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China’s crackdown on religious freedom continued last weekend with a raid in southwestern China. Nearly 100 Christians were snatched off the streets or dragged from their homes in a series of coordinated raids. Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church were particularly targeted in the raids. Around the same time that the raids began, members’…

Christian pastor John Sanqiang Cao has been sentenced to Chinese prison. In March 2017, Caro and a friend used a bamboo raft to cross from China into Myanmar. He had made the trip many times before to take supplies and food into the country. He and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would carry with them notebooks,…

Nobody knows how many North Koreans celebrate the Christ. For them, displays of faith can lead to prison or worse. It is the most oppressive country in the world for Christians. In September 2016, the Christian activist group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, published a report which said: “Among other basic human rights denied to the people…

The persecution of Christians in India continues, now with a more warped twist than ever. In Agra, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, seven Christians were attacked by a mob of Hindus from the group Bajrang Dal, the youth arm of the hardline group Vishva Hindu Parishad. The Christians, five men and…

The case of Aasiya Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi, has attracted global attention over the past several years. Now, she is back in the spotlight as she awaits the verdict on her appeal. Should the appeal be denied, the Christian mother of five will be hanged. Her execution would make her the first woman…
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