Pastor in Vietnam Tortured “Like Christ on the Cross”
Authorities in Vietnam’s Kontum province have found a way to add cruel symbolism to their unwarranted persecution of Christians.
Month: September 2003
More Evangelicals Arrested in Eritrea
Police in the Eritrean capital of Asmara continued the country-wide crackdown against independent Protestant congregations this month, arresting another 12 evangelicals on September 7 while they were meeting in a private house for prayer and worship.
Christian held by Egyptian police
Egyptian Christian Bolis Rezek-Allah was pulled off an international flight this afternoon in Cairo, Egypt, and is being held by Egyptian secret police. Rezek-Allah, who had been granted an immigrant visa to Canada, was on the plane to leave Egypt when police arrested him.
Fatah Gunman Raid Ramallah TV Studio
Jerusalem (ICEJ) — Five masked gunmen from Yasser Arafat’s al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades stormed the Ramallah TV studios of Arab satellite station al-Arabiya on Saturday night, smashing equipment and holding staff at gunpoint.
Staines Killers found Guilty
More than four years after the tragic murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, prime suspect Dara Singh and 12 others were convicted of the killings today by the district and sessions judge of Orissa state, India.
IDF, Hamas in Hebron Gun Battle
Jerusalem (ICEJ) — A thirteen-year-old Palestinian boy was reportedly killed Tuesday morning by shrapnel after Israeli special forces surrounded an eight-story building in Hebron in search for Hamas fugitives, two of whom died in the ensuing gun battle.
Nagaland has 10,000 Missionaries Poised to Take the Gospel to Nearby Lands
Nagaland, one of the world’s most mysterious lands tucked in the mountainous, jungle covered northeastern corner of India near the Burmese border, has 10,000 missionaries poised to take the Gospel to nearby lands.
Chinese church leaders released after international pressure
Three Chinese church leaders incarcerated since July 13 were released after international pressure mounted due to publicity of their case.
Azerbaijan Sunday School Raided by Police
Protestant Christians in Azerbaijan are fearing for the future of their children after police raided a Sunday school using old Soviet style “KGB methods”, reports said Thursday September 4.
Bruce Balfour Found Innocent of Spying for Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (ANS) — Bruce Balfour, the 52-year-old Canadian Christian charged with spying for Israel, has been found innocent by a Lebanese military court.
Bruce Balfour Found Innocent of Spying for Israel
Bruce Balfour, the 52-year-old Canadian Christian charged with spying for Israel, has been found innocent by a Lebanese military court.
Justice Denied? U.S. Citizen Expected to Serve Five Years Imprisonment in Russia
Barring a miracle, an innocent U.S. citizen is going to spend five years in a Russian prison for a crime he did not commit. Andrew Okhotin’s four months under house arrest and upcoming show trial should outrage anyone who believes in justice. It should also move them to do whatever they can to help.
Turkmenistan Baptists Banned from Services
Baptists and other Protestant groups in two of the most oppressive republics of the former Soviet Union faced fines and possible liquidation Monday, September 1, unless they stop church meetings, reports said.