Iraq Insurgents Threaten Attacks Against Christian Women
Tensions were rising Wednesday, December 13, in the Iraqi town of Mosul after an Islamic group reportedly threatened to attack Christian female students.
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Kenya: Christians Fast Over Threat to Radio Station
Christians at Nairobi Pentecostal Church (NPC) began a three-day fast yesterday after a letter written to their bishop warned of an imminent attack on Christian radio station Hope FM. The threat comes seven months after a raid on the station, located on church property, left one person dead.
China Province Closes House Church, Christians Jailed
Authorities in China’s Anhui province have closed down a house church and force believers to join the government backed Three-Self Church denomination, a religious rights group said Monday, December 11.
Thousands Of Burma Christians Hiding In Jungle Amid Military Crackdown
Thousands of people belonging to the predominantly Christian Karen as well as Karenni and Shan ethnic groups were hiding in Burma’s jungle areas Saturday, December 9, as government forces continued their largest offensive in a decade, killing at least dozens of people in recent months, several sources told BosNewsLife.
India: Hindu Extremist Arrested for Assaulting Evangelist
Police in Honavar, a coastal town in Karnataka state on Tuesday (December 5) arrested Chandrashekar Naik, a member of the Hindu extremist group Bajrang Dal, for assaulting a Christian evangelist. Later that day, Bajrang Dal members seized two other Christians in the town, marched them to the police station and accused them of attempted forcible conversion.
Cuba: Prosecutor Recommends Acquittal of Church Leader
A prosecuting attorney in Havana on Monday (December 4) recommended that the Rev. Carlos Lamelas be acquitted of all charges of trafficking in illegal emigrants.
India Christians Killed And Raped, Group Reports Increased Anti-Christian Violence
There was mounting concern Tuesday, December, 5, about what at least one advocacy group described as a “huge increase” in attacks against Christians in India, where Hindu and some Muslim groups are apparently fighting the spread of Christianity.
Uzbekistan Government “Attacking” Evangelical Christians; Churches Raided, Bibles Burnt
Evangelical Christians in Uzbekistan faced another tense day Wednesday, December 6, amid an ongoing media campaign against them, police raids in churches and reports that Bibles and other literature are burnt by authorities.
Iraq: Kidnappers Murder Church Elder in Mosul
Grieving Christians in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul completed three days of mourning for a murdered Presbyterian Church elder yesterday, only hours before another Iraqi clergyman was grabbed off the streets of Baghdad this morning.
Bangladesh: Islamic Extremists Face Death for Killing Christian
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced two Islamic extremists to death for murdering Dr. Abdul Gani Gomes, a Christian convert from Islam, in September 2004.
China Plans Destruction Of House Church, Group Says
Christians in China’s Zhejiand faced a tense Sunday, December 3, amid reports that local authorities want to destroy a house church in the province.
Six Christians Murdered By Muslim Mob In Ethiopia
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that in early October, a mob of three hundred Muslims murdered six Christians, and seriously wounded fifteen others during a midnight worship service in Beshasha, a town located in the Agaro province, 408 kilometers West of Addis Ababa.
India: Hindu Villagers Beat, Expel Christian Families
Police in the eastern state of Jharkhand have turned a blind eye to the plight of two Christian families who were severely beaten and expelled from their village for refusing to give up their faith.
China Executes 15 Underground Church Members In Secret
China has secretly executed 15 members of a controversial underground church after founding them guilty “of murdering members of a rival sect,” BosNewsLife learned Thursday, November 30.
India: Policeman Summoned in Severe Beating of Christians
A district court in Punjab state has summoned a police official for severely beating four Christians.
Pakistan Christians Jailed For 10 Years For “Blasphemy”
Two Pakistani Christian men spent another day in prison Monday, November 27, after a court jailed them for 10 years on charges of “blasphemy” against the Quran, considered a holy book by Muslims.
Anti-Christian Violence Escalates in Sri Lanka
Anti-Christian violence “is escalating” in Sri Lanka amid ongoing fighting between security forces and Tamil rebels seeking independence, human rights investigators said Monday, November 27.
India Church Worker Killed, Pastor Detained
Police in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu were investigating Monday, November 27, the death of a church worker who was apparently killed at the start of a Sunday worship service.
Anglican Priest Killed in Uganda
An Anglican Priest named Rev. Godfrey Tabura killed at Kyenda in Mubende District on Saturday evening, the 25th of November. He was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while riding home on a motorcycle.
Churches Protest Killings Christian Leaders And Activists In Philippines
An Asian human rights team has condemned Philippines government for what it says is “its utter failure” to look into the killings of Christian leaders, rights activists, journalists and others by security forces and prosecute those involved, BosNewsLife established Friday, November 24.