Persecution seems to be heightened in Uzbekistan as several more Christians are imprisoned or fined for sharing their faith with children.
Baptist deacon Pavel Nenno in Uzbekistan was sentenced to 15 days in prison for feeding needy children. According to Forum 18, other believers say that he was simply “feeding neglected children from poor families.” As [...]

Ivan Mikhailov, a Messianic Jew, has today (1 February) had a three-month jail term imposed on him by a court in Belarus for refusing compulsory military service. His brother-in-law told Forum 18 News Service that “The sentence has nothing to do with justice.” His lawyer, Svetlana Gorbatok, argued that the absence of an Alternative Service [...]