Cuba: Prosecutor Recommends Acquittal of Church Leader
A prosecuting attorney in Havana on Monday (December 4) recommended that the Rev. Carlos Lamelas be acquitted of all charges of trafficking in illegal emigrants.
Year: 2006
Uzbekistan Government “Attacking” Evangelical Christians; Churches Raided, Bibles Burnt
Evangelical Christians in Uzbekistan faced another tense day Wednesday, December 6, amid an ongoing media campaign against them, police raids in churches and reports that Bibles and other literature are burnt by authorities.
India Christians Killed And Raped, Group Reports Increased Anti-Christian Violence
There was mounting concern Tuesday, December, 5, about what at least one advocacy group described as a “huge increase” in attacks against Christians in India, where Hindu and some Muslim groups are apparently fighting the spread of Christianity.
Iraq: Kidnappers Murder Church Elder in Mosul
Grieving Christians in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul completed three days of mourning for a murdered Presbyterian Church elder yesterday, only hours before another Iraqi clergyman was grabbed off the streets of Baghdad this morning.
Bangladesh: Islamic Extremists Face Death for Killing Christian
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced two Islamic extremists to death for murdering Dr. Abdul Gani Gomes, a Christian convert from Islam, in September 2004.
China Plans Destruction Of House Church, Group Says
Christians in China’s Zhejiand faced a tense Sunday, December 3, amid reports that local authorities want to destroy a house church in the province.
India: Hindu Villagers Beat, Expel Christian Families
Police in the eastern state of Jharkhand have turned a blind eye to the plight of two Christian families who were severely beaten and expelled from their village for refusing to give up their faith.
China Executes 15 Underground Church Members In Secret
China has secretly executed 15 members of a controversial underground church after founding them guilty “of murdering members of a rival sect,” BosNewsLife learned Thursday, November 30.
Six Christians Murdered By Muslim Mob In Ethiopia
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that in early October, a mob of three hundred Muslims murdered six Christians, and seriously wounded fifteen others during a midnight worship service in Beshasha, a town located in the Agaro province, 408 kilometers West of Addis Ababa.
India: Policeman Summoned in Severe Beating of Christians
A district court in Punjab state has summoned a police official for severely beating four Christians.
India Church Worker Killed, Pastor Detained
Police in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu were investigating Monday, November 27, the death of a church worker who was apparently killed at the start of a Sunday worship service.
Anti-Christian Violence Escalates in Sri Lanka
Anti-Christian violence “is escalating” in Sri Lanka amid ongoing fighting between security forces and Tamil rebels seeking independence, human rights investigators said Monday, November 27.
Pakistan Christians Jailed For 10 Years For “Blasphemy”
Two Pakistani Christian men spent another day in prison Monday, November 27, after a court jailed them for 10 years on charges of “blasphemy” against the Quran, considered a holy book by Muslims.
Anglican Priest Killed in Uganda
An Anglican Priest named Rev. Godfrey Tabura killed at Kyenda in Mubende District on Saturday evening, the 25th of November. He was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while riding home on a motorcycle.
Pakistan’s Longest Held Christian Prisoner Rushed To Hospital After Release
Ranjha Masih, who was Pakistan’s longest held Christian prisoner of conscience, underwent surgery Saturday, November 25, after he was rushed to a private hospital to receive treatment for diabetes– one of many ailments of which he suffers following years of torture and abuse, friends said.
Churches Protest Killings Christian Leaders And Activists In Philippines
An Asian human rights team has condemned Philippines government for what it says is “its utter failure” to look into the killings of Christian leaders, rights activists, journalists and others by security forces and prosecute those involved, BosNewsLife established Friday, November 24.
Sri Lanka: Mobs Attack More Churches
Buddhist militants attacked two church services in Sri Lanka on November 12 and hit Christian workers returning from a funeral. On Thursday (November 16), they also doused a female church member with a container of burnt oil.
India: Militants Kill Prominent Christian Worker
Two unidentified militants today killed a Christian convert from Islam on a busy road in Mamoosa village, Barmullah district, in the terror-stricken state of Jammu and Kashmir.
India: Families Driven From Homes for Receiving Christ
Adherents of a Bodo tribal religion in Assam, northeast India, forced nine families from their homes last Tuesday (November 14) for converting to Christianity.
Pakistan: Drunken Mod Vandalizes Church
Armed and drunken Muslims struck two greeters at a Sunday evening service of a church outside Lahore last week, later returning to pelt the building with stones and bricks.