Taliban Kills Christian Aid Worker In Afghanistan
The Islamic militant group Taliban said Monday, October 20, its gunmen killed a Christian aid worker in the capital Kabul because she was spreading Christianity in Afghanstan.
Christian Persecution
India Attacks Against Christian Missionaries Spreading
Attacks against native Christian missionaries in India’s eastern state of Orissa have spread to other areas, a mission organization confirmed in statements seen by BosNewsLife Tuesday, October 21.
India: Soldier Protecting Christians Mutilated, Killed in Orissa
A paramilitary soldier assigned to protect Christians from Hindu violence in Kandhamal district, Orissa was mutilated and killed by a mob in Sisapanga village on Oct. 13.
Christian Missionaries Bring Bibles, Aid To South Ossetia
Christian missionaries said Tuesday, October 21, they have managed to distribute Russian Bibles and humanitarian aid in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, which was devastated by two months of war between Russian and Georgian forces.
Chinese Pastor’s Son Regains Consciousness After Police Beatings
The son of one of China’s most well-known evangelists regained consciousness in a Bejing hospital Friday, October 17, a day after he was “severely beaten with iron bars” by Chinese security forces, friends said.
10,000 Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul As Killings Continue
Aid workers rushed Friday, October 17, to assist at least 10,000 Christians who so far fled Mosul amid fresh reports that Islamic extremists are trying to eradicate the Christian population in this northern Iraqi town.
Iraqi Christians Worship Amid Worst Violence In Years
Christians in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul were risking their lives Sunday, October 19, to worship in churches amid the worst attacks against them in five years.
Iraq: Church Leaders Plead for Help in Mosul
Amid escalating violence against Christians, Iraqi church leaders have appealed directly to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for increased efforts to curb the continuing attacks In Mosul.
Eritrea “Burns” Bibles, “Detains” Christian Students
Eritrean authorities confiscated and burned 1,500 Bibles from new high school students who arrived at country’s main military training city, and detained eight students who protested the destruction of the books, Christians said Wednesday, October 15.
Vietnam Family Fears Christian Worship Leader May Have Been Killed
The family of a jailed Degar Montagnard Christian in Vietnam’s Central Highlands feared Wednesday, October 15, that she may have been killed or suffers from serious injuries as a result of torture.
Missionary, Wife and Students Beaten by Radicals
Gospel for Asia missionary Sursen and his wife, Nirmala–along with two Bible college students, Jolen and Kushal–were beaten by a mob of religious extremists on October 5 in Uttar Pradesh, India. The attacks came as the group was praying before their regular Sunday morning worship service.
US Kills Key Al Qaeda Leader As “Terrorists” Murder Christians
The United States military said Wednesday, October 15, it had killed a key leader of the ‘Al Qaeda in Iraq’ terrorist network in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul where suspected armed militants linked to the group have been roaming the streets and reportedly killed up to 40 Christians in recent days.
Tajikistan Seizing Church Properties; Christians Forced Underground
Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan have begun destroying and banning Protestant churches, forcing an increasing number of Christians to meet and worship “underground” missionaries said Wednesday, October 15.
India: Prayer Team Beaten Mercilessly — Then Arrested
The Christian community of Chhattisgarh state is rattled after a gruesome mob attack and torture in Surguja district.
Iraq Police To Protect Christians In Mosul; Thousands Flee Violence
Some 1,000 police began deploying in Christian areas of Iraq’s northern city of Mosul Monday, October 13, after thousands of Christians fled the worst violence against them in five years, BosNewsLife learned.
Christian Businessman Killed In Mosul
A Christian music store owner was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraqi police said Monday, October 13, the latest in a series of killings that has caused thousands of Christians to flee the northern city in recent days, BosNewsLife monitored.
Pakistan: Pastor Suffers Police Attacks, Death Threats
A Pakistani pastor and his family in Punjab province have been living in fear for months after death threats from a murder suspect and repeated attacks on their house by police squads.
India: Evidence Concocted Against Christians in Murder of Hindu Leader
After police in the eastern state of Orissa confirmed this week that Maoists killed Hindu nationalist leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a Hindu extremist group circulated allegedly forged documents in an attempt to implicate a local church in the Aug. 23 murder.
Two Pakistani Christians Jailed For “Desecrating” Koran; Family Flees
Two Pakistani Christians, a father and his teenage daughter, remained jailed Sunday, October 12, on charges of blasphemy against Islam after a local court refused to release them on bail, their legal representatives told BosNewsLife.
Vietnam Preacher Killed In Central Highlands
Degar Montagnard Christians in Vietnam’s Central Highlands faced another tense day Monday, October 6, after investigators confirmed that a preacher was killed, apparently by Vietnamese security forces, as part of a crackdown on Christianity and ‘house churches’ in the area.