China tightens grip on church with ‘Patriotic Education Law’
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new controversial Patriotic Education Law came into force on January 1 and party officials reviewed the new guidelines with...
Hindu mob attacks church service after months of harassment
A church service in Asansol, West Bengal, was violently disrupted by a group of young men on 31 December. When
questioned, members of the group...
Finnish MP on trial for tweeting Bible verse
Should tweeting a bible verse send someone to jail? The answer to this question may now be up for debate at the Supreme Court...
Belarus church liquidated, Soviet-style
By Massimo Introvigne --
In August 2023, “Bitter Winter” reported that, after Minsk’s New Life Church was razed to the ground in June, members were told they...
Documenting persecution of Evangelicals in southern Mexico
By Linda Burkle, Ph.D
In November 2023, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at an evangelical pastor’s conference in Oaxaca, a city in southern Mexico....
Sri Lanka: Pastor jailed for offensive sermon
A pastor in Sri Lanka was granted bail on Wednesday (Jan. 3) after being jailed since Dec. 1 on a charge of “outraging the...
Extremists attack church building site and Christian homes
An extremist mob attacked a church building site and Christian homes and properties in Al-Azeeb village in Samalout, Minya Province, Upper Egypt on the...
Minority ruling Iran want to bring ‘heaven on earth’
“Iran belongs to Hezbollahis.”
These words, from the director of a Quranic institute near the Iranian capital, broadcasted recently on state TV, garnered widespread reaction and criticism...
Afghan translator hunted by Taliban found Jesus on the run
I am an Afghan citizen and a trained doctor who served as a translator. My family and I are among the millions affected by...
China: Church members harassed, detained at 5th anniversary of crackdown
Authorities in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province resorted to various illegal measures to prevent leaders and members of Early Rain Covenant
Church (ERCC) from taking part in an...
