This morning as I was considering what to share with you, Gao Zhisheng came to my mind for the first time in a few weeks. So as I was looking up the latest information on Gao, on the http://www.freegao.com website, I was reading about Ai Weiwei, a "dissident" accused of tax evasion, who reportedly confessed to tax evasion, after seeing a video of Gao showing how he was tortured.

A few days ago, The Voice of the Martyrs Canada spokesman, Greg Musselman talked to Mission Network News about the latest going on in Syria. Syria is one of VOM's restricted nations and shows that the Christian population of Syria is around 5 percent. Greg Musselman explains the danger of Christians and why we need to pray.

Three American women who entered India on tourist visas were asked to leave last week following complaints by Hindu organizations that they were part of a religious conversion drive in the city of Kochi, Kerala state.

It's Tuesday, which means it's time to let you know how you can minister to one of our highlighted persecuted prisoners.

Sorry for the cliché, but it really is a small world. Or maybe it’s just that something small can touch the world.

A few weeks ago BeliefNet did a series of posts based on a new book by Carl Moehller called The Privilege of Persecution (And Other Things the Global Church Knows That We Don't) and one post in particular is about a woman in China who was held for 48 hours after she was arrested for just going to church.

A few days ago Persecution Podcast Episode 72 was posted at http://www.persecutionpodcast.com and I wanted to let you know about it because Todd Nettleton interview Joel about the increasing persecution within China.