Christians Forced Out of Nepal; Persecution Intensifies
Nepali Christians are facing new pressures from their government after authorities deported a Christian couple for evangelizing Hindus.
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Nepal Four Churches Targeted in Arson Attacks
Four Christian Churches in Nepal have been attacked over a five-day period by unidentified assailants. The attacks, which began on the 9 May, targeted Mahima Church in Dhangadhi, Emmanuel Church in Kanchanpur and Emmanuel Church Budor in Doti, Western Nepal. Hebron Church in Panchthar, Eastern Nepal was also targeted.
Nepal: President Signs Law Criminalizing Evangelism, Human Rights Group Warns
The President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari has signed into law legislation that makes religious conversion a crime, the international human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide has reported.
Christians in Nepal Sentenced to Prison for Praying for Ill Woman Are Released
Four Christians in Nepal sentenced to five years in prison on false charges of “witchcraft” and “violence” were released today after a high court annulled their convictions, church leaders said.
Christians Fear Crackdown on Religion Under Evangelism Ban in Nepal
While attacks against the Christian minority has increased in Nepal, the Himalayan country’s parliament passed a bill criminalizing religious conversion and the “hurting of religious sentiment,” aiming to restrict evangelism. The move is likely to further escalate Christian persecution.
Nepal Bill Criminalizes Religious Conversion
The Nepali parliament passed a Bill on 8 August criminalizing religious conversion and the ‘hurting of religious sentiment’. It is expected to become law once the approval of the president has been given.
Christians Win Nepal’s First Anti-Evangelism Case
A court in Nepal has dropped a case against eight Christians, the first religious freedom dispute since the country’s new constitution was implemented last year.
Nepal: Seven Christians arrested
Seven Christians were arrested for distributing biblical handbooks to hundreds of students in the Dolakha district of Nepal.
Nepalese churches attacked
Only hours after its assembly voted last month against making Nepal a Hindu state, bombs damaged two churches in Jhapa district.
Nepal: Church Leaders Targeted by Press
Nepalese Christian leaders have found themselves falsely accused of corruption by the mass media as Hindu nationalist groups seek to suppress any religious freedoms for Christians.
Nepal Christians Return to Worship after Earthquake Turns Churches into Tombs
The first-hand account from the International Mission Board is one of many reports surfacing of how Nepal’s Christian minority is regrouping after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake collapsed many churches during their main weekly worship services, Christianity Today reported.
Nepalese minorities must ‘reconsider their faith’
The Nepali government just announced that though all its citizens will be provided with national identity cards, members of religious minorities must submit to greater scrutiny to get their IDs, according to AsiaNews.
Church Bombing Goes Bust
Nepal Police deactivated a bomb discovered near the entrance of the Navajiwan Church in Kathmandu last month.
Nepal Defends Law Against Evangelism
Nepal’s government has defended a proposed law that Christians say effectively bans evangelism and could lead to a crackdown on devoted believers.
Nepal Plans New Criminal Code Forbidding Evangelism
After abolishing Hinduism as its state religion, Nepal is now proposing a new criminal code forbidding a person from one faith to “convert a person, or abet him to change his religion.”
Continued Ban On Conversions Proposed in Nepal
A legislative panel in Nepal proposed keeping a ban on religious conversions in the country’s new constitution.
New threats from an old nemesis of Nepal’s Christians
A militant underground group that once forced hundreds of government officials into resigning is now threatening Christian clergy with violence if they do not give in to its extortion demands.
Nepal Churches Growing Despite Persecution, Tensions, Group Says
A Christian advocacy group said Thursday, June 3, that Nepal’s churches are experiencing “unprecedented growth” despite reported political turmoil and persecution.
Nepal Hindu Militant Asks Forgiveness For Church Bombing
The jailed chief of a Hindu-militant group has asked forgiveness for his alleged involvement in the May 23 church bombing in Nepal that killed three people.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Nepal Church Collapse Kills 24; Dozens Injured
A makeshift three-storey church building has collapsed on attendees of a major Christian conference in eastern Nepal, killing at least 24 people, and injuring over 60 others, police said Wednesday, September 30.