House church pastors in China are accustomed to police harassment and even legal prosecution. But a new program in Song County, Henan Province designed to promote reporting of illegal religious activities by citizens now classifies house church pastors as “impersonators”. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the move is ...
One of the thirteen men found guilty of burning missionary Graham Staines and his two sons to death in India in 1999 was released last month for good behavior after 25 years in prison. Mahendra Hembram, now age 51, was cheered by members of Hindu nationalist groups and then led on a celebratory parade as ...
The 208 North Korean female workers in China who died after Corona have all been incinerated and sent back to North Korea, while an additional 10,000 “sick and problematic” North Korean female workers in China have gone back to North Korea during the past few months. That’s according to a letter from a North Korean ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea announced the release of its new children’s curriculum, a 5-workbook series entitled “Kids of Courage”, at a training event for pastors, teachers, and parents at its Jeongneung office the day before Easter. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley who led the training event, "Kids ...
Nine Christians from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, including Evangelist Wang Honglan, were convicted on charges of “illegal business operations” for selling government-authorized Bibles as a house church. The group members purchased the Bibles with their own funds and sold them at a 25% discount for evangelistic purposes. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. ...
Evangelist Chen Wensheng from Hengyang, Hunan province was released from Deshan Prison on April 2, 2025, after serving a 19-month sentence on charges of “organizing and financing unlawful gatherings” for preaching the gospel in the streets. Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley says that on the day of his release, Evangelist ...
In an effort to get local Christian evangelists to give up their faith, authorities in rural Vietnam have recently broken their fingers, spread broken glass around their homes, seized their farmlands, and damaged their motorbikes. But according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, these evangelists are remaining steadfast in their ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that the number of Christians imprisoned in Eritrea for their faith rose from 300 to 500 in 2024—a 66% increase in one year. The ministry says the few Christian prisoners released last year are struggling to find housing because the government is warning landlords not to rent their ...
President Donald Trump’s March 14 executive order curtailing the operations of the US government-operated broadcasters Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA) has already led to the end of VOA’s 7 hours of daily radio programs into North Korea. Experts predict RFA’s 9 hours of North Korean broadcasts will also soon be cancelled. ...
According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, a Christian pastor and his wife in Xi'an, China who were sentenced to seven years in prison for printing Christian books were kidnapped and tortured by authorities. The organization is reporting that the pastor has faced continuous extortion and violence from gangs since his arrival in prison. The ...
