The link below is to an article reporting on the jailing of South Korea’s David Yonggi Cho for embezzlement. Cho is the founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world’s largest magachurch with over 1 million members.
For more visit:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2014/february/founder-of-worlds-largest-megachurch-convicted-cho-yoido.html
The link below is to an article reporting on the condition of an American pastor jailed in Iran.
For more visit:
http://christiannews.net/2013/08/15/american-pastor-imprisoned-in-iran-suffering-with-increasing-pain-from-internal-injuries/
The link below is to an article reporting on the hunger strike of a jailed Christian in Kazakhstan.
For more visit:
http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan-evangelical-christian-jailed/25055888.html
The link below is to an article reporting on persecution news from Iran, where a Christian pastor has been jailed for his faith.
For more visit:
http://aclj.org/iran/american-pastor-saeed-300-illegal-days-iranian-prison
The link below is to an article reporting on persecution in India, where a Pentecostal pastor has been jailed for baptising a woman with her consent.
For more visit:
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tamil-Nadu,-a-Pentecostal-pastor-in-prison-for-baptizing-a-woman-28528.html
The link below is to an article concerning jailed US Christian, Kenneth Bae, in North Korea.
For more visit:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/kenneth-bae-us-christian-jailed-in-north-korea-pleas-for-freedom-in-new-video-99298/
Christian’s Six-Year Sentence Upheld in Egypt
The following article reports on the latest news of persecution in Egypt, with the prison sentence being served by Makarem Diab being upheld. He was charged and jailed for alleged blasphemy. A further appeal has been scheduled following violence during the latest appeal hearing.
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/egypt/article_1520392.html
The articles linked to above are by Compass Direct News and relate to persecution of Christians around the world. Please keep in mind that the definition of ‘Christian’ used by Compass Direct News is inclusive of some that would not be included in a definition of Christian that I would use or would be used by other Reformed Christians. The articles do however present an indication of persecution being faced by Christians around the world.
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