Indonesia: Churches close, but Christianity grows
Official church closures have not stopped the growth of Christianity in Indonesia.
Christian Persecution – Asia
Two Christian activists beaten
Two Christian activists who had previously served prison sentences were both beaten and detained in Vietnam’s Central Highlands last month.
Pakistan: Christians Fight Eviction
Thousands of poor Pakistanis face the destruction of their temporary homes in Islamabad after a government agency announced last week that Christian migrant slums threatened the demographics of the city’s Muslim majority.
Bangladesh: Islamists send death threats
More than 20 Christians in Bangladesh have received death threats during the past two months.
Pakistan: Arson Fire at Christian TV Station
Pakistani police are deliberately downplaying any chance of arson after a suspicious fire damaged a Christian cable TV station in Karachi last week.
India: Hindus asault Christians
Forty Christians were severely beaten by Hindu nationals in India’s Telangana state last month after holding a prayer meeting in a private home.
Malayasian gov’t targets Christians for Islamisation
Christians in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak are struggling against government-funded ploys to entice them to convert to Islam.
Bangladesh: Christians survive arson attacks
In early November, a group of Muslims attempted to burn four Christian families alive by setting their homes in the village of Kamarpara, Bangladesh, on fire, but neighbors helped them to escape the flames.
Pakistan’s anti-Christian discrimination in education
Christians leaders have petitioned Pakistan’s supreme court to end its discrimination against minorities in the nation’s educational system.
Pakistan: Christians mark anniversary of brick kiln murders
Pakistan’s Christian community has just commemorated the first anniversary of the murder of a Christian couple burned alive after falsely being accused of blasphemy.
Sri Lanka: Mob stops Christian burial
A bereaved Christian family in Sri Lanka was prevented from burying their loved one after an angry mob prevented them from holding the funeral in a nearby cemetery.
Christian Headmaster Assaulted by Muslim Teachers
This month, a school headmaster from Pakistan’s Christian minority in Phool Nagar was beaten by his Muslim colleagues after he was promoted ahead of them.
Christian accused of blasphemy over water
Last month, a Pakistani Christian and his family were forced to flee from a mob after he was accused of blasphemy by Muslims after an argument over tap water.
Pakistan: Christian accused of blasphemy released
Although charges are still pending, a court in Pakistan has recently ordered the release of a Christian laborer falsely accused of blasphemy.
Indonesia: Islamist mob attacks church
Last week, a mob of about 750 Muslims armed with axes set fire to a church in Indonesia’s Aceh province that Muslims alleged lacked the proper building permits.
Nepalese churches attacked
Only hours after its assembly voted last month against making Nepal a Hindu state, bombs damaged two churches in Jhapa district.
India: Hindus beat Pastor unconscious
A pastor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state is recovering after Hindus beat him unconscious last month.
Lao believer dies after denied meds in prison
A Laotian Christian who was jailed after praying for a convert to Christ has recently died from complications after he was denied medicine while imprisoned for nine months.
Montagnards escaping persecution to be repatriated?
Last month, Cambodian authorities ordered the United Nations’ commissioner for refugees to repatriate any Vietnamese Montagnards who were escaping from religious and ethnic persecution.
India: Resolution Bans Christianity
Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state have been assaulted by Hindus after a local resolution banning all non-Hindu religious activities in their village was passed.