Twelve Christians were driven out of their home by village neighbors in the Buddhist-majority Asian country of Laos, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Laos ranks 26 on the US Open Doors Watch List 2022 of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
...continue reading this storyFive Lao Christian families are still waiting to be rehoused after local authorities in the communist Asian country demolished their homes, International Christian Concern reports.
...continue reading this storyA pastor who was jailed in Laos for more than a year after refusing to end his church services has been released, supporters confirmed Thursday.
...continue reading this storyAuthorities in Laos have released a Christian pastor who was imprisoned for a year for holding church services without a permit, Mission Network News reports. Laos currently ranks 22 on the Open Doors Watch List of countries that persecute Christians.
...continue reading this storyAuthorities in Laos have released a pastor who was jailed early last year for refusing to halt worship services at the church he founded in the southeast Asian country, International Christian Concern reports. Pastor Sithon Thippavong was freed on April 9 after just over a year in prison.
...continue reading this storyFive church leaders in Laos were convicted last week of being "illegal doctors" after they prayed for a sick woman who later died, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storySix Hmong families who converted to Christianity were forced to leave their village after local authorities ordered them to renounce their faith, according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyLocal officials in Laos have arrested seven Christians for worshiping together on Sunday, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyFive Christians in Laos who were exonerated after falsely being accused of murder still remain in custody.
...continue reading this storyThe ruling authorities of several villages in Laos have been threatening to banish Christians unless they renounce their faith in Jesus.
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