• Rights Groups Confront Chinese Gov't in Unprecedented Letter

  Eight human rights groups in China have issued an unprecedented open letter challenging the Chinese government to account for its rights violations against Chinese citizens.

• Young Iranian Christians Held in Notorious Prison Without Charge

  Roommates Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, and Maryam Rustampoor, 27, were arrested March 5 by Iranian security forces who accused them of being “anti-government activists,” reported Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN), which recently received news about their detainment.

• U.S. Group Launches Petition to Free Chinese Lawyer

  A Christian religious freedom organization has launched an online petition to free China’s most famous lawyer, the group announced Thursday.

• Assemblies of God Africa Aims to Baptize 10 Million New Believers

  The Africa Assemblies of God Alliance (AAGA) has set out to baptize 10 million believers within a ten year period, the denomination’s news agency reported this past week.

• Survey: Millions of Non-Christian Iraqis Watch Christian TV

  A new survey found that about 5.3 million Iraqis, or about 19 percent of the population, watch the Christian satellite programs on SAT-7, the ministry reported Friday.