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India Terror Blasts Damage Church; 50 Killed, Pastor Injured
Posted on Monday, November 3, 2008
A dozen bomb blasts rocked the Indian state of Assam Thursday, October 30, killing at least 50 people and injuring 300 others, including Christians, a main alliance of churches and mission groups told BosNewsLife.
Eritrean Officials Imprison 20 Members of Underground Church
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that Eritrean officials imprisoned about 20 Christians belonging to the underground Faith Missions Church on October 12, 2008 in Deki-Zeru, a town 30km away from…
Pakistan Custody Battle Over Kidnapped Christian Girl
Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008
Human rights lawyers of two underage sisters who already won a custody battle over a 10-year-old girl, prepared Saturday, October 25, to also regain custody of her elder sister, after reports the girls were raped and coerced into…
Crackdown On Christianity In Middle East And North Africa, Group Suggests
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
An association of Christian agencies and individuals advocating human rights of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa, remained concerned Wednesday, October 22, over the situation of several Christian prisoners, some of whom may be executed under…
Detained Uyghur Christians Face Execution And Mistreatment In China
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
Family and activists continued efforts Wednesday, October 22, to obtain the release of two Uyghur devoted Christians in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, saying one of them may be executed while another believer is facing mistreatment in a…
Taliban Kills Christian Aid Worker In Afghanistan
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Islamic militant group Taliban said Monday, October 20, its gunmen killed a Christian aid worker in the capital Kabul because she was spreading Christianity in Afghanstan.
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.

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