06.22.2024

China This Week: Zhang Zhan warned not to cross 'red line'

Jailed Elder in poor health

Anti-West sentiments deepen in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Pyongyang this week with Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea.

Why does Pakistan’s blasphemy law lead to mob violence?

Freedoms of speech and thought are severely restricted in Pakistan.

Pope Urges End To Massacres In DRC

Pope Francis has urged the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government to end the massacres by Islamic fighters in the east of the country and protect civilians, including Christians.

Members of Mob That Killed Nazir Masih Released on Bail 

At least 80 Christians killed as attacks in DRC continue unabated

Your prayers continue to be urgently needed for Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo following yet more devastating attacks.

Homeward Bound: A Christian’s Return to China

Chinese Church Voices is an occasional column of the ChinaSource Blog providing translations of original writing by Christians in China. 

Turkish court rules in favor of Christian expulsion

Although Christianity’s historic roots run deep in Türkiye, it’s a difficult place to live out your faith today.

Pakistan: Members of Mob That Killed Nazir Masih Released on Bail

Two weeks after Nazir Masih succumbed to injuries he sustained during a brutal mob attack on May 25, an International Christian Concern (ICC) source in Pakistan has learned that 66 of the arrested assailants have been released on bail.

Human Rights Groups Advocate for Vietnamese Christian Activist

Thai police arrested Vietnamese national Y Quynh Bdap, a Christian activist, on Tuesday following his meeting with the Canadian Embassy to obtain asylum.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court Supports Government’s Expulsion of 9 Foreign Christians Hagia Sophia in Turkey

Turkey’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, recently ruled that the government’s expulsion of nine foreign Christian leaders based on secret service reports does not violate their freedom of religion. 

China: Christian Arrested for Social Media Post Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre

At 7 a.m. on June 4, Fu Lijun, a Chinese Christian, heard a knock on his door. When he opened it, Chengdu National Security Bureau agents arrested him and took him away.

ADF Kills 9 People in Beni, DRC

Members of the Islamic extremist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed nine people in a brutal massacre on June 6 in the Mununze village in the Rwenzori region of Beni territory, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 

Low voter turnout expected in June 28 Iran elections

Ten short days remain before Iran heads to the polls in a snap election following the sudden death of former president Ebrahim Raisi.

Christian in Pakistan Jailed for Stepping on Papers in Street

Rickshaw driver was trying to protect his feet from hot road.

Bail Granted to Suspects in Killing of Christian in Pakistan

Police deliberately obtain statements from false witnesses, attorney says.