India Pastors Released Amid Hindu Crackdown On “Forced Conversions”

Two Indian evangelical pastors were free on bail Tuesday, November 27, after being detained over the weekend for allegedly “forcing” Hindus to accept Christianity, amid reports that India’s most influential Hindu organization has stepped up efforts to crackdown on devoted Christians.

Fire Damages Christian Orphanage In Ukraine; Dozens Displaced

As winter sets in, dozens of children and adult women and men remained displaced Thursday, November 15, after a fire destroyed parts of a Christian orphanage near the western Ukrainian city of Rivne, missionaries told BosNewsLife.

China Launches Crackdown On House Churches, Secret Document Shows

China’s Communist government has ordered a crackdown on mushrooming underground house churches in a key province as part of a nationwide plan against devoted Christians across the country, according to a secret document leaked Tuesday, November 13, and obtained by BosNewsLife.

Palestinian-American Pastor Flees West Bank Amid Death Threats

A Palestinian-American evangelical pastor remained in Jerusalem Tuesday, November 6, after fleeing from the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah where, he said, he received death threats because of his Christian activities.

Turkey: Malatya Murder Trial Set to Open

Malatya’s Third Criminal Court has set November 23 to open the trial of the confessed murderers of Turkish convert Christians Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel and a German Christian, Tilmann Geske.

Belarus Increasing Persecution Of Evangelicals, Missionaries Say

Supporters of the opposition in Belarus held a rally Sunday, October 28, to commemorate the victims of Stalin-era repressions, shortly after Christian missionaries said Belarusian authorities “continue the relentless pressure and persecution of the evangelical church” here.

China Security Forces Attack Beijing Pastor

There was mounting concern Wednesday, October 17, about the health of a Beijing pastor amid reports he was attacked by members of China’s feared Public Security Bureau (PSB).

China Expels Dozens of Foreign Missionaries, Closes Down Christian Companies

Chinese authorities have expelled dozens of foreign Christian workers, including Americans, and closed down several Christian owned companies as part of an effort to end the spread of Christianity in several areas, including in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region investigators and legal documents confirmed Wednesday, October 10.

China Detains Prominent Christian Rights Lawyer And Family

Chinese securities forces have detained a prominent Christian human rights lawyer and family members, amid an apparent new government-led crackdown on house churches, observers following the case said Thursday, September 27.

China House Church Christians Sue Authorities Amid Police Crackdown

Chinese Christians are suing authorities to regain items confiscated during a recent police raid on their congregation in China’s Jiangsu Province amid reports of an ongoing police crackdown on unregistered house churches, religious rights investigators said Wednesday, May 9.

India Hindu Militants Attack Missionaries; Key Suspect Detained

Several arrested missionaries and church leaders were recovering from injuries in Western India late Tuesday, May 8, after they were attacked by Hindu militants and dragged to local police, the latest in a series of violent incidents against Indian Christians.

India State Bans Promoting Christianity In Several Areas

One of India’s main advocacy organizations representing churches and mission groups expressed shock Saturday, April 28, that the Hindu-led government of Andhra Pradesh “banned Christianity” in several parts of the volatile state.

Turkey Arrests Street Evangelists For “Insulting Islam”

Turkish police reportedly released an American Christian from prison late Friday, April 27, after he and three other evangelists were detained in Istanbul this week for charges that included “missionary activity” and “insulting Islam.”

India: Hindu Extremists Target Christian State Offical

Hindu extremists in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh have raised the incidence of attacks on believers to an unprecedented high, including a slander campaign against the state’s chief minister, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a Christian.

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