On April 2019, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) added Russia to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC), a list of countries “whose government engages in or tolerates particularly severe religious freedom violations.” This rise in Christian persecution is tied to Russia instituting the Yarovaya Law in 2016. The Yarovaya Law …
PERSECUTED INDONESIAN PASTOR ABRAHAM BEN MOSES RELEASED FROM PRISON
In April, Indonesian Pastor Abraham Ben Moses (formerly Saifuddin Ibrahim) was released from prison after serving two years of a four year sentence. Pastor Abraham was first arrested in December 2017 after a YouTube video of him surfaced teaching the differences between the Bible and the Koran. Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organizations, accused ...
Nothing to Pity: God’s Purpose for the Pain of a Sex-Trafficked North Korean Woman
Join us in remembering faithful North Korean missionary, Mrs. Hong. Like many North Korean women, Mrs. Hong was sex-trafficked into China. Unlike many North Korean women, however, the man who bought Mrs. Hong, an atheist, allowed her to attend church. He even welcomed the congregation into their home. Still, conditions at home were miserable and ...
NEW BOOK REBUTS CLAIM THAT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IS RIGHT RESPONSE TO CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
In April, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs department published an independent review of global Christian persecution which claimed that “the level and nature of persecution is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide.” The review then stressed “the need for governments to give increasing priority and specific targeted support to ...
159 KNOWN “ANTI-MISSIONARY” PROSECUTIONS IN RUSSIA IN 2018, INCLUDING 1 KOREAN
On April 2019, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) added Russia to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC), a list of countries “whose government engages in or tolerates particularly severe religious freedom violations.” 2019 U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report Representative Foley Hyun Sook of Voice of the Martyrs ...
MORE THAN 140 ERITREAN CHRISTIANS ARRESTED
Earlier this month, more than 140 Christians were arrested as they gathered in a private courtyard in the Mai Temenai area of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Voice of the Martyrs Korea’s partner, Release Eritrea, reports that 104 of those arrested were women, 23 were men and 14 were children. The arrests happened during a ...
NK tried to silence Pastor Han; now his voice will be heard around the world
Filming is underway here in Korea this week on a short feature on the life and death of Pastor Han Chung Ryeol, as seen through the eyes of one of the many North Koreans he evangelized. Pastor Han was the Korean Chinese pastor martyred in Changbai, China on April 30, 2016. Thanks to the vision ...
12 HOUSE CHURCHES IN CHINA RAIDED SUNDAY
(Guangzhou) Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting another major wave of police action against house church across China this past Sunday, May 12. At least 12 house churches were raided by police and personnel of some related government departments during their worship. Sunday services were interrupted and multiple people were taken away, detained, and ...
International Film Producer in Suncheon this Week to Film Story of Martyred Korean Chinese Pastor for Global Audience
Filming was completed last week in Suncheon on a short feature film on the life and death of Pastor Han Chung Ryeol, the Korean Chinese pastor murdered in Changbai, China on April 30, 2016. American movie producer John Grooters Grooters Productions, in association with Voice of the Martyrs Korea, made the 6 minute film to ...
PERSECUTION MINISTRY RAISES EMERGENCY AID FOR SRI LANKAN CHRISTIANS
Persecution ministry, Voice of the Martyrs Korea, is raising emergency aid for the Christians in Sri Lanka affected by the recent Easter Bombing. Funds will be used to cover the immediate and long-term medical expenses of bombing victims, and support families who lost their source of income to the attack. "Both the Christian and the ...