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• Taliban Kidnaps 16 Christians - Worthy News The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has just learned that 16 Christians were kidnapped at gunpoint in Peshawar, Pakistan on June 21, 2008, and have since been released. Added: 06.24.2008 03:30 • China Cancels Court Hearing Of Frail House Church Leader - Worthy News A frail prominent Chinese house church leader and Christian bookstore owner already detained for three months remained in a Chinese prison Sunday, June 22, after a court hearing was unexpectedly cancelled, Chinese Christians said. Added: 06.23.2008 02:49 • Muslims Fight to Keep Church Out of Village - Worthy News Muslim fundamentalists in a village 192 kilometers (119 miles) north of the capital have threatened to kill a pastor as part of an effort to keep his church from constructing a church building, according to the head of the Isha-e-Jamat Bangladesh (Jesus' Church) denomination. Added: 06.19.2008 03:37 • Sri Lanka: Large Anti-Christian Rally Planned - Worthy News Buddhist extremists have invited residents of Middeniya, a town in Hambanthota district, southern Sri Lanka, to attend a huge anti-Christian rally this Sunday (June 22), where they have promised to "expose the great [Christian] conspiracy." Added: 06.19.2008 03:36 • China: Bookstore Owner Due to Appear in Court - Worthy News Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan, detained in a Chinese prison without his medication for diabetes, is due in court Thursday (June 19) to face as yet unspecified charges. Added: 06.19.2008 03:34 • China Detains Church Leader Due To Meet EU Official - Worthy News The president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, a major umbrella group of underground churches, has been detained along with his interpreter while on his way to meet a senior European Union official, fellow Christian workers said. Added: 06.19.2008 03:33 • Turkish Pastor Facing Jail On "False" Charges - Worthy News An evangelical pastor in Turkey faced a possible jail term Wednesday, June 18, just days after a prosecutor began investigating him on charges that included to blasphemy against Islam, Christian rights investigators said. Added: 06.19.2008 03:31 • Algeria: Christian Charged with Evangelism -- Again - Worthy News Convicted of blasphemy and evangelism in two separate cases this year, an Algerian Christian goes on trial in west Algeria for a third time tomorrow, again for evangelism. Added: 06.18.2008 03:28 • Turkey Church Facing Closure - Worthy News A Protestant church in the Turkish capital Ankara faced an uncertain future Monday, June 16, after authorities ordered it to close down, rights investigators familiar with the situation said. Added: 06.17.2008 03:46 • Third Christian School Opened In Iraq - Worthy News Amid reported death threats and violence against Iraq's Christian minority, a mission group has managed to open a third Christian school in Iraq as part of government-backed reconciliation efforts, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, June 14. Added: 06.16.2008 03:23 • "Fall" Lebanon "Horrendous" Implications For Christians And Middle East - Worthy News A key official of the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-RLC) has warned that Iran-sponsored Hezbollah's veto over government decisions means "the fall of Lebanon" with "horrendous implications" for religious liberty and security in the Middle East. Added: 06.13.2008 03:20 • India: Christians in Orissa Still Targeted After Attacks - Worthy News Still struggling to rebuild their homes and lives after suffering large-scale attacks last Christmas season, Christians in Orissa state's Kandhamal district continue to face ostracism and threats from Hindu nationalists. Added: 06.12.2008 07:16 | |
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