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Imprisoned Believers

Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), a ministry serving the persecuted church worldwide, has launched an interactive website to increase awareness of believers imprisoned for their faith. Each month, http://www.prisoneralert.com will feature a Christian imprisoned for their beliefs. This month it's Chinese journalist Li Yung who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for her role in the publication of an underground church magazine in China. VOM spokesman Todd Nettleton says the website has many easy-to-use features. "You can e-mail your friend, let them know about a Christian who is suffering in prison for his or her faith in Jesus Christ, and invite them to join you in prayer. You can also write a letter on their behalf to an official or, in some cases, you can even write letters to the prisoners themselves." Those letters will then be translated and forwarded to the prisoners. An estimated 160,000 believers worldwide will die at the hands of their oppressors this year.

From the website, here are nations where Christians are frequently persecuted include…

Afghanistan Cyprus Maldives Sri Lanka
Algeria Egypt Mauritania Sudan
Azerbaijan Equatorial Guinea Morocco Syria
Bangladesh Ethiopia Myanmar (Burma) Tajikistan
Bhutan India Nepal Tibet (China)
Brunei Indonesia Nigeria Tunisia
Chechnya Iran North Korea Turkey
Chiapas Iraq Oman Turkmenistan
China Kuwait Pakistan United Arab Emirates
Colombia Laos Qatar Uzbekistan
Comoro Islands Libya Saudi Arabia Vietnam
Cuba Malaysia Somalia Yemen