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India Attacks Against Christian Missionaries Spreading
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Attacks against native Christian missionaries in India's eastern state of Orissa have spread to other areas, a mission organization confirmed in statements seen by BosNewsLife Tuesday, October 21.
Christian Missionaries Bring Bibles, Aid To South Ossetia
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Christian missionaries said Tuesday, October 21, they have managed to distribute Russian Bibles and humanitarian aid in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, which was devastated by two months of war between Russian and Georgian forces.
10,000 Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul As Killings Continue
Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008
Aid workers rushed Friday, October 17, to assist at least 10,000 Christians who so far fled Mosul amid fresh reports that Islamic extremists are trying to eradicate the Christian population in this northern Iraqi town.
Iraq: Church Leaders Plead for Help in Mosul
Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008
Amid escalating violence against Christians, Iraqi church leaders have appealed directly to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for increased efforts to curb the continuing attacks In Mosul.
Eritrea “Burns” Bibles, “Detains” Christian Students
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Eritrean authorities confiscated and burned 1,500 Bibles from new high school students who arrived at country's main military training city, and detained eight students who protested the destruction of the books, Christians said Wednesday, October 15.
Missionary, Wife and Students Beaten by Radicals
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Gospel for Asia missionary Sursen and his wife, Nirmala--along with two Bible college students, Jolen and Kushal--were beaten by a mob of religious extremists on October 5 in Uttar Pradesh, India. The attacks came as the group was…
Tajikistan Seizing Church Properties; Christians Forced Underground
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan have begun destroying and banning Protestant churches, forcing an increasing number of Christians to meet and worship "underground" missionaries said Wednesday, October 15.
Christian Businessman Killed In Mosul
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A Christian music store owner was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraqi police said Monday, October 13, the latest in a series of killings that has caused thousands of Christians to flee the northern city in recent days,…
Pakistan: Pastor Suffers Police Attacks, Death Threats
Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008
A Pakistani pastor and his family in Punjab province have been living in fear for months after death threats from a murder suspect and repeated attacks on their house by police squads.
India: Evidence Concocted Against Christians in Murder of Hindu Leader
Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008
After police in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed this week that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu extremist group circulated allegedly forged documents in an attempt to implicate a local church in the…
Vietnam Preacher Killed In Central Highlands
Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Degar Montagnard Christians in Vietnam's Central Highlands faced another tense day Monday, October 6, after investigators confirmed that a preacher was killed, apparently by Vietnamese security forces, as part of a crackdown on Christianity and 'house churches' in…
India: Three More Christians Murdered in Orissa
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008
At least two more Christians were killed today in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district after Hindu extremists this week set fire to nearly 400 homes there and in Boudh district. A third man succumbed to axe injuries on Wednesday…

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