“But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” —Luke 21:36
Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, communist authorities raided Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and arrested dozens of believers. Roughly 30 SWAT officers and another 60 police officers reportedly entered the hotel conference room where the church had…
African leaders convened a high-level virtual summit on Tuesday to rally support for the continent’s $518 million response plan to curb the Ebola outbreak in East Africa.
The source added that all of the drones had been intercepted by the US military before they pose a threat to commercial or US military ships and personnel.
Armed assailants have taken a woman and her young daughter from a health centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said, raising fresh concerns over the spread of Ebola in the region.
Muslims living near the proposed site of the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Banyuanyar Village, Solo City, Central Java, Indonesia, protested its construction on June 11, citing the church’s lack of a building permit.
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A few weeks after Tuareg fighters pushed the Malian Army and its Russian supporters out of the northern city of Kidal, hundreds of metal balls the size of oranges rained down on the nearby community of Tadjmart.
Strife is growing in eastern Chad’s ethnic Zaghawa communities amid allegations of support for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia. Suspicions of Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby’s support for the paramilitary RSF can be traced to the beginning of…
An evangelical church in Leipzig has closed its cafe following 26 attacks attributed to radical elements. The decision reflects ongoing security concerns faced by the church.
Thirteen dead and 12,500 households have been displaced after the president's contested term extension triggered the capital's worst political violence in years
TEHRAN – Iranian intelligence authorities announced the dismantling of an organized terrorist cell in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, arresting four suspected members before they could carry out planned attacks.
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Orthodox Christianity's oldest and most sacred monasteries, was among the targets in Russia's latest overnight attack on June 15. Images of the religious site in flames sparked outrage and horror throughout Ukraine and…
Using blasphemy accusations as a weapon is nothing new in Pakistan. The situation now goes beyond that. Members of a growing organized blasphemy business network are actively trying to trap people into committing “blasphemy” on social media.
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The governor of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has directed all higher education universities in the state to establish “dharmantaran roktham cells,” or conversion-prevention cells, to address alleged unlawful religious conversion activities on campuses.
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A group of Muslims recently entered Drake Haron’s church inside the Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan and assaulted him. Haron has expected such violence since he left Islam to follow Jesus. The attack, which occurred on May 28, violated the sense of peace within the small…
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Responding to the detention of two Chinese Protestant church leaders and the interrogation by police of multiple members of the congregation during a service on Sunday, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “The detention of church leaders from the…
The Strasbourg Court condemns a municipal ban in Bulgaria and sets a demanding standard for State action affecting proselytization. The post ECHR Upholds Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Right to Preach Door to Door first appeared on Bitter Winter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, 14 June about efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as world leaders prepare to gather for the G7 summit in France.
The number of Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is likely far higher than official figures, Oxfam has warned, due to lack of clean water and sanitation.
On June 14, police attacked the Sunday service in Chengdu, detaining several elders and members The post Early Rain Church Raided Again first appeared on Bitter Winter.
"We ask for prayers for the salvation of the shrine from destruction. Another Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said amid Russia's attack.
Aleppo province: SOHR activists have reported that a civilian and his wife were shot dead at dawn inside their house in Marshah village in Sarin district in the eastern countryside of Aleppo. The reasons behind the attack and the identities of perpetrators remain unknown.
“No forgiveness, no immunity.” Under these slogans, hundreds of protesters took to squares in several Syrian regions to reject the return of “Shabiha” (power abusers) and others involved in violations.
At a Glance: Is Christianity illegal in China? The answer is complex. This post explains the reality of Christianity in China. Christianity is legal but must operate under government-approved churches The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) closely monitors religious activity…
Deir Ezzor province: SOHR activists have reported that families of detainees who were transferred to Iraqi prisons months ago gathered at Al-Halabiyah roundabout in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor.
Southern Syria, specifically villages and towns along the border strip in Al-Quneitra countryside and the western countryside of Daraa, has witnessed a significant and unprecedented escalation by Israeli forces over the past week.
Idlib province: Residents and displaced people from Kafranbel city staged an angry, mass protest stand in the Jabal Al-Zawiyah area in southern Idlib countryside, expressing their discontent and categorical rejection of the caretaker government’s recent decisions to allow the…
Latakia province: SOHR sources have reported that Latakia Health Directorate has issued a decision to close the dispensary in Ain Shaqaq district in Jableh countryside. The move has sparked widespread anger among residents and staff, given the centre’s vital role in providing…
Pentru prima dată, Comitetul constată, într-un caz de libertate religioasă, încălcări atât ale prevederilor privind nediscriminarea, cât și ale drepturilor minorităților. The post Martorii lui Iehova: Comitetul ONU pentru Drepturile Omului emite o decizie de referință împotriva…
Following Nepal’s nearly 200-year ban on Christianity, the faith has experienced steady growth since 1951 as the number of churches, Christian schools, and hospitals has gradually expanded. Despite this growth, Christians only make up about 1.76% of Nepal’s population, while…
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A young woman hailing from Nawa city in western Daraa was killed and his father was injured, when an Israeli drone attacked them while travelling on their motorcycle in Mashgharah village in Al-Beqaa in western Lebanon.
Al-Suwaidaa province: SOHR activists have reported hearing successive loud explosions in Al-Suwaidaa province at dawn, which triggered a state of public panic. The explosions were caused by intercepting missiles or drones believed to be Iranian, while heading to the occupied…
At A Glance: “They took everything, but they couldn’t take my faith.” Discover the inspiring story of Lydia, a Christian mother in Nigeria standing strong despite intense persecution and unimaginable losses.
Since the beginning of the latest military escalation by Israeli forces in Lebanese territory on March 3, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the death of 184 Syrian citizens, including women and children, in Israeli strikes on different areas across Lebanon.
A theft yesterday at a Russian Orthodox church in Tehran has shed light again on the types of churches permitted to operate in Iran today, and those that are not. The Church of St Nicholas is the only Russian Orthodox church still functioning in Iran today, when once there were…
SOHR activists have reported that paper leaflets were distributed in several mosques across different areas in Daraa, Idlib and Aleppo provinces. The leaflets contain extremist content and rhetoric linked to ISIS, reflecting renewed attempts to revive propaganda and incitement…
With the current military escalation between the USA and Israel on one hand, and Iran on the other, Syria’s skies have been turned into a battle field. These developments have badly impacted the living and security situations in a country that has not been healed from a…