Sergei Skripal and his daughter are fighting for their lives following a nerve agent attack. The UK and Russia expel diplomats in a 'tit-for-tat'. Increasing notes of condemnation are being expressed from Western leaders and we may wonder where this will end? Will it 'blow over' just like the [...]
Forum18 reported a number of raids on the homes of Christians during the second half of 2017 across Uzbekistan. These raids carried out by uniformed Police, NSS and unnamed agencies all resulted in the seizing and destruction of Christian literature, music and Bibles as well as large fines, many [...]
Narmurad Mominov, a Turkmen Protestant leader, was fined two weeks‘ average local wages in late February after police raided a private home. Many of those present were held until the early hours of the morning, while some were pressured to renounce or change their faith. One who did so [...]
Opendoors summarise the situation in Turkey as follows... Turkey’s rank on the World Watch List rose sharply this year, from #45 to #37. There are three notable trends in Turkey at the moment: the presence of radical Islam, the ethnic conflict and the changing political scene. Each of these trends [...]
Some observations from my trip to Northern Iraq and Istanbul. As part of this trip I visited three churches, which in some ways were probably the most dangerous places I visited.The first church I visited was in Northern Iraq. It is an Arabic-speaking church about an hour’s drive from the [...]
We reported on the new 'anti-missionary' bill in Russia that came into affect on 20th July 2016. Forum 18 provide a detailed summary of the outcome of 29 known court rulings across Russia - 15 of which have resulted in a conviction and fine - view their news update. We [...]
