India: Fact-Finding Mission Suggests Christmas Violence was Preplanned
Emerging facts indicate that India’s largest spate of anti-Christian violence, which has rendered thousands homeless in Orissa’s Kandhamal district, was preplanned.
Year: 2008
India Muslim Militants Destroy House Church, Group Says
Suspected Muslim militants have destroyed an evangelical underground house church of Christian mission group Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) in a volatile area of India’s Kerala state, an official confirmed to BosNewsLife Friday, January 4.
Honduras’ Top Evangelical Accuses Criminals Of Infiltrating Ministry
The pastor of one of Central America’s largest churches and evangelical organizations says criminal groups are infiltrating his and other Christian groups in an effort to halt their operations, BosNewsLife learned Friday, January 4.
Turkey: Police Arrest Suspect Plotting to Kill Pastor
Turkish police authorities over the weekend arrested a young suspect allegedly plotting to assassinate a Christian pastor in Antalya during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Pakistan Christians Losing Hope As Ballot Is Postponed After Assassination
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf announced Wednesday, January 2, that Britain will assist in an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who Pakistani Christians described as "the only hope" to end religious persecution.
Dozens Killed In Kenya Church Fire
At least dozens of people were burned to death in a Protestant church in western Kenya where they had taken shelter from tribal clashes sparked by a disputed vote that gave the president a second term, police and Red Cross sources said Tuesday, January 1.
New Year’s Day Attacks On Christians In India
There were new reports of attacks by suspected Hindu militants against Christians in India on New Year’s Day, shortly after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised to protect the country’s minority Christians in a letter to the widow of an Australian missionary killed nine years ago.