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• 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 • 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 | |
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