Chinese Christians Forced to Stop Activities
GUIYANG CITY, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, CHINA (ANS) -- Authorities in China have accused Christians in Guizhou of carrying out “illegal religious activities” and forced them...
Is the American Church Asleep Regarding Persecution?
CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (ANS) — David Curry, head of Open Doors USA, penned an editorial for USA Today last month where he admonished American churches...
Cuban Religious Freedom Defender Released
HAVANA, CUBA (ANS) – Cuban religious freedom defender, Ricardo Fernandez Izaguirre, was released from prison on Friday, July 19 after spending four out of...
‘A sign of Hope’
BASRA, IRAQ (ANS) -- A place "open to all" and to which "everyone will have access" without distinction or prohibition on an ethnic or...
Middle Eastern Christians flown to Australia
AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- More than 100 Middle Eastern Christians in constant danger of violence or even death have already been flown in 2019 to...
Muslim extremists order Christian Tamils to convert or move
SRI LANKA (ANS) -- Many Tamil Christians and Hindus in Sri Lanka are being ordered by Muslim extremists to convert to Islam or leave...
Eight Iranian Christians arrested in morning raids
IRAN (ANS) -- Eight Iranian converts to Christianity, including five from one family, were arrested at their homes in a coordinated operation carried out...
China’s Pastor Wang Yi Charged
NEW MALDEN, UNITED KINGDOM (ANS) -- The lawyer of Pastor Wang Yi has learned that he is facing a new charge of ‘illegal business...
VP Pence quotes Open Doors’ data
WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) -- Vice President Mike Pence quoted Open Doors’ World Watch List data yesterday when addressing dozens of foreign governments following the...
Abu Dhabi recognises 19 non-Muslim worship places.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ANS) -- The authorities of the most important and most extensive region of the United Arab Emirates has announced the beginning...