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Prominent House Church leader Released from Prison
Chinese Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan, wife and co-worker released. full story
Petition to Free Senior House Church Leader Launched
VOM and China Aid Launch Petition Drive to Free Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan. full story
Saudi Arabia – Saudi Man Killed Daughter for Converting to Christianity
Father cuts his daughter’s tongue and burns her Christian conversion. full story
INDIA – Violence against Christians Escalating in Orissa State
Outbreaks of violence against Christians escalating as homes, churches are burned in Orissa state. full story
Olympic Persecution: China Confiscates Bibles
Customs officials confiscated 315 Chinese Bibles from a Vision Beyond Borders team on Sunday, August 17, 2008. The Bibles were hidden in the group’s suitcases. full story
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ERITREA – Students Imprisoned in Shipping Container, Bibles Burned
Eight Students imprisoned in shipping container after protesting bibles being burned. full story
VOM and Charisma Magazine Discuss Persecution in China
VOM and Charisma Magazine Host Webcast to Discuss the Olympics, China, and Christian Persecution. full story
President Bush Receives VOM Olympic Prayer Band
Add one more China Olympic Prayer Band to the 500,000 given by VOM supporters to raise awareness of persecuted Christians. Just 24 hours ago, President George Bush received a prayer bracelet from Bob Fu, president of China Aid Association. full story
The Voice of the Martyrs’ website attacked
On July 24, VOM’s Web site was deliberately attacked forcing us to take the site offline temporarily. Our network engineers say the attack originated outside the United States. We have to believe the intent was to silence the online voice of the persecuted church. full story
ERITREA – Christian Woman Dies in Prison
On July 23, an Eritrean Christian woman, Azieb Simon, died of malaria in the Wi’a Military Training Center after being imprisoned and tortured for months. full story
INDIA – Christians Attacked by Hindu Extremists
KARNATAKA - On July 13, Hindu extremists disrupted a morning worship service at the Full Gospel Assembly Church in the village of Harapanahalli Taluk, Davangere district. full story
AZERBAIJAN – UPDATE: Court Hearing Held for Pastor
On July 22, a court hearing was held for Pastor Shabanov after he was arrested for possession of an illegal weapon. Pastor Shabanov's family insists the gun was planted by police. full story
Christians Abducted at Gunpoint by Muslim Extremists
PAKISTAN – On June 21, 16 Christians were abducted by Muslim extremists when they gathered to pray in Academy Town, Peshawar, Pakistan. full story
Christians Remain Strong and Resolute Despite Muslims Closing Church
INDONESIA – Recently, Muslims closed a church in Jatimula, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia and blocked Christians from entering and holding services. full story
VOM’s Bibles Unbound Program Expanding
In case you have not visited VOM’s Bibles Unbound Web site recently, I wanted to highlight the new Covert Operations. A covert operation provides a unique opportunity to provide New Testaments into closed or hostile areas where mailing Bibles is not possible. full story
Pastor Assaulted by Hindu Extremist
On July 20, Pastor Abraham was assaulted by Hindu extremists in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. full story
Nearly Half A Million Olympic Prayer Bracelets Ordered!
Nearly 500,000 Olympic Prayer Bands have been requested to date. The Voice of the Martyrs is processing the orders as fast as possible. We are so thankful for the tremendous support from Christians in the USA who are willing to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters in China during the Olympics. full story