Pakistan Evangelists Beaten at Muslim Festival
A team of Pakistani Christian evangelists was attacked and beaten after distributing over 13,000 Christian publications at a Muslim festival, the group supporting them said Wednesday, February 7.
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India Militants Attack Pastors’ Conference, 10 Injured
At least 10 Christians were recovering from their injuries Monday, February 5, after Hindu militants reportedly attacked a pastors’ conference in Raipur, the capital of India’s Chhattisgarh state.
Uzbekistan Pastor Remains Jailed; Family in Hiding
An evangelical pastor remained behind bars in Uzbekistan Monday, February 5, more than two weeks after he was detained by secret police on charges of “incitement to hatred on national, racial or religious grounds.”
Vietnam Arrests Key Dissidents; “Tortures” Christian Degar-Montagnards
Vietnamese security forces detained several key pro-democracy activists early Sunday, February 4, and there were fresh reports that Degar-Montagnard Christians were tortured, dissidents told BosNewsLife.
India Militants Attack Christians In Two States
Christians in two Indian states, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, looked back Saturday, February 3, to weeks of violence amid fears Hindu militants step up attempts to stamp out Christianity there.
Persection North Korean Christians “Worse” Than Ever, Document Shows
Persecution of Christians in North Korea “is worse than ever”, amid fresh reports of torture and executions, Christian investigators said Friday, February 2.
Kenya Gunmen Kill American Christian Missionaries; Funeral Friday
Kenyan police on Thursday, February 1, continued an investigation into the murders of two American missionaries who were shot and killed last weekend in a carjacking, BosNewsLife established.
Azerbaijan Launches Crackdown On Growing Church Movement Of Ex-Muslims
Authorities in Azerbaijan have launched a crackdown on a church movement of ex-Muslims which grew from 40 to 18,000 members since the former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991, an organization supporting the reportedly persecuted Christian converts said Thursday, February 1.
India: Mystery Shrouds Death of Christian Convert
An 18-year-old convert from Hinduism breathed his last on January 12, four days after he was found lying wounded near a railway track in the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh. Christians say he was pushed out of the train by Hindu extremists.
Millions of Christians Without Bible in Their Mother Tongue
The efforts to make the Bible available in every mother tongue are making progress. But the mission is still far from accomplished.
Turkey: Church Vandalized, Pastor Threatened
Assailants on Turkey’s Black Sea coast vandalized a Protestant church this weekend, days after nationalists from the region murdered a well-known Armenian journalist.
China Detains 600 Christians, Demolishes Churches, Report Shows
China detained at least over 600 Christians last year amid an ongoing crackdown on unregistered ‘house churches’, a report released Tuesday, January 30, showed.
Vietnam Security Forces Detain Two Prominent Dissidents
Two prominent human rights activist remained in custody Tuesday, January 30, a day after Vietnamese security forces arrested them in Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon, fellow dissidents said.
Zimbabwe Security Forces Detain Christian Leaders During Church Meeting
Zimbabweans planned to hold a prayer vigil Monday, January 29, outside a court-room where eight detained Christian officials were due to appear after Zimbabwe’s largest crackdown on Christian leaders in six years.
China Security Forces Raid Church, Release Christian Leaders
Chinese security forces arrested church leaders while raiding a house church in Anhui Province during a worship service, and confiscated Christian literature and equipment, a Christian rights group said Saturday, January 27.
Vietnam “Severely Tortures” Christian Degar Montagnard Prisoners, Families Say
Family members and friends expressed concerns Saturday, January 27, about the treatment of predominantly Christian Degar Montagnard prisoners in Vietnam some of whom have allegedly been severely tortured and forced to eat rice mixed with broken glass.
Uzbekistan: Secret Police Arrest Andijan Pastor
Uzbek secret police arrested a Protestant pastor from his church in Andijan last weekend, seven months after a regional prosecutor had accused him of committing high treason.
11 Tribal Girls Killed In India As Hostel Collapses
Christian officials on Saturday, January 27, urged the Hindu-led government of India’s Gujarat state to end what they regard as the persecution of Christian aid workers after at least 11 impoverished Tribal girls died when the their residential school collapsed.
Somalia Capital Rocked By Violence After Church Attack
Christians in Somalia remained on edge Friday, January 26, after a church attack and fresh reports that five people were killed in clashes in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Muslim Gunman Attacks Somali House Church, Injuring Leader
A Muslim gunman opened fire on a Somali house church where Christians were worshipping on January 2, seriously injuring the church leader.