Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting a 12 percent increase in government jamming of its shortwave radio broadcasts to North Korea over the past eighteen months. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the measurement comes from the organization’s daily self-monitoring and shows that 58 percent of the ministry’s ...
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October 13, 2026 In VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
CENTRAL INDIA CHURCHES POST SIGNS: “FOR CHRISTIANS ONLY; OTHERS ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK”
Signs for visitors are going up outside churches in the Central Indian city of Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh state. But according to persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea, the signs are for warning, not welcome. “The signs advise potential visitors that worship services are for Christians only and that non-Christians who enter do so at ...
October 8, 2026 In Russian Special, 스페셜 칼럼, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
RUSSIA: MISSIONARY PARK TAE YEON SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS 8 MONTHS IN PRISON
As first reported by Voice of the Martyrs Korea, Korean Missionary Park Tae-Yeon was sentenced today in Khabarovsk Court to a total of 5 years 8 months on two immigration-related charges. The sentence is to be served in a general-regime correctional colony. Voice of the Martyrs Korea says an appeal to a higher court on ...
October 6, 2026 In 스페셜 칼럼, China Special, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
CHINA: AUTHORITIES RAID CHURCH IN HISTORIC RED ARMY/UNDERGROUND CHURCH STRONGHOLD
Chinese authorities carried out a two-day operation against a small house church in Jinzhai County, western Anhui Province in central China last month. While the church may not be well known, the area is: The Dabie Mountains holds special significance to both Chinese communists and Chinese Christians and has been the site of repeated clashes ...
September 22, 2026 In VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
VIETNAM: FACED WITH BOILING WATER, BROKEN BONES, EVICTION, CHRISTIANS REMAIN FAITHFUL
Three years ago, thugs in a rural village in Vietnam’s Highlands region attacked Sister T* (*name withheld for security reasons). They claimed they had been sent by local authorities to make her renounce her faith. When she refused, they threw boiling water on her. “This year, the thugs returned,” says Voice of the Martyrs Korea ...
September 19, 2026 In Russian Special, 스페셜 칼럼, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
RUSSIA: PROSECUTOR CROSS-EXAMINES MISSIONARY PARK TAE-YEON ABOUT RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND BELIEFS AS TRIAL VERDICT DELAYED AGAIN
Korean missionary Park Tae-Yeon was cross-examined in court by prosecutors Thursday, with about 70 percent of prosector’s questions related to the missionary’s religious activities and beliefs. That’s according to persecution watchdog organization Voice of the Martyrs Korea, which says that the cross-examination of Missionary Park will resume on September 22, with a verdict in the ...
September 15, 2026 In Russian Special, 스페셜 칼럼, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
RUSSIA: KOREAN MISSIONARY TRIAL RESUMES THIS WEEK AFTER DELAYS
The trial of a Korean missionary facing 17 years in prison on immigration-related charges is set to resume this week in Khabarovsk, Russia, after the court-appointed interpreter failed to appear at a hearing on September 1. According to persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea, two hearings are scheduled this week and two next week ...
September 8, 2026 In Russian Special, 스페셜 칼럼, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
RUSSIA: FOREIGNERS EVANGELIZING IN RUSSIA FACE MANDATORY EXPULSION UNDER NEW LAW
Russia is making expulsion of foreigners mandatory for a wider range of religious offenses. According to persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea, the new law, signed on August 4 and due to go into effect on November 3, could lead to mandatory expulsion of foreigners for simple acts like inviting someone to a religious ...
September 1, 2026 In VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
VIETNAM: RURAL PASTOR RECEIVES 7 YEAR SENTENCE FOR “UNDERMINING NATIONAL UNITY”
A 59-year-old pastor from Vietnam’s Central Highlands region was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison last month by a court in Đắk Lắk Province on the charge of “undermining the national unity policy”. Pastor Y Nuen Ayun, a member of the Ede ethnic minority, was also sentenced to four years of probationary ...
August 25, 2026 In China Special, VOMK Tuesday Report By gpark
ONLINE PETITION CALLS ON TRUMP, XI TO LET CANCER-STRICKEN PASTOR RETURN TO FAMILY IN U.S.
A humanitarian campaign is calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to raise the case of Pastor John Cao with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the scheduled September 24 meeting between the two leaders. Organizers say that the goal of the campaign is to secure permission for Pastor Cao, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 ...