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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...
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, 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 ...
하나, 살인 사건 종결둘, 또 다른 살인 사건 수사 개시April 30 marks the third anniversary of the martyrdom of Pastor Han Chung Ryeol, a Korean Chinese pastor believed to have been murdered for aiding North Korean visitors to Changbai, China for nearly 20 years. In 2016, Pastor Han was stabbed through his heart, skull, and ...
During the Easter weekend, three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels were hit by near simultaneous explosions. An estimated 350 were killed and 500 were wounded. According to Voice of the Martyrs representative Hyun Sook Foley, this attack marks a change in the pattern of persecution toward Sri Lankan believers. "In Sri Lanka, threats and ...
(09 Apr 2019) Authorities in Pakistan fear that a terrorist linked to Islamic State may be planning an attack targeting Christians in Punjab province at Easter. That has led Voice of the Martyrs Korea to call on Korean churches to pray especially for the safety of Easter church services and celebrations this weekend in Pakistan. ...
