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China: Bulldozing of Xiaoshan church (9 seconds)	type: wmv | size: 4 MB
This brief video clip shows the Chinese authorities bulldozing a Christian church in Dangshan town, Xiaoshan on July 29 2006. Courtesy: China Aid.
China: Secret Video Footage	type: wmv | size: 2 MB
Chinese authorities bulldozing an unregistered church in June 2003 (2 minutes)
China: Shuang Shuying 1-minute video alert (July 2007)	type: wmv | size: 3 MB
Join the campaign to free Chinese Christian 75-year-old Shuang Shuying. Download this short, fast-moving video, and pass it on to your friends. Updated July 2007.
Conference report: Don't Stand in Silence (2004)	type: wmv | size: 3 MB
2004 conference on the persecuted church (3 minutes)
Eritrea: Pray for Eritrea	type: wmv | size: 11 MB
RI's latest report on the persecution of Eritrean Christians (8 mins)
Eritrea: Pray for Eritrea (Broadband version)	type: wmv | size: 21 MB
RI's latest report on the persecution of Eritrean Christians (8 mins)
Special Report from Vietnam	type: wmv | size: 34 MB
Special report from Vietnam, filmed on location. It features interviews with two wives whose husbands have been tortured and jailed for calling for freedom of worship and the return of land seized by the authorities. An ex-prisoner also paints a picture of brutality and overcoming faith behind bars.
Uzbekistan: former prisoner Pastor Salavat Serikbayev (Jan 2008)	type: wmv | size: 18 MB
Pastor Salavat Serikbayev describes in this short video how he was arrested and jailed for eight years just for conducting Bible studies and having Christian books in his home. Duration: 4m 49s. Jan 2008.
World Update Webcast 01 (May 2006)	type: wmv | size: 22 MB
Get informed about the persecuted church around the world by watching this NEW WORLD UPDATE webcast, presented by journalist Andrew Boyd. Features special video news reports from Eritrea and Vietnam, plus news from China, India and Pakistan (8 mins).
World Update Webcast 02 (June 2006)	type: wmv | size: 25 MB
Our June 2006 webcast features video news reports from Nigeria and Eritrea, plus news from Pakistan, Indonesia and India (10 mins)
World Update Webcast 03 (July 2006)	type: wmv | size: 26 MB
RI's 10-minute webcast features a special report from Nigeria, where Christians in Maiduguri have been the targets of orchestrated violence. Plus news from Pakistan, and Vietnam, where members of the so-called 'Mennonite Six' have been attacked yet again by the authorities. Includes prayer points.
World Update Webcast 04 (August/September 2006)	type: wmv | size: 20 MB
This 8-minute webcast features special reports from Nigeria and Eritrea, plus news reports about the persecuted church from around the world. CHINA: Pastor Zhang Rongliang sentenced to 7 1/2 years. INDONESIA: church attacked for second time. PAKISTAN: Christian couple lose home and son during dispute. Includes prayer points.
World Update Webcast 05 (October 2006)	type: wmv | size: 22 MB
Features special reports about North Korean refugees in China, and how Nigerian Christians are choosing to forgive their persecutors. The webcast also includes news about the persecuted church from around the world: INDONESIA Three Christians executed by firing squad. VIOLENT BACKLASH after Pope's comments about Islam. CHINA Church bulldozed by authorities, leaders charged. IRAN Muslim-background believer released on bail. ERITREA Almost 2,000 evangelicals imprisoned for their faith. Includes prayer points.
World Update Webcast 06 (November 2006)	type: wmv | size: 35 MB
RI's 9-minute video webcast features special reports about the latest wave of riots against Christians in Nigeria; and how Christians are coming under fire in Iraq. The webcast also includes news about the persecuted church from around the world. INDONESIA: Christians & Muslims unite against extremists. CHINA: Trial of church leaders postponed. PAKISTAN: Teachers beat Christian teenager for wearing cross. Includes prayer points.
World Update Webcast 07 (December 2006)	type: wmv | size: 18 MB
This 9-minute video webcast features news about the persecuted church from around the world. SRI LANKA: Christians continue to face persecution from militant Buddhists. PAKISTAN: Bodies of missionary couple found. PAKISTAN: Ranjha Masih acquitted of blasphemy - after eight and a half years in jail. VIETNAM: Secret training manual confirms religious repression.
World Update Webcast 08 (January 2007)	type: wmv | size: 17 MB
Our latest 9-minute webcast features news from the persecuted church around the world. INDONESIA: Parents forgive the murderers of their children. CHINA: Secret executions anger relatives. AUSTRALIA: Christian pastors accused of vilifying Islam win appeal. PAKISTAN: 13-year-old Christian housemaid raped. The next webcast will be available from the beginning of February.
World Update Webcast 09 (February 2007)	type: wmv | size: 18 MB
BURMA SPECIAL REPORT. Our 10-minute webcast features a special report on Burma's underground believers. Journalist Andrew Boyd reports from Burma.
World Update Webcast 10 (March 2007)	type: wmv | size: 16 MB
RI's 9-minute video webcast features special reports from Ethiopia and Burma, as well as news from India, Mexico and Turkey.
World Update Webcast 11 (April 2007)	type: wmv | size: 17 MB
RI's 10-minute video features special reports from Nigeria and Ethiopia, as well as news from Indonesia, India, and China.
World Update Webcast 12 (May 2007)	type: wmv | size: 17 MB
This 10-minute video report features the latest news of the persecuted church from around the world. Turkey: Church leaders claim growing nationalism and religious intolerance fuels the torture and murders of three workers at a Christian publishing house. Iraq: Christians have been fleeing their homes after Sunni militia threatened to kill them unless they converted to Islam within 24 hours. Nigeria: Christians warn that persecution could increase after a landslide election victory for a Muslim president.
World Update Webcast 13 (June 2007)	type: wmv | size: 21 MB
RI's 13-minute video webcast features special reports from Burma, Ethiopia and India. Burma: ‘They tried to stop me to publish any Christian book. In the letter they say several times that if you publish more… any more, we’ll sentence you for 12 years.’ Burmese Christian publisher. Ethiopia: 41-year-old Evangelist ‘Balay’ knows the dangers of being actively involved in spreading the gospel. India: Hindu extremists are stepping up their campaign of violence against Christians. Militants have been calling in TV crews to film them attacking missionaries and pastors.
World Update Webcast 14 (July 2007)	type: wmv | size: 36 MB
RI's 10-minute video webcast features special reports from Indonesia and North Korea. Indonesia: Three Indonesian Sunday school teachers have been released from jail after serving nearly two years for allowing Muslim children to attend their Sunday School - even though their parents had given their permission. North Korea: A new report accuses North Korea of committing genocide against Christians. Two North Korean defectors, including a former prison guard, have been telling of the brutal treatment meted out to Christians and political prisoners.
World Update Webcast 15 (August 2007)	type: wmv | size: 56 MB
RI's webcast for August 2007 features special reports from Burma and Ethiopia. Burma: Pastor Stephen was forced to pull down his own Christian orphanage by the Burmese authorities. Ethiopia: Muslim-backround believers describe the pressures they face.
World Update Webcast 16 (September 2007)	type: wmv | size: 56 MB
RI's 10-minute video webcast features special reports from Nigeria and China. Nigeria: The Bishop of Jos, Rt Rev Dr Benjamin Kwashi, narrowly escapes death after the second violent attack on his family in 18 months. China: A Human Rights lawyer describes some of the pressures facing Christians in China today.
World Update Webcast 17 (October 2007)	type: wmv | size: 36 MB
RI's 10-minute video webcast features a special report from Pakistan about the plight of Christians who are in hiding from militants who are determined to kill them. Plus news from Indonesia, China and Eritrea.
World Update Webcast 18 (November 2007)	type: wmv | size: 38 MB
RI's webcast features a special report from Nigeria as Christians in Maiduguri prepare for the possibility of further attacks against them. Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane is granted asylum in Denmark. Chinese house church activist Hua Huiqi has been brutally attacked by security guards. Plus news from Pakistan.
World Update Webcast 19 (December 2007)	type: wmv | size: 38 MB
RI's 10-minute webcast for December features a special report on our late President Rev Dr Rob Frost - a passionate campaigner on behalf of the persecuted church. Indonesia: A court has ruled that it is blasphemous to pray that Muslim leaders would become Christians. Forty-one Christian leaders have been sentenced to five years. Pakistan: Death threats by militants force a Christian school to close. North Korea: A group of nine young Christians have disappeared in the capital Pyongyang.
World Update Webcast 20 (Jan/Feb 2008)	type: wmv | size: 38 MB
RI's latest webcast features a Global Overview of the persecuted church for 2008, featuring North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, China and India. In addition this webcast features Uzbekistan: Pastor Salavat Serikbayev is jailed for holding Bible studies.
World Update Webcast 21 (March 2008)	type: wmv | size: 38 MB
RI's March webcast is a special report from Vietnam, filmed on location. It features interviews with two wives whose husbands have been tortured and jailed for calling for freedom of worship and the return of land seized by the authorities. An ex-prisoner paints a picture of brutality and overcoming faith behind bars.
World Update Webcast 22 (April 2008)	type: wmv | size: 38 MB
RI's April webcast inludes a special report from Laos, filmed on location. Andrew Boyd meets Pastor Khamxay, who refused to renounce his faith, despite severe beatings. 'They asked me to sign a piece of paper that said that I would not be a Christian because Christians are not good or not right for the Lao people. I didn't sign it because of my faith,' he says. The webcast also features: How a Release partner in Pakistan narrowly escaped death when his car was attacked as he tried to rescue a Christian teenager from extremists; Pastor Zaur Balayev is released from jail in Azerbaijan.