Cover-Up Suspected in Pastor’s Death in Orissa, India
Relatives of a pastor found dead in a secluded area of Kandhamal district last week have accused local police of a cover-up.
Christian Persecution – Asia
NEWS ALERT: India’s Top Court Upholds Sentences In Killing Missionary
Human rights officials on Saturday, January 22, welcomed a decision by India’s top court to confirm the life sentence given to a Hindu who burned to death an Australian missionary and his two young sons outside a church in eastern India over a decade ago.
China Urged To Release “Tortured” Christian Rights Lawyer
As Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States ended Friday, January 21, Chinese Christians and rights activists urged China to release jailed Christians, including a prominent human rights lawyer who defended house churches and other religious groups.
Egypt to Execute Muslim in Killings Christians
A Muslim men was awaiting execution Monday, January 17, after a court in Egypt sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the January 2010 killings of six Coptic Christians following Christmas mass.
Girls Fleeing Anti-Christian Attacks Face Sexual Abuse, groups say
Girls escaping deadly anti-Christian violence in India’s volatile state of Orissa face sexual after human traffickers falsely promise them a better life, human rights investigators said Friday, January 14.
India Militants Attack Christians
Christians in two Indian states were still recovering of injuries and shock Tuesday, January 11, after Hindu militants attacked a church and Christians as part of their battle against the spread of Christianity among Hindus, Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Thousands Praise Governor’s Assassin; Oppose Changes In Blasphemy Law
Some 50,000 people rallied in Pakistan’s largest city Sunday, January 9, to oppose changes in a blasphemy law and to praise the alleged assassin of a provincial governor who campaigned against the controversial legislation.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Governor Assassinated For Opposing Blasphemy Laws
The governor of Pakistan’s powerful Punjab province was shot and killed in the nation’s capital by one of his own bodyguards in apparent retaliation for his campaign against the country’s controversial blasphemy law, police and human rights activists said.
Angry Indonesia Muslims Surround Homes Of Christians
Tensions remained high Sunday, December 26, near Jakarta where a group of angry Muslims backed by police surrounded homes of Christians in protests against what they called “unauthorized religious services”, Worthy News learned.
Muslim Protests As Cleric Offers Thousands For Killing Christian
Muslims began protests Friday, December 24, against plans to change Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, after an Islamic leader offered nearly $6,000 for the killing of a Christian woman he accused of offending Islam.
Vietnam Security Forces Crack Down On Christmas Celebrations
Christians of house churches and other non-recognized groups prepared Friday, December 24, for a tense Christmas, after security forces halted Christmas celebrations and detained believers in several areas of Vietnam, Vietnamese Christians and rights investigators said.
U.S. Commander Urged To Help Free Detained Afghan Christians
Human rights campaigners on Friday, December 17, urged the U.S. commander in war-torn Afghanistan, David Petraeus, to pressure the Afghan government to release two detained Christians who face the death penalty for “apostasy”, or abandoning Islam.
Pakistan Evangelist Set on Fire, Christians Say
A Pakistani evangelist and pastor was still recovering Thursday, December 16, after he was set on fire by hard-line Muslims in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Christians and rights activists said.
India’s Hopegivers Founder Dies At 74
The often prosecuted founder of one of India’s largest evangelical mission groups that rescues orphans and abandoned children has died after a long battle with health problems, his family and organization confirmed Saturday, December 4.
Pakistan Christian Teenager Nearly Stoned To Death; Woman ‘Tortured’
Christian rights activists asked Vietnam Monday, November 29, to release pastors who received long prison terms on charges of “undermining national unity.”
Father Kidnapped Pakistan Christian Fears Son Will Be Killed
The father of a Christian executive kidnapped in Pakistan’s Punjab province said Sunday, November 28, he fears his son will be killed on orders of senior Muslim managers.
Pakistan Christian Teenager Nearly Stoned To Death In Prison
A Christian teenager “wrongly” convicted of “blasphemy” against Islam was still recovering Sunday, November 28, after Muslim inmates nearly stoned him to death in a prison in Pakistan’s northwest Punjab province, Christians and medics said.
Hindu Militants ‘Attack Christians’ As Police Watch
A tense calm remained Saturday, November 27, in several villages of India’s troubled state of Orissa after Hindu militants reportedly attacked local Christians as police forces watched nearby.
Pakistan President Delays Pardon For Christian Sentenced To Death
Pakistan’s president Asif Ali Zardari will not immediately pardon a Christian who has been sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Islam, an official reportedly said Thursday, November 25.
Afghanistan Postpones Trial Christian Convert; Execution Pending
Afghanistan has postponed the trial of a disabled man who faces the death penalty for allegedly converting from Islam to Christianity, trial observers and officials said Tuesday, November 23.