A few days ago we produced a new episode of our Persecution Podcast which focused on specific prayer requests for the nations of Uganda, China and Afghanistan.

We are so happy to report today that Y Wo Nie who has been in prison since August of 2004 has been released one year early!

Intolerance toward Christians continued to grow in 2011, according to year-end assessments by human-rights and Christian organizations. In particular, acts of violence against Christians during the holidays increased drastically.

The Islamist terror group Boko Haram’s escalating war against Christians and a violent nationwide protest against the end to government fuel subsidies have brought Nigeria to the edge of civil war.

Gary Lane at CBN News has written a stellar piece about the recent massacre that has taken place in Egypt last year on October 9th.