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...
Nicaraguan priest speaks out against Ortega’s authoritarian rule
Speaking to an audience of 1,500 gathered for the IRF Summit in Washington, D.C., a Nicaraguan priest recently told his
story of persecution at the...
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...
North Carolina pastor released from Chinese prison after 7 years
Pastor John Cao has been released from prison in Kunming in Yunnan province on March
3rd after finishing his seven year sentence.
Pastor John Cao is...
Father beaten, loses family & home after following Jesus
A Muslim in Uganda who put his faith in Christ as the new year began has suffered serious injuries and lost his home and...
China: More members of church arrested and tortured
After the epidemic of COVID-19 was comprehensively eased in 2023, the CCP has launched more frequent crackdowns targeting The Church of
Almighty God (CAG). Frequent cases of torture,...
Iran: Christian brothers arrested for spreading ‘propaganda’
Two brothers arrested before Christmas and detained for a month have been charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activities contrary
to the holy Islamic law...
The dramatic escalation of ISIS attacks in January 2024
Although the Counter-ISIS International Coalition command and the leaders of Syria Democratic Forces announced the elimination of the so-
called Caliphate of the “Islamic State”...
Evangelical church built in 1939 partially destoryed by fire
A church in Wad Madani, Gezira State, Sudan, was set on fire and partially destroyed by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on...
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...
