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Laos Detains 17 Christians, Believers Face “Torture And Death”
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
At least 17 Christian men in Laos, including church leaders, have been detained by Communist authorities and are facing torture and possible death amid an apparent new government crackdown on Christians, missionaries said Monday, April 4.Christian Aid Mission…
Pakistani Worshippers Attacked on Easter Sunday
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2005
Armed gunmen attacked Christian worshippers as they emerged from Easter Sunday services in a village church near the southern outskirts of Lahore yesterday, killing one young Christian man and injuring seven other congregants.
Sri Lanka to Vote on Anti-Conversion Bill
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2005
The Sri Lankan government will cast a deciding vote on anti-conversion legislation in April, despite sharp criticism of the “Act for the Protection of Religious Freedom.”
Colombia’s Native Missionaries Refuse To Flee Guerilla Offensive
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Native Christian missionaries in rural Colombia are refusing to leave despite attacks from guerilla groups which they claim have "randomly confiscated multiple church buildings" and forced hundreds of villagers to flee to major cities, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, March…
Costa Rican Congressman Protests Church Closings
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
A simmering dispute over the closing of dozens of evangelical churches by the government broke into the open when a leading evangelical member of Costa Ricas Congress staged a protest by climbing the country’s principal monument.
Prominent Eritrean Pastor Disappears in Asmara
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005
A leading evangelical pastor disappeared off the streets of Asmara four days ago, presumably detained by Eritrean security forces and jailed at some unknown location.
Chinese Christians React to New Religious Regulations
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005
In early March, China adopted the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, first announced by the government in December 2004. The government claims the new regulations are a step towards religious freedom. However, some Christian leaders have expressed serious…
Eritrea Jails 16 for Watching Home Video
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Last Sunday evening, Eritrean security police arrested 16 Protestants for watching a Christian video together in a church member’s home in the town of Adi-Kibe.
Two Unjustly Held Christian Prisoners Declared Innocent in Peru
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Two Christian prisoners, one of whom has spent ten years behind bars, have recently been declared innocent in Peru. The first, Lucio Vilca Galindo, was arrested for the second time in April 1995. He was accused of treason…
Hindu Extremists in India Assault Rajasthan Christians
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Hindu extremists have violently assaulted several Christians in Rajasthan, India, over the past two weeks. Local observers say the attacks are a strategy to push forward the enactment of anti-conversion laws in the state.
US’s Rice To Visit China Church Amid Reports of Persecution
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to attend a church service for Palm Sunday in Beijing, aides said Saturday, March 19, just hours after a Christian news agency published letters of alleged persecuted Christians.
Letters From China
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005
Correspondence reveals personal trials, challenges facing house church Christians in China.
Indian Prime Minister Urged To End Anti Christian Violence
Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2005
Indian insurgents who threatened to kill evangelical leaders and "totally destroy" the country's leading mission organization backed down as Christian leaders urged the prime minister to help end anti Christian violence, officials said Saturday March 12.
Iran Christian Colonel Jailed With Known Dissidents, report says
Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2005
An Iranian Colonel who, despite Western protests, was jailed last month for his alleged "illegal" conversion to Christianity is held at Tehran’s notorious maximum-security prison with well-known political and religious dissidents, a Christian news agency reported late Friday,…
Eritrea Jails another 31 Christians
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005
Another 31 Eritrean Christians have been jailed by police in towns north of the capital Asmara over the past 10 days. The latest police sweeps brings the total to 187 arrests for “illegal” Christian activities in Eritrea since…

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