Orissa Violence Continues to Escalate Against Christians
A Christian human rights organization has been monitoring the situation in Orissa, India and receiving status reports from those affected by what it calls “this massive outpouring of hate.”
Christian Persecution – Asia
Laos Forcing Christians To Renounce Faith
Authorities in Laos have ordered families of three detained Christians in Savannakhet province to sign documents renouncing their faith in Jesus Christ, rights investigators said Thursday, August 28.
India Woman Burned To Death In Anti Christian Violence; Churches Destroyed
Two persons, including a woman, were burned to death, a pastor critically injured and at least a dozen churches torched as anti Christian violence rocked the Indian state of Orissa, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 26.
New Wave of Violence Against Christians in Orissa State
More than 600 churches have been demolished, 4,000 Christians forced to flee from their villages, and at least 25 killed as a result of violent persecution in the state of Orissa in eastern India.
Pastor Attacked, Churches Burned in Wake of Swami’s Murder in Orissa, India
At least one Gospel for Asia missionary has been attacked, churches and homes have been destroyed and Christians are fleeing for their lives in India’s Orissa state in the wake of the murder of a leading anti-Christian activist leader.
Indonesia: Muslim Mob Storms Church, Calls for Ban
On Sunday (August 17) a Muslim mob stormed a church service in Cipayung, East Jakarta, forcing Christians to flee and then erecting banners in the street declaring a ban on “churches and religious services.”
Six Missionaries and a Bible College Student Beaten in Uttarakhand
Anti-Christian extremists brutally attacked Rasul Sarvak, a Bible college student, and seven Gospel for Asia missionaries on India’s Independence Day, August 15. The mob became enraged after they saw Rasul passing out Gospel literature with a team of other students from the college.
Hindu Radicals Attack Christians in Madhya Pradesh, India
Hindu radicals attacked a Christian meeting recently.
Student Attacked Over Gospel Tract
Sohan didn’t know what to expect when the man asked him to wait for just a minute. Sohan, a third year student at a Gospel for Asia Bible college, was handing out Gospel tracts in a city in Maharashtra, India. One man who received a tract asked Sohan to stay put until he got back.
Malaysia: Court Denies Woman’s Appeal to Leave Islam
A civil court on Aug. 5 denied a woman’s appeal to renounce Islam in favor of Christianity, highlighting the jurisdictional disputes in Malaysia’s dual legal system.
Muslim Candidate Kills Christian Voter For Refusing To Vote For Him
Widow Zeenat Javed was still awaiting justice Sunday, August 10, four months after her Christian husband was killed for refusing to vote for a Muslim candidate in elections in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Prayer Service Attacked in Karnataka, India
Hindu radicals attacked a Christian prayer service meeting.
Pakistan: Christian Allegedly Murdered
Local Pakistani police declared the death of a young Christian man in May to be a suicide requiring no investigation, but a high inspector has reopened the case and taken two Muslim suspects into custody.
Laos: Authorities Detain 90 Christians
Authorities in Laos have detained or arrested at least 90 Christians in three provinces in recent weeks, including an arrest last Sunday (Aug. 3) of a pastor and two other believers from a house church in Boukham village, Savannakhet province.
Gospel for Asia Missionaries Released
Four Gospel for Asia missionaries being held in a Karnataka, India, jail were released Friday after spending more than a week there. They are now being taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
India Christian Couple Detained On “Forced Conversion” Charges
The pastor of a Full Gospel Church of God (FGCB) congregation and his wife remained detained Wednesday, August 6, in India’s state of Madhya Pradesh on changes of “forced conversion,” church members and investigators told BosNewsLife.
Hindu Radicals Demand that Cross on School Uniform be Replaced with Hindu Logo
Hindu Radicals stormed into a Christian School demanding that the Cross on the school uniform be replaced with a Hindu logo.
Pastors and Worshipers Attacked by Hindu Radicals and Arrested in India
Hindu radicals attacked worshipers attending a Christian meeting.
Christian Students Attacked and Gospel Literature Burned in India
Hindu radicals recently attacked some Christian students in India.
Bangladesh Christians Flee After Attack On House Church
Muslim militants raided and destroyed a ‘house church’ in Bangladesh as part of an operation to expel Christians from the region, a group representing the believers said Tuesday, August 5.