Police in India Force Neighbor of Christian to File Charge
Police raided a home in Jabalpur city, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday (June 6) and arrested the Christians there after officers and Hindu extremists pressured a neighbor to file a charge.
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Laos “Detains” North Koreans And Two Christian Aid Workers; Executions Feared
A leading Christian human rights watchdog expressed concern Friday, June 9, over the whereabouts of 10 North Koreans and two Christian South Korean aid workers who were detained in Laos as they tried to find a “safe haven in a Southeast Asian country.”
Children Abandoned As Vietnam Arrests Mother For Refusing To Give Up Christ
Three small children in Vietnam’s Central Highlands were without caring adults Saturday, June 10, nearly three weeks after their mother and mother-in-law were arrested for refusing to join the official church which they claim worships a Communist leader instead of Jesus Christ, friends said.
India State Christians Fear More Attacks, As Violence Kills 13
Christians in India’s volatile state of Andhra Pradesh were anticipating more attacks against them Sunday, June 11, amid reports of sectarian violence in which at least 13 people died, a police raid and threats in a village where women were allegedly raped for refusing to abandon their faith in Christ.
Kazakhstan Crackdown on Baptists, Record Fine Reported
A Baptist Pastor in Kazakhstan was preparing for a difficult period Sunday, June 11, after being fined more than three times the estimated average monthly salary for leading “registered religious activity,” Christian rights investigators said.
India Evangelical Pastor Released After Crackdown in Madhya Pradesh
An evangelical pastor in India’s troubled state of Madhya Pradesh who was arrested while leading a house prayer meeting this weekend was reportedly free Wednesday, June 7, after a court released him on bail.
Security Forces Raid China House Church
Three members of an underground house church in China’s Henan province remained in prison Thursday, June 8, after security forces raided the congregation last month and detained dozens of believers during a Sunday worship service, supporters said.
Massive Burma Army Attack Against Christian Karens Reported
Burma’s military continued its “biggest offensive” in nearly a decade against the, predominantly Christian, Karen community and eyewitnesses reported killings, burning of villages and the capture of civilians, including children, investigators confirmed Tuesday, June 6.
Massive Campaign Launched For Release Eritrea Christians
Several Christian rights organizations have launched a massive campaign to highlight the plight of roughly 1,800 Christians in Eritrea who are held in prisons, military camps and even shipping containers, and will release an album of an incarcerated Eritrean Gospel singer, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, June 3.
Secret Service agents seize thousands of Ray Comfort’s Million Dollar Bill gospel tracts
Secret Service agents recently showed up at the office of Great News Network in Dallas, Texas and demanded their entire stock of $1 million dollar gospel tracts that are produced by Ray Comfort’s ministry, Living Waters. The tracts are used by Ray Comfort and his co-host Kirk Cameron and have been promoted on their national television program.
Hindu Villagers Gang-rape Two Christian Women in India
With the encouragement of a local chief and the apparent backing of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, villagers in the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday (May 28) gang-raped two Christian women after the husband of one refused to deny Christ.
South China Church Leader Beaten in Prison, Family Says
A prominent Christian prisoner in China was still suffering from recent beatings Saturday, June 3, as Chinese authorities have refused to give him proper medical treatment, his family and investigators said.
UN Urges North Korea to “Suspend” Execution Of Christian
Christian rights activists on Thursday, June 1, welcomed a decision by United Nations human rights officials to pressure North Korea to suspend the scheduled execution of Son Jong Nam, a detained Christian who criticized living conditions in his Communist-run nation.
India’s Rajasthan State Prepares “Re-arrest” Of Evangelical Leaders
The administration of Rajasthan state’s Kota district has leveled fresh charges of “exciting . . . disaffection towards the government of India” against a major evangelical mission organization, a move that could lead to the re-arrest of its leaders, news reports said Thursday, June 1.
Pakistan Releases Christian Prisoner After Seven Years
A Pakistani Christian reportedly spent his first full day in freedom Wednesday, May 31, after more than seven years of imprisonment for allegedly burning the Koran, a crime he says he never committed.
Vietnam Montagnard Christians “Tortured” For Refusing To Worship Communist Leader
Several indigenous Degar Montagnard Christians in Vietnam’s Central Highlands recovered from their injuries Sunday, May 28, after they were detained and tortured by Vietnamese security forces for refusing to abandon their Christian faith and follow the ‘official’ Communist-backed church, their friends said.
Christian Aid Workers Rush To Indonesia As Quake Kills Nearly 5,000
Christian aid workers rushed to the heartland of Indonesia’s main island of Java Saturday, May 27, hours after a dawn earthquake killed nearly 5,000 people, and injured and displaced many thousands.
Vietnam Pastor Threatens To Sue Government After Church Raid
Vietnam’s well-known Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang, whose church and adjacent home in Ho Chi Minh City was raided by security forces, said Saturday, May 27, he was “badly beaten” at his thighs and stomach and warned his congregation will sue the Communist government.
Family in India Driven from Village for Embracing Christ
Animist worshipers of nature in a village in Jharkhand state this week humiliated and drove out a local family for becoming Christians.
Iran Christians Pray And Fast Amid New Crackdown
Christians in and outside Iran launched 40 days of prayer and fasting “for the salvation” of Iran on ‘Ascension Day’, Thursday, May 25, amid concerns over reports of a government backed crackdown on Christian converts and churches in the Islamic state.