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• India: State Admits Few Complaints of 'Forced' Conversions - Worthy News The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat state has disclosed that there were only three complaints of alleged "forcible" conversions in the state in the last 10 years, and only two of those concerned Christian conversions. Added: 07.18.2008 03:14 • Turkey Authorities "Supported" Murders Of Christians, Trial Observers Claim - Worthy News There was concern Wednesday, July 16, that Turkish authorities were involved in last year's murder of three evangelical Christians at a Christian publishing house in the city of Malatya. Added: 07.17.2008 01:57 • Spike in Attacks against Egyptian Coptic Christians - Worthy News The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that a recent increase in attacks against Egypt’s Coptic Christians has prompted various Christian groups to organize demonstrations condemning fanatic Muslims engaging in these attacks and the officials of the Egyptian government who have failed to protect Christians against such attacks. Added: 07.16.2008 04:11 • Muslim Mob Attack Protestant Church In Pakistan - Worthy News A tense calm returned Tuesday, July 15, to the outskirts of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, after several Christians, including a pastor, were injured when Muslim militants stormed a Protestant church during a prayer service, officials told BosNewsLife. Added: 07.16.2008 04:08 • Bush Condemns Religious Rights Abuses In Iran, Eritrea, Sudan and China - Worthy News United States President George W. Bush on Monday, July 14, condemned Iran, Eritrea, Sudan, North Korea, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and China for violations of religious rights, saying thousands of people are suffering and "languish in the nation's" jails, but noted some progress in Communist-run Vietnam. Added: 07.15.2008 05:55 • Protestant Christian Faces 15 Years Prison In Uzbekistan - Worthy News A Protestant Christian leader in Uzbekistan faces up to 15 years in prison on charges that include teaching religion without official approval and encouraging people to read "prohibited Christian literature," a major religious rights group said Monday, July 14. Added: 07.15.2008 05:54 • Indonesia: Religious Tensions Rise in West Papua - Worthy News Authorities in West Papua, Indonesia, must move fast to prevent tension between Christian and Muslim communities escalating into a Malukan-style conflict, according to a recent report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Added: 07.15.2008 05:53 • Uzbekistan "Bans" Bibles - Worthy News Thousands of Christians in Uzbekistan were without anticipated Bibles and related Christian literature Sunday, July 13, as authorities have reportedly imposed a ban on Bible imports, a major Christian publishing group said. Added: 07.15.2008 05:50 • 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 | |
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