Iraqi Christians Remain Under Siege

On Tuesday the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a press conference to update the status of religious freedom in Iraq. A press release issued last week from the USCIRF states: “Although there has been some reduction...

Small Republic Passes Religion Law

An unrecognized Azerbaijani breakaway republic is flying under the radar of religious rights watchdogs. Nagorno-Karabakh’s president, President Bako Sahakyan, just signed a religion law, and it goes into effect this month. The new Law, which replaces...

Kidnapped, Beaten Missionary Tells His Story

For the first time since he was kidnapped and beaten on November 24, Gospel for Asia missionary N. Chouhan is telling his story–in his own words–about the harrowing ordeal and his miraculous escape. Chouhan was on outreach ministry in Madhya Pradesh,...

Going Rate To Kill Pastor: $250

By Chelsea Schilling Hindu extremist groups are offering money, food and alcohol to anyone who murders Christians and destroys their homes. The violence is nothing new in Orissa, India, where India’s Communist Party estimates that more than 500 Christians have...

Persecution Intensifies After Olympics

Since the end of the Olympic Games, ChinaAid has received reports of intensified religious persecution from across China. In Beijing, Pastor “Bike” Zhang Mingxuan and his family members have been evicted from their home, beaten and arrested. In...