Russia, China Developing Anti-Satellite Weapons For Space Wars, Report Warns
It is becoming increasingly likely that countries will be battling out in space against each other in the near future, warns US intelligence agencies.
Peru
Powerful earthquake strikes off Peru’s coast, killing at least 1
A powerful earthquake struck off Peru’s coast early Sunday, tumbling adobe homes in small, rural towns, killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured, officials said.
Indonesia: Islamic Groups Secure Closure of Two Churches
Attacking the house of a Baptist pastor and protesting the presence of a Catholic temple, radical Muslim groups got authorities to close down two churches in the past two weeks.
Peru Releases “Unjustly Jailed” Evangelical After 13 Years
Peruvian evangelical Christian Walter Wilmer Cubas Baltasar was spending another day in freedom Monday, February 13, after serving 13 years in prison for terrorist crimes he did not commit, human rights groups confirmed.
Eight House Churches Shut Down in West Java, Indonesia
Local government officials in Bandung, West Java, have ordered eight house churches in the Rancaekek Kencana housing complex to cease meeting in private homes starting last Sunday (January 15).
Two Unjustly Held Christian Prisoners Declared Innocent in Peru
Two Christian prisoners, one of whom has spent ten years behind bars, have recently been declared innocent in Peru. The first, Lucio Vilca Galindo, was arrested for the second time in April 1995. He was accused of treason against the state – a crime for which he had already been tried and acquitted. His first trial in 1993 was in a Naval Court where he was accused along with a group of others of being part of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and participating in subversive acts. The co-accused, however, stated in various forms that they had never met Lucio before and he was released.
Peruvian Prisoner Falsely Sentenced For Terrorist Crimes Has Further Wait for Justice
A prisoner who has spent nearly ten years behind bars in Peru for terrorist crimes he did not commit has now had to wait an additional three months for the result of his appeal.
Still No Justice for David De Vinatea
LIMA,PERU (ANS) — “We’re praying for the liberation of my husband,” Chely Heredia de Vinatea told a Christian leader who visited her husband David, an evangelical imprisoned six years for narco-trafficking crimes he did not commit. “Maybe the Lord has us praying for the liberation of a country.”
New Human Rights Council in Peru Tackles Plight of Innocents
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Compass) — In late June, the government of Peru initiated a special task force, the National Human Rights Council, which is charged with freeing persons wrongfully imprisoned as terrorists.
President Toledo Of Peru Releases 20 More Prisoners Falsely Accused of Terrorism
Four more Christians are among 20 prisoners who have been freed from prison in Peru after serving long sentences for crimes they did not commit.
Peruvian Terrorists Murder Christian Leader
AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 (Compass) — An evangelical Peruvian village leader was executed March 20 after Marxist guerrillas declared him guilty of taking part in police and military activities.