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. ...
Korea is in the midst of an upsurge in foreign student population. As of April 2018, there were 142,205 foreign students studying in Korea. The majority of these students come from China (48.2%) and Vietnam (19%), two countries which last year enacted sweeping new religious restrictions on churches. “Campus ministries and college chaplains seek to ...
Due to the success of its initial opening night, Voice of the Martyrs Korea has scheduled a second free public showing of the movie Tortured for Christ at their Jeongneung office, on Saturday April 13 at 4PM. Pre-registration by calling the organization at 02-2065-0703. The film is also being made available to churches, seminaries, and ...
An annual list released this week by Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its ministry partner China Aid indicates that government persecution of Christians in China increased in size, severity, and spread in 2018, with further increases forecast for 2019. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Hyun Sook Foley, 2018 shows a change ...
