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Taleban Takes Hard Line With Arrested Aid Workers (Afghanistan)

August 6, 2001

Afghanistan’s ruling Taleban authorities have ruled out pardons for eight foreign aid workers detained for allegedly spreading the Christian faith, declaring that they and their 16 Afghan colleagues must stand trial on charges of promoting Christianity. Western diplomats have been unable to meet with the prisoners. Fifty-nine Afghan school children who were also taken into custody on the belief that they had been influenced by Christian teaching have been released, but their fathers were jailed for several days for failing to supervise their children.

Christmas Season Tense For Pakistan’s Christians

August 5, 2001

ISTANBUL, December 3 (Compass) — Five weeks after Islamic extremists gunned down 15 Pakistani Christians in a Sunday morning worship service, church leaders across Pakistan admitted that their congregations remain “tense and fearful” as Christmas approaches.

Christians In Southern Philippines Start Carrying Firearms to Protect Themselves

August 5, 2001

ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES – The once calm, peaceful and loving people of the City of Zamboanga will never be the same again after 200 heavily armed Muslim rebels held 81 Christian hostages last week and exchanged gunfire with the military forces that left two soldiers, four Muslim rebels and four civilians dead.

Indian Government Launches War on Terrorism and Missionaries

June 25, 2018August 4, 2001

BANGALORE, India (Compass) — The Indian government has launched its own “war on terrorism” against two fronts: terrorists and missionaries. The Hindu fundamentalist government is planning to introduce two bills that are being condemned as “draconian” by religious minorities in India.

Refugee Camp Destroyed As Part of Ongoing Persecution of Ethnic Minorities in Burma

June 25, 2018August 3, 2001

A refugee camp on the Thailand/Burma border has been overrun by troops sent by the Burmese military junta.

Heavy shellfire preceded the attack on the Ler Per Hur camp just inside the Burma border which was later torched by the soldiers on December 29.

Believers Not Allowed in Worship in Newer Buildings (Myanmar/Burma)

June 25, 2018August 3, 2001

The military government of Myanmar (also known as Burma) has issued a degree banning Christians from worshipping in building less that 100 years old. Church buildings that are more than 100 years old are forbidden from ringing their church bells and crosses are not allowed to be placed on the buildings. Dozens of churches throughout the country have been forced to close. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that while believers have been allowed to worship in private homes in Hlaing Tai Yar, they have been ordered not to sing.

Church in India Faces Increasing Threats, Ministry Leader Says

June 25, 2018August 3, 2001

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANS) — Most Christians understand the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism around the world, but few are aware of a virulent strain of Hindu radicalism targeting believers in India.

Seventeen More Christians Rescued in Indonesia

August 1, 2001

Over this past weekend 17 more Christians were rescued from Islamic Jihad militants in Indonesia.

Indonesian Christians Need Help in Face of More Attacks

June 25, 2018July 24, 2001

Since January a total of 1400 Christians trapped by radical Muslim warriors in the islands of North Maluku in Indonesia have been rescued. These Christians are among the more than 7000 who were being held hostage by Muslim Jihad fighters.

Indonesian Christians Need Help in Face of More Attacks

June 25, 2018July 24, 2001

Rescue Operations Continue

Missions Insider – Since January a total of 1400 Christians trapped by radical Muslim warriors in the islands of North Maluku in Indonesia have been rescued. These Christians are among the more than 7000 who were being held hostage by Muslim Jihad fighters.

“Hit List” Of Christian Evangelists On Hindu Extremist Website

June 25, 2018July 9, 2001

A militant Hindu hate website displaying the names of international evangelists, secular and Christian scholars from India, and other “enemies of Hinduism” on its “hit-list” was back on-line after it was salvaged by a radical Jewish organization in Brooklyn, New York. The website calls on militant Hindus to commit violence against the men and women listed.

Sulawesi Christians Ask Open Doors to Plead Their Cause

July 9, 2001

Christian leaders in Tentena, in Indonesia’s central Sulawesi province, pleaded with Open Doors to “be our voice” in the face of increased atrocities being perpetrated against them in Poso district, known as a “second Ambon.” The most recent atrocity involved a police elite force attacking a Christian village elder and his family on June 27th. A woman neighbor, five months pregnant, was killed in the attack. When Christians went to the local police station to complain, they found all the policemen had fled.

Terrorists Target Christians in Ambon

June 25, 2018June 16, 2001

In a new twist to the violence against Christians in eastern Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, Muslim Jihad fighters dressed like Japanese “ninjas” have begun targeting individuals under cover of darkness.

Vietnamese Pastor’s Letter A Plea For Help

June 25, 2018June 14, 2001

The letter below — the cry of a frustrated and persecuted Vietnamese Mennonite pastor named Nguyen Hong Quang — is an appeal for religious freedom in Vietnam and for support from the international Christian community.

Massive Crackdown Against Vietnam’s Highland Christians

June 25, 2018May 11, 2001

There has been a long history of persecution of minority Christians in Vietnam’s Western Highlands, where churches have largely had to operate underground since the communist takeover in 1975.

India’s Hindu Nationalists Seek To “Indianize” Christians

June 25, 2018May 11, 2001

In a fresh attack on Christians and Muslims, the Hindu nationalist Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in demanding the “Indianization” of Christians and Muslims in the country.

Muslim militia killing Christians, burning homes and churches in Indonesia

June 25, 2018May 5, 2001

Thousands of extremist Muslim fighters armed with automatic weapons are attacking Christian villages in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, burning churches and thousands of homes and sending residents fleeing.

Bhutan represses Christians as Day of Prayer approaches

June 9, 2014May 4, 2001

Believing for Bhutan
A Bhutanese man gives his grandson attention during a festival. It is illegal to hold Christian services and authorities have been cracking down on Christians. Pray that God will protect local churches. Pray that believers would also find favor in the eyes of the government to overturn this decision.

Brunei Christians Suffer For Government ‘Cult’ Fears

June 25, 2018April 24, 2001

Details emerging from recent detentions and interrogations of Christians in Brunei point to a growing government concern that the growth of “cults” in this predominately-Muslim nation could lead to political and religious instability.

Christians in Bhutan report escalated police persecution

April 20, 2001

WASHINGTON (BP)–Christians in the country of Bhutan are facing a much-escalated level of opposition and persecution, according to a report to the Baptist World Alliance from D. Kitbok Ryntathiang, director of the Christian Academy, Shillong, in northeast India.