Thousands “Flee” Burma Army Attacks (UPDATE)
Over 2000 ethnic Karen villagers were seeking shelter Tuesday, January 26, after being forced to flee their homes in the past week following deadly attacks by the Burmese army, investigators said.
Christian Persecution – Asia
Pakistan Christian Receives Life Imprisonment For “Blasphemy”
A young Christian man was behind bars Saturday, January 23, after being sentenced tolife imprisonment for having “insulted and desecrated” the Koran, seen as a holy book by Muslims.
Hindu Militants Attack Prayer Service; 11 Injured
Indian police have released on bail Hindu militants who allegedly attacked a Christian prayermeeting in Western India, seriously injuring at least 11 Christians, a rights group said Friday, January 22.
2009 “Worst Year” For Pakistan Christians
Last year was the worst period of persecution against Christians in Pakistan in thelast decade, with attacks, arrests and detentions that reportedly killed some 130 Christians across the Islamic country, an advocacy group said Thursday, January 21.
China Detains North Korean Defector For Helping American Missionary
A North Korean defector has been detained in China for helping an American missionary cross into North Korea, Korean media said Sunday, January 17, citing Free North Korea Radio.
China Confirms Christian Rights Lawyer “Missing”
Concerns remained Saturday, January 16, over the whereabouts of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, after Chinese authorities for the first time admitted he went missing amid reports that he was tortured to death, Christian rights activists said.
BREAKING NEWS: Survivors Of India’s Communal Violence Ordered To Evacuate By Government
About 100 survivors of anti-Christian violence in India’s Orissa state have been ordered by the local government to leave a local market complex where they stayed since the closure of relief camps.
Massive New Year and Christmas Attacks In Arab World, Africa, Asia
Rights investigators said Wednesday, January 13, there has been “a surge ofattacks” against Christians since December, with deaths, detentions and destruction reported in the Arab world, Africa and Asia.
NEWS ALERT: Malaysia Police Identify Suspect In Spreading Church Attacks
Malaysian police said Tuesday, January 12, they have identified their first suspect in attacks on some 10 churches and Christian buildings amid a dispute over the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims.
Malaysia Pentecostal Church Forgives Arsonists
Worshipers of a Pentecostal church that was burned by suspected Islamic arsonists in a suburb of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur have forgiven those who destroyed their building, a senior pastor said Sunday.
Arsonists Attack Fourth Church in Malaysia
Arsonists in Malaysia attacked a fourth church in the capital Kuala Lumpur after a High Court decision to end a government ban on the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims, church officials said.
North Korea, Iran World’s “Top Persecutors” Of Christians, Report Says
One of the world’s largest mission agencies, Open Doors, named North Korea and Iran Wednesday, November 6, as “the worst persecutors of Christians”.
Dozens of Pakistani Christians Injured in Muslim Violence
At least dozens of Pakistani Christians were recovering of injuries Wednesday, January 6, following attacks by Muslim extremists in and outside the capital Islamabad, Christians and rights investigators said.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christians Face Bloody New Year As Bombing Kills 95
Minority Christians in Pakistan faced a bloody New Year as local tribesmen prepared for funerals Saturday, January 2, shortly after the deadliest suicide attack in Pakistan’s history killed at least 95 people.
Supporters Detained Missionary Release Freedom Balloons For North Korea
Supporters of American Christian missionary Robert Park, who is believed to have been detained in North Korea, launched hundreds of balloons on New Year’s day with texts calling for freedom in the isolated nation.
Nepal Hindu Militant Asks Forgiveness For Church Bombing
The jailed chief of a Hindu-militant group has asked forgiveness for his alleged involvement in the May 23 church bombing in Nepal that killed three people.
American Missionary Captured In North Korea Inspired By Biography (Investigation)
A young American missionary, who has reportedly been detained for illegally entering North Korea on Christmas Day, was inspired to go there by a biography about the “first Christian martyr” of present day North Korea, an e-mail suggests.
Thousands To Attend Vietnam’s Historic Christmas Eve Celebration
Thousands of Christians are to attend an evangelical Christmas Eve celebration in Vietnam despite difficulties with authorities, the latest in a series of “historic” Christian gatherings in the Communist-run nation, organizers said Wednesday, December 23.
Pakistan Muslim Extremists Kill Christian; Injure Evangelists
Christians on Tuesday, December 22, were mourning a Christian man who was shot dead by Muslim extremists while other believers recovered from injuries after an apparent Muslim attack on an evangelistic meeting showing the Jesus Film in Pakistan’s tense Punjab province.
Christian Man Languishing In Pakistan Jail
A Christian man has been languishing for over three years in a Pakistan jail on charges of “blasphemy against Islam” and his family has expressed concerns over his health, BosNewsLife established Monday, December 21.