Murdered Dutch Missionary Burried In Netherlands; Ebel Kremer Mourned Worldwide
A Dutch missionary who was murdered when armed robbers stormed a mission center in Kenya where he supported orphans, was buried Monday, March 7, in the Netherlands.
Year: 2011
Turkish Court Jails Officers Over Killings Christians
A Turkish court on Monday, March 21, ordered five military officers and two civilians jailed as part of an investigation into the 2007 killings of three Christians at a Bible-publishing house.
Nigeria Bombers Killed Before Attacking Church
Two people suspected of planning to bomb a Nigerian church were killed before they reached their destination in the central city of Jos, adding to tensions in an area already troubled by deadly religious and ethnic violence, officials said Sunday, March 20.
BREAKING NEWS: Concerns Over Libya’s Christians As Allies Launch Military Action (Update)
Libya’s minority Christians were among those facing danger Saturday, March 19, as the international community began enforcing a no fly zone over the predominantly Sunni Muslim nation to halt attacks by forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
BREAKING NEWS: Japan Christians Search For Missing Amid Nuclear Crisis
Churches in areas impacted by Japan’s worst earthquake on record and tsunami have reportedly lost pastors and Christians were still searching for other believers unaccounted for Friday, March 18, while Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that a major nuclear crisis may further complicate rescue operations.
NEWS ALERT: Malaysia Releasing Confiscated Bibles
Malaysian Christians on Thursday, March 17, awaited two shipments of 35,000 confiscated Bibles after the government promised to release them.
BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christian Found Dead In Prison
A Christian man sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy against Islam’s Prophet Muhammad has been found dead in his prison cell in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi after receiving death threats, his family and lawyer confirmed Wednesday, March 16.
Iran Burns Bibles, Jails House Church Christians
Five Iranian house church Christians were behind bars Wednesday, March 15, after being sentenced to one year imprisonment on charges of “crimes against the Islamic order” and there were reports that Iranian authorities have been burning Bibles.
Churches Suffer In Japan’s Tsunami; Asia Christians Grief
Christians across Asia prayed for Japan as the strongest earth quake ever recorded unleashed a monster tsunami that pulverized northeastern areas and impacted churches there.
Pakistan Police Rescue Kidnapped, Raped, Christian Mother
A Christian mother of seven who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold into marriage and threatened with death in Pakistan’s Punjab province was free Sunday, March 13, after police rescued her, right activists and Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Churches Suffer In Japan’s Tsunami; Asia Christians Grief
Christians across Asia prayed for Japan as the strongest earth quake ever recorded unleashed a monster tsunami that pulverized northeastern areas and impacted churches there.
Hungary’s Artists Fear Culture War
Hungarian artists and intellectuals may be forgiven for thinking twice before expressing their thoughts these days. Critics say the center-right government and its allies have effectively launched a “culture war.”
Egypt Military Meet Christians After Deadly Clashes
Egypt’s military leadership held talks Thursday, March 10, with Christian protesters demanding more security, after Muslims burned a church sparking clashes that killed 13 people and injured about 140 others, officials said.
Thousands Of Christians Flee Deadly Violence In Ethiopia; Churches Burned
Thousands of Christians are fleeing violence in western Ethiopia where Muslim extremists killed several Christians and burned dozens of churches, rights activists and officials said.
Pakistan Bombing Kills 25 Near Home Of Murdered Minister
Some 25 people were killed and over 100 others wounded in a car bombing in Pakistan’s Punjab province near the home of Christian government minister Shabaz Bhatti, who was assassinated last week, police officials said Tuesday, March 8.
China Court Upholds 15 Year Imprisonment For Pastor Yimiti
An ethnic minority house church leader remained detained in China’s troubled northwestern Xinjiang region Sunday, March 6, after a court rejected an appeal to review his 15 years prison sentence on charges of revealing state secrets to overseas groups.
BREAKING NEWS: Thousands Attend Funeral Of Murdered Pakistan Minister Bhatti
Christians warned Friday, March 4, that Pakistan should stand up against religious extremism at an emotionally charged funeral for the country’s Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was assassinated after publicly opposing controversial blasphemy legislation.
Christians Mourn Assassinated Pakistan Minister Bhatti; Muslim Militants Suspected
Pakistani Christians and leading rights groups mourned Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was shot and killed Wednesday, March 2, by suspected Muslim militants after publicly criticizing controversial blasphemy legislation.
BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan’s Christian Minister Bhatti Assassinated
Gunmen have shot and killed Pakistan’s Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, who publicly challenged the country’s controversial blasphemy laws and demanded more rights for minority Christians in the mainly Islamic nation.
Vietnam To Jail Frail Prominent Priest; Dissident Detained
A Vietnamese Catholic priest known for publicly expressing views on democracy and human rights faced a difficult month Tuesday, March 1, as he was due to be imprisoned again on charges of spreading “propaganda” against the state”, despite international concerns over his health.