Christian sentenced for "proselytism'
AN Algerian Christian was handed a two-year suspended sentence for "proselytism' in mid-April amid an ongoing government crackdown on 26 of Algeria's 50 Protestant congregations, a church leader told Compass Direct News.

Beijing Olympics lead to Christian crackdown
THE Chinese have upped persecution of house church leaders and banishing foreign Christians, presumably to crush voices who may draw attention to the plight of religious minorities during the Olympics, says Voice of the Martyrs.