Pakistani ‘Blasphemy’ Prisoner Wins Persecution Prize
A Pakistani Christian has won a religious persecution award after spending eight years in prison on contested charges that he damaged a sign containing verses from the Quran.
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China Claims ‘Full and Broad Freedom of Religious Belief’
Chinese officials have expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 12 condemning rising persecution of religious believers in China.
Christians Around The World Pray For Iran Government
Christians in Iran and around the world prayed Tuesday, June 27, for Iran’s government, amid concerns over persecution of churches and political opponents in the Islamic nation.
Eritrea Christians In “Great Danger” After Escape From Containers
A group of Christian men remained “in great danger” Monday, June 26, after escaping from a military prison camp in Eritrea, where they were held in metal containers for refusing to abandon their faith in Christ, investigators said.
Pakistan Woman Raped For Faith in Christ
A young Pakistani Christian was reportedly in hiding with her husband and two young daughters Saturday, June 24, after being attacked and raped for changing her faith– amid signs that militants increasingly use rape as a weapon against Christian converts in Pakistan and neighboring India.
China Arrests Nearly 2000 Christians In 12 Months, Report Shows
Chinese Security forces arrested at least almost 2000 Chinese Christians, including house church pastors, within a period of one year, and many were tortured, a report released Monday, June 26, shows.
India State Threatens Confiscation Orphanages; Missionaries Fight Back
Lawyers for a major evangelical mission group said Tuesday, June 20, they plan to file an appeal to the Supreme Court of India against the government of Rajasthan state which threatens to take over its institutions, serving thousands of orphans.
Church in Jos, Nigeria Faces Constant Threats, Damage
For the Gangare area congregation of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in this central Nigerian city, the first Saturday in June brought yet another difficult day of fending off Muslim opposition.
Rape Victims Charged with ‘Forced Conversion’ in India
Hindu extremists have filed a counter-complaint of ‘forced conversion’ against two Christian women who had lodged rape charges against Hindu villagers in Madhya Pradesh state.
India Police Search for Suspected Killers of Pastor
Police in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh searched Monday, June 19, for suspects involved in the killing of a 67-year preacher from the Church of South India, while another church leader was still recovering from injuries following an attack against him, religious rights investigators said.
Comoros Detains Christians Amid Concerns Over Persecution
Four men remained in jail in the Comoros Saturday, June 17, for their “involvement in Christianity” amid a crackdown on Christians on these Indian Ocean islands, well informed Christian sources said.
Internet Users Remain in Vietnam Jail After Demanding Religious Freedom
A US-based Vietnamese woman end two of her friends were approaching their 8th month in captivity Saturday, June 17, after being arrested by Vietnamese security forces for demanding freedom in Vietnam during discussions in an influential Internet forum promoting religious and political rights, fellow activists and family told BosNewsLife.
Bhutan Christians Face Prison For Showing Jesus Film
Two jailed Christian government workers were struggling Friday, June 16, to avoid serving years of imprisonment for showing the internationally acclaimed ‘Jesus’ film in a Buddhist home, BosNewsLife learned.
Saudi Arabia Detains East Africa Christians
Two Ethiopian and two Eritrean Christians remained in a deportation jail Thursday, June 15, after Saudi Arabian police armed with wooden clubs reportedly raided a private Christian worship meeting in the coastal city of Jeddah.
Hindu Extremists Beat Pastor in Karnataka State, India
Hindu extremists on Sunday (June 11) dragged an independent pastor to a police station in Karnataka state, accusing him of converting Hindus to Christianity.
China Detains Disabled House Church Leader For Printing Bibles, Group Says
A well-known disabled Chinese ‘house church’ leader has been detained on charges of “illegally printing and distributing Bibles and other Christian literature,” church sources confirmed Thursday, June 15.
Iranian Convert Pastor Released on Bail
A convert Christian jailed six weeks ago in northern Iran was released last night and reunited with his family.
India Preacher “Murdered” in Andhra Pradesh
The body of Prem Kumar, a 67-year-old preacher from the Church of South India, has been found in a forest in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh state, a Christian news agency reported Monday June 12.
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.
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.”