On Jan. 16, more than a dozen Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers forcibly escorted Pastor “Bike” Zhang Mingxuan from a Beijing pastor’s home and put him on a bus to Henan province.
By Adrienne Gaines, Charisma magazine
Feb. 04, 2009 –The world has become a more dangerous place for Christians.
In recent years, gunmen have opened fire on pastors and worshippers, killing dozens on the grounds of Christian churches and ministries across the United States. Incidents of violence, arson and other emergencies occur regularly in Christian organizations.
On Tuesday the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a press conference to update the status of religious freedom in Iraq.
An unrecognized Azerbaijani breakaway republic is flying under the radar of religious rights watchdogs. Nagorno-Karabakh’s president, President Bako Sahakyan, just signed a religion law, and it goes into effect this month. 
For the first time since he was kidnapped and beaten on November 24, Gospel for Asia missionary N. Chouhan is telling his story–in his own words–about the harrowing ordeal and his miraculous escape.
