Indonesia Officials And Militants Close Baptist Church

About 30 local officials backed by Muslim militants closed down a Baptist church in Bandung, the capital of the tense Indonesian province of West Java, investigators confirmed Thursday, August 10.

Court in India Restores EMI Registration, Bank Accounts

A day after extending the bail of leaders of Emmanuel Mission International (EMI), the Rajasthan High Court today restored the registration of five of the mission’s institutions and unfroze EMI bank accounts.

Secret Documents Reveal Ethnic Cleansing of Christians in Iraq, Leader says

Secret documents show Saddam Hussein’s regime and local Kurdish leaders were involved in the “ethnic cleansing”, “gassing” and “Islamization” of Assyrian Christians in Northern Iraq, with international religious aid organizations refusing to intervene, an Assyrian official claimed Wednesday, August 4.

Colombia Mother Of Four “Murdered” For Evangelizing

Leftist rebels in Colombia’s Meta Province hired a gunman to assassinate a Christian mother of four because she refused to stop proclaiming Christ, Christian rights investigators confirmed Friday, July 28.

China Sentences House Church Leaders To Labor Camp

Four key leaders of China’s house church movement have been sentenced to two years “re-education through labor” in the central-western province of Sichuan, fellow believers confirmed Thursday, July 27.

Uzbekistan Crackdown on Christians and NGO’s, Sources Say

There was mounting concern Wednesday, July 26, over a new crackdown on Christians in Uzbekistan after authorities closed down US-based aid group Central Asia Free Exchange (CAFE) on charges of “illegal religious activities,” including preaching the Gospel.

India Court To Rule On Future Of Mission Groups In State

One of India’s main mission organizations and its American supporter were expected to learn from a High Court Tuesday, July 25, whether they will be allowed to officially resume operations and use their bank accounts in the volatile state of Rajasthan.

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