Recent Incidents of Persecution
Azerbaijan04-28-12 - Remember in prayer the members of the Greater Grace Protestant who are appealing a decision by the court to liquidate the church and hold all its activities illegal - Forum 18 News
03-19-12 - Intercede for the members of the Greater Grace church which is facing court proceedings in a attempt to close the church after requiring it re-register - Forum 18 News
Canada
05-05-12 - Intercede for William Swinimer, a student at Forest Heights Community School who was suspended from school for wearing a Jesus T-shirt - International Christian Concern
China
04-28-12 - Pray that believers are able to resist the plans of the government to ban house churches - Compass Direct News
04-14-12 - Intercede for members of Beijing Shouwang Church, some of whom are arrested for attending the church\'s outdoor service - International Christian Concern
04-07-12 - Pray for house church members in the town of Ulanhot where authorities raided a gathering and warned participants not to meet on Easter - China Aid
04-07-12 - Pray for the managers of the Grace Like Rain bookstore which was raid by authorities who confiscated all of their publications - China Aid
03-31-12 - Intercede for the release of several staff members of the publication \'Kernel of Wheat\' who were arrested by authorities - China Aid
03-31-12 - Intercede for Li Shuangping who is dealing with government sponsored harassment as he ministers at the Linfen Church - China Aid
03-25-12 - Intercede for members of a house church in Xinjiang which was raided by authorities and ordered to stop having gatherings - China Aid
03-25-12 - Remember in prayer the members of a Three-Self church in Jiangsu province which has demolished by the government - China Aid
03-25-12 - Intercede for the members of the Three-Self church in the town of Gucheng who are fighting to get back their church property which has been taken over by local authorities - China Aid
Egypt
04-07-12 - Pray for a 17 year old believer, Gamal Abdou Massoud, who has been sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Islam - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Remember in prayer two nuns traumatized after a mob attacked their school on false accusation that the nuns were building a church there - Compass Direct News
India
04-28-12 - Pray for the believers in the town of Chhattisgarh who were attacked and beaten by Hindu extremists while having a funeral - Compass Direct News
04-28-12 - Remember in prayer Pastor Sayam Chandran and his congregation who are prevented by residents of their village from building a new church - International Christian Concern
04-21-12 - Pray for the release of a Christian couple who were arrested in Bandipora for distributing Christian pamphlets - International Christian Concern
04-14-12 - Remember in prayer members of Believers’ Church whose prayer meeting as raided by Islamic extremists - Compass Direct News
04-14-12 - Pray for the family of pastor S Dumbu who was killed by Maoist rebels - Worthy News
03-31-12 - Pray for the recovery and release of several believers who were attacked by Hindu extremists and later arrested - Compass Direct News
03-25-12 - Pray for the recovery of a believer, Rekha Khatoon, who was beaten by a mob for her faith - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Pray for believers who were the targets of attacks by Hindu nationalist in West Bengal, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh - AsiaNews
Indonesia
05-12-12 - Intercede for believers in the city of Singkil where authorities have closed 16 Christian places of worship - Worthy News
04-21-12 - Intercede for the members of the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Jejalen Jaya where local residents tried to block access to the church - International Christian Concern
03-19-12 - Remember in prayer the members of the Protestant church Gereja Kristen in West Java which was attacked by two gunman - International Christian Concern
Iran
05-12-12 - Intercede for the members of the Assemblies of God’s Central Church of Tehran who are being asked by authorities to reveal the names of those who attend - Compass Direct News
05-05-12 - Intercede for five Christian converts who have been held without charge since February - Worthy News
04-28-12 - Pray for the release of a believer, Farshid Fathi, who has been sentenced to six years in prison - Assist News Service
04-14-12 - Pray for the acquittal of 12 believers charged with apostasy - International Christian Concern
03-31-12 - Remember in prayer several churches in Tehran that have been order by authorities to stop holding services in the native Farsi language - Worthy News
03-19-12 - Intercede for believers in Isfahan where authorities are cracking down on official churches` - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Remember in prayer a believer, Alireza Seyyedian, who was arrested while trying to flea the country after being sentenced to six years in prison - International Christian Concern
Iraq
03-25-12 - Pray for the family of Salman Dawoud Salman who was kidnapped and later killed - AsiaNews
03-25-12 - Intercede for the families of the victims and the survivors of a bomb attack against the The Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Matthew in Baghdad - AsiaNews
Kazakhstan
05-05-12 - Intercede for Larissa Kim, wife of the pastor of the New Testament Co-workers of Jesus Methodist Church of Taldykorgan who was fined for having religious gatherings in her home - Forum 18 News
Kenya
05-05-12 - Pray for the God’s House of Miracles where one died and 16 others were injured in a grenade attack - Compass Direct News
04-07-12 - Remember in prayer the families of victims of a bombing of a church gathering that took place in the city of Mombasa - Compass Direct News
Laos
04-28-12 - Intercede for believers in the village of Khamnonsung who are resisting the authorities\' attempts to stop them from gathering for worship - Barnabas Fund
04-21-12 - Pray for the release of a student and six believers arrested by authorities for participating in a worship service - International Christian Concern
04-21-12 - Pray for believers in the village of Paksong authorities raided a church and banned future meetings - International Christian Concern
04-07-12 - Intercede for believers in the village of Khamnonsung where authorities have confiscated and sealed the village\'s church building - Compass Direct News
03-31-12 - Intercede for the release of five believers arrested for leading a religious gathering without approval - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Intercede for Khamla, the only believer living in the the district of Viengphuka who has been ordered to give up his faith or leave the village of Dongvieng - Assist News Service
Mali
04-14-12 - Intercede for believers in Mali as they face a new wave of persecution in the aftermath of a military coup - Assist News Service
Myanmar
03-25-12 - Pray for the Protestant Christian Chin communities whose gathering was interrupted by members of the Burmese army - AsiaNews
Nigeria
05-12-12 - Pray for the families of victims and survivors of an attack on believers on a home in the Christian village of Tahoss - International Christian Concern
05-05-12 - Intercede for the families of victims and survivors of a bomb attack at a worship gathering of students at Bayero University in Kano - Worthy News
04-28-12 - Remember in prayer believers in Jos where extremist attack a Christian area killing one person and injuring nine others - Compass Direct News
04-14-12 - Pray for the recovery of victims of a suicide bombing that targeted several churches in the city of Kaduna - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Intercede for the survivors and families of victims of a bombing at the St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church in Jos - Compass Direct News
Pakistan
05-05-12 - Pray for the family of Irshad Younas Chaudhry, the son of the coordinator of the Sheikhpura Christian movement All Pakistan Minorities Alliance who was killed by an extremist - AsiaNews
04-28-12 - Intercede for sisters, Amin Masih and Qaisar Masih who have gone into hiding once it was discovered that they were converts from Islam - International Christian Concern
04-21-12 - Intercede for believers in Korangi Karachi where land grabbers are attempting to seize long belonging to a Christian school - Global Christian Voice
04-14-12 - Intercede for the release of Shamim Bibi who remains in jail though she has not been charged - Compass Direct News
03-19-12 - Intercede for a believer, Shamim Bibi, who has been falsely accused of blasphemy for not accepting Islam - Compass Direct News
Philippines
04-28-12 - Pray for the protection of believers in Quezon City and the family of Pastor Wilfredo Germidia killed by unknown gunmen - Assist News Service
Saudi Arabia
05-12-12 - Intercede for a new believer who has been declared insane for becoming a follower of Christ - International Christian Concern
03-19-12 - Continue to pray for the release of 35 Ethiopian Christians still held by authorities for attending a prayer meeting at a private home - International Christian Concern
Sudan
04-28-12 - Intercede for believers in Khartoum where extremists invaded a church compound and damaged its church and Bible school - Compass Direct News
04-21-12 - Pray for thousands of South Sudanese believers seeking refuge as Sudan threatens war against South Sudan - Worthy News
04-07-12 - Pray for half a million believers of southern ethnic origin living in Sudan who are loosing their citizenship and most apply to renew their citizenship or leave the country - Compass Direct News
03-25-12 - Pray for an end to the indiscriminate killing of Christians and others ethnic groups taking place in the Nuba Mountains - Compass Direct News
Sweden
04-14-12 - Pray for halt to the deportation of Iranian Christian asylum seekers back to Iran - International Christian Concern
03-25-12 - Intercede for the return of Domenic Johansson to his parents, Christer and Annie Johansson, who was taken away by authorities in 2009 because of their desire to home school their child - CBN News
Syria
05-12-12 - Remember in prayer believers living in the city of Homs who face intimidation and persecution for their faith - Assist News Service
Tunisia
04-07-12 - Intercede for members of the Christian Orthodox Church in Tunis which has been the target of threats and attempts to cover the church\'s crosses - Raymond Ibrahim's Blog
Turkmenistan
03-31-12 - Intercede for four believers fined for having Bibles - Forum 18 News
U.S.A.
05-12-12 - Pray that Colorado Court of Appeals decision that the governor\'s proclamations of a state Day of Prayer violates the Constitutions\' provisions for religious liberty will be overturned - Christian News Wire
04-14-12 - Pray that believers will defend against government attempts to take away the religious freedoms - CBN News
04-07-12 - Remember in prayer the families of the victims of a shooting at Oikos University that left seven people dead - Assist News Service
United Kingdom
05-05-12 - Pray for Dr. David Drew who was fired from his job for sending an e-mail containing a prayer to his co-workers - International Christian Concern
04-21-12 - Remember in prayer believers in the UK who are standing against a ban of religious symbols in the work place - CBN News
Uzbekistan
05-12-12 - Intercede for 14 members of a house church who have fined for their participation - Forum 18 News
Vietnam
04-21-12 - Intercede for believers in the town of Thuy Tien Xuân where a mob stormed a Christian orphanage and beat a priest - International Christian Concern
04-21-12 - Intercede for pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison - International Christian Concern
03-31-12 - Pray for Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for \'disrupting national unity\'. - Christian Examiner
West Bank (Israel)
03-19-12 - Pray for the members of the Bethlehem\'s First Baptist which has is no longer recognized as an official church by the Palestinian Authority - Worthy News
Yemen
03-19-12 - Pray for the family of Joel Shrum who was killed by militants who accused him of proselytizing - CBN News