still remained after a previous attack on believers. In the first incident,

Cuban government ‘attacks’ Christians, pastors

January 24, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba — Carlos Lamelas knows firsthand the diabolical nature of attempts by Cuban authorities to cripple Christianity on the Communist isle. Refusing to allow