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• Ex-Pakistan Minister Appeals For Christian Rights Amid Fresh Reports Of Kidnappings - Worthy News A former federal minister and key human rights official has demanded more political influence for minority Christians in Pakistan's parliament amid fresh reports of anti-Christian violence and kidnappings of believers. Added: 07.14.2008 02:50 • Pakistan: Girls Kidnapped, Allegedly Forced to Convert - Worthy News A Christian father in Pakistan is in a legal battle with kidnappers for the custody of his pre-teen daughters, who allegedly have been forced to convert to Islam. Added: 07.14.2008 02:48 • Yemen: Arrests May Spark New Wave of Persecution - Worthy News On 18 June Yemeni news source Al Sahwa reported that Yemeni political security forces in Hodiada province had arrested a "missionary cell" of seven people and charged them with promoting Christianity and distributing the Bible. One of those arrested, Hadni Dohni, stands accused of converting to Christianity. Added: 07.14.2008 02:46 • Iran: Ex-Muslims Detained for 'Apostasy' - Worthy News Iranian authorities have detained two converts to Christianity in the southern city of Shiraz for eight weeks on suspicion of "apostasy," or leaving Islam. In Iran, apostasy is a crime that can be punishable by death. Added: 07.10.2008 03:32 • China Sentences Evangelical Leader To Two Years Forced Labor - Worthy News An evangelical pastor who trained Christian missionaries and evangelized in northwest China and Tibet has been sentenced to two years forced because of his Christian activities, investigators said. Added: 07.10.2008 03:31 • Christian Community Again Attacked In India's Orissa State - Worthy News Christian orphans were without shelter Wednesday July 9, as Hindu militants attacked their orphanage, a Jesuit Residence and a nearby Christian village in the troubled state of Orissa, where believers are still recovering from recent anti-Christian violence, BosNewsLife established. Added: 07.10.2008 03:28 • Indonesia: Church in West Java Bulldozed - Worthy News Public Order officials on June 26 demolished a church building in Cimahi regency of Bandung district, West Java, to make way for a new shopping mall and bus terminal after church leaders failed to convince authorities that they owned the land on which it was built. Added: 07.09.2008 03:59 • Evangelist Beaten Up by Hindu Radicals in India - Worthy News A group of Hindu radicals attacked an evangelist and beat him up. Added: 07.09.2008 03:58 • China Detains House Church Missionary And Co-workers - Worthy News A key member and missionary of an unofficial 'house church' in China's Heilongjiang Province faced difficulties Monday, July 7, to worship with fellow believers after Chinese security forces briefly detained him and two co-workers, representatives said. Added: 07.08.2008 02:38 • Iran: Authorities 'Temporarily' Release Badly Injured Christian - Worthy News After four weeks in police custody, Iranian Christian Mohsen Namvar was released "temporarily" last week to return to his home in Tehran. Added: 07.04.2008 02:20 • Algeria: Christians Sentenced for Spreading Faith - Worhty News A court in western Algeria convicted two Muslim converts to Christianity yesterday for illegally spreading their faith. Added: 07.04.2008 02:18 • India: Victims of Orissa Violence Evicted from Homes - Worthy News At least 36 Christian families whose houses were burned during Christmas season violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district have been evicted from their damaged homes. Added: 07.02.2008 04:03 | |
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