China Releases Pastor But Detains Rights Lawyer
A Chinese pastor was free Saturday, May 8, after being released early from a labor camp, but authorities apparently detained again another Christian and well-known human rights lawyer.
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Iraq Bombings On Christian Students Kill Four
The leader of the Syrian Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul condemned Friday, May 7, a deadly bombings targeting Christian students that killed four and reportedly injured up to 180 others.
India Evangelist Hacked To Death
A police investigation continued Friday, May 7, into the killing of an Indian evangelist who investigators said was hacked to death in eastern India after showing a film on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
AMERICA WATCH: Broadcaster Airing U.S. Day Of Prayer Despite Court Ruling
International Christian broadcaster GOD Television was to air Thursday, May 6, the United States’ National Day of Prayer (NDP), amid concerns among Christians that the annual event may be banned following a controversial court ruling.
Hungary Remembers Murdered Scottish Missionary Who Saved Jewish Children
Hungary commemorated Wednesday, May 5, Scottish missionary Jane Haining, who was killed by Nazis during World War Two because she refused to abandon 400 mainly Jewish orphans under her care.
NEWS WATCH: Smaller New Government To Tackle Hungary’s Economic Crisis
The incoming prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has introduced ministers of what observers say will be the smallest Cabinet since the country’s communist regime collapsed in 1989. His incoming center right government will have to lift the European Union member from a deep recession.
Somalia Militants Kill Christian As Attacks Spread
Fighters of Somalia’s feared Islamic militant group al-Shabab have killed another Somali Christian as part of an apparent crackdown on “non-Islamic culture,” rights activists said.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Military Police “Torture” Christian Family
Pakistani authorities are investigating Pakistan Air Force (PAF) police for allegedly torturing a Christian family, including a teenager, who doctors say may remain crippled for the rest of her life, BosNewsLife established Friday, April 30.
Pakistan Muslim Employer “Kills” Christian Boy, Injures Brother
A Muslim employer allegedly beat two Christian siblings with an iron rod killing one and seriously injuring the other in Pakistan’s Punjab province, an advocacy group said Thursday, April 29.
Vietnam Christian Prisoner Dies After “Torture”
A young Montagnard Christian man has died in a Vietnamese prison because of torture and abuse, the latest in a series of attacks on Christian prisoners in the communist-run nation, representatives said Wednesday, April 28.
NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Evangelicals Mourn Murdered Journalists, Church Members
Nigeria’s evangelical Church of Christ was mourning Tuesday, April 27, after Nigerian Muslims killed two journalists working for a church publication and two church members in the troubled Bauchi state.
Hungary’s Right Ousts Socialists In Historic Election Victory
The main Hungarian center-right party – the Fidesz Hungarian Civic Alliance – has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. Fidesz defeated the ruling Socialists by winning a super majority of seats.
Hungarians Demand Better Life After Elections
The polls opend in Hungary Sunday, April 25, for the second round of legislative elections. Hungarians have made the center-right party Fidesz the favorite as they try to recover from the deepest recession in years.
NEWS ALERT: Wife, Children Of Jailed Cuban Pastor Face Eviction
The wife of jailed Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez faced a difficult weekend after authorities reportedly told her that the family home is to be confiscated. The family will be relocated to a significantly smaller apartment in poor conditions outside the city of Camaguey, said advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), which has closely monitored the case.
Iran Launches Massive Crackdown On Christians, Leaders
Iran’s government has launched a massive crackdown on devoted Christians, including church leaders, as part of efforts to halt the growing Christian church in the Islamic nation, Iranian Christians and rights activists said Friday, April 23.
Pakistan Christian Sewage Workers Die In Controversial Accident
Three Christian sewage workers have died in a toxic accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province because employers refused to equip them with life saving appliances, Christian relatives said Thursday, April 22.
Uzbekistan Police Raid Church Feeding Homeless
Police in Uzbekistan broke up a Protestant youth conference, detaining dozens of Christians, and separately raiided and Protestant church feeding homeless people for allegedly violating local regulations, a religious rights group said Wednesday, April 21.
Trial Postponed Of Alleged Killer Of Christians
Christian rights activists have condemned a decision to again postpone the trial of Mohammed al-Kammuni, who has been charged with killing six Christians in Upper Egypt. The trial was adjourned for the third consecutive time “without any reason being issued” and is scheduled to convene on May 16, said International Christian Concern (ICC), a major advocacy group.
Indonesia Court Pressured To Repeal Blasphemy Laws
A major Christian rights group has urged Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to repeal blasphemy laws that it claims have been “widely misused to persecute religious minorities” in the Islamic country.
Laos Church Leader Jailed Without Trial, Group Says
An influential house church leader is jailed in Laos for more than half a year and he may be killed as authorities fear the spread of Christianity in the region where he has been working, an advocacy group said Friday, April 16.