Amid international pressure, Libya has released four Christians who were detained for converting from Islam, after nearly three months of imprisonment, Worthy News learned Tuesday, April 21 from a key advocacy group involved in the case.
Pakistani Christians and advocacy groups remained concerned Monday, April 20, that militant Muslims will impose strict Islamic law across Pakistan after parliament approved such legislation in a key area of the country, while dramatic television footage showed the flogging of a teenage girl.
Two elderly Christian men could worship in freedom Sunday, April 19, after more than two years in a Pakistani jail on charges of blasphemy.
Chinese Christian Shi Weihan, the owner of a Christian bookstore and a well-known house church leader, remained detained Friday, April 17, after a Beijing court refused to immediately rule on his future, trial observers said.
Saudi Arabia has released Christian blogger Hamoud Saleh Al-Amri who was jailed after openly writing on the Internet about his conversion from Islam to Christianity, rights investigators confirmed Thursday, April 16.
By Worthy News Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Worthy News)– A pastor in India’s Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh state remained detained Wednesday, April 15, for his alleged involvement in “conversion activities”, Christians said.
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NOMSOMBOON, LAOS (Worthy News)– Christians in a village of Laos’ Borikhamxay province were without a church building Tuesday, April 14, as police destroyed their property as part of a crackdown on Christians in rural areas, Worthy NewsLife learned.
Christian rights activists have expressed concerns over the alleged international efforts by Eritrea’s government to intimidate opponents of its policies, after an Italian human rights defender was seriously injured when Eritrean government supporters apparently threw rocks and bottles at her during a demonstration in Rome.
A Christian journalist in Pakistan feared for his life Easter Sunday, April 12, after receiving threatening letters for publishing pro-democracy columns in a national daily and refusing to convert to Islam.
Christian families in Pakistan’s Punjab province were seeking justice Saturday, April 11, after men suspected of raping a Christian girl were acquitted and a baby girl was taken away from her Christian father, allegedly for religious reasons.
Israel says it will hold the largest military exercise in its history, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Jewish state may have to prepare for war with Iran and other rogue states.
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BEIJING, CHINA (Worthy News)– A house church leader and founder of a Christian bookstore, who has been detained since last year for the “illegal distribution of Bibles and Christian literature,” was to stand trial Wednesday, April 9, Chinese Christians said.
Romania is denying Moldovan accusations that it was involved in violent anti-government protests in Moldova, which left at least one woman dead and injured some 100 others. The denial came after Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin ordered the expulsion of Romania’s ambassador and the introduction of visa requirements for Moldova’s Western neighbor.
Facing student-led demonstrations, the Moldova’s ruling Communists has agreed to recount parliamentary election returns that gave the victory in Sunday’s vote to the Communist Party.
The leader of the 250,000 member Chinese House Church Alliance was free Tuesday, April 7, after he was apparently briefly detained in Beijing by over a dozen police officers and “threatened with death”, following a baptism service.
The man who has won Macedonia’s presidential elections has pledged to solve a dispute with Greece over his country’s name, which has delayed its entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi canceled a trip to Russia and declared a state of emergency after a powerful early morning earthquake in central Italy killed scores of people and left many more injured and tens of thousands of Italians homeless.
A Pakistani widow wanted to know Monday, April 6, why authorities allegedly let her imprisoned Christian husband die of asthma in Pakistan’s Punjab province, while a father there complained that his Christian son was detained on “false” charges.
At least 25,000 protesters, many of them waving flags used by Hungary’s pro-Nazi regime during World War Two, demanded early elections Sunday, April 5, after the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party agreed on a new candidate for prime minister to tackle the worst economic crisis in generations.
The people of Macedonia voted Sunday, April 5, in the final round of presidential and local elections that are seen as key for the country’s efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. A right-leaning candidate was expected to win.