More Evangelicals Arrested in Eritrea

Police in the Eritrean capital of Asmara continued the country-wide crackdown against independent Protestant congregations this month, arresting another 12 evangelicals on September 7 while they were meeting in a private house for prayer and worship.

Christian held by Egyptian police

Egyptian Christian Bolis Rezek-Allah was pulled off an international flight this afternoon in Cairo, Egypt, and is being held by Egyptian secret police. Rezek-Allah, who had been granted an immigrant visa to Canada, was on the plane to leave Egypt when police arrested him.

Fatah Gunman Raid Ramallah TV Studio

Jerusalem (ICEJ) — Five masked gunmen from Yasser Arafat’s al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades stormed the Ramallah TV studios of Arab satellite station al-Arabiya on Saturday night, smashing equipment and holding staff at gunpoint.

Staines Killers found Guilty

More than four years after the tragic murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, prime suspect Dara Singh and 12 others were convicted of the killings today by the district and sessions judge of Orissa state, India.

IDF, Hamas in Hebron Gun Battle

Jerusalem (ICEJ) — A thirteen-year-old Palestinian boy was reportedly killed Tuesday morning by shrapnel after Israeli special forces surrounded an eight-story building in Hebron in search for Hamas fugitives, two of whom died in the ensuing gun battle.

Turkmenistan Baptists Banned from Services

Baptists and other Protestant groups in two of the most oppressive republics of the former Soviet Union faced fines and possible liquidation Monday, September 1, unless they stop church meetings, reports said.

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