Indonesia: Yasmin Services Disrupted
A mob of Muslims disrupted the worship services of about 100 members of a GKI Yasmin congregation that were being held at a member's home in Bogor, West Java on Sunday.
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Burma Kachin Christians Flee Deadly Attacks; Fighting Spreading
Churches and Buddhist monasteries in a mining area of Burma's northern Kachin state have taken in nearly 1,000 refugees, many of them Christians, since New Year's Day, after the Burmese military reportedly attacked a church and killed several people, Worthy News established Tuesday, January 10.
...continue reading this storyHindu Militants Attack India Evangelicals; Several Injured
Hindu militants twice attacked evangelical Christians in India's southern state of Karnataka, injuring several believers, including women and children, Christians told Worthy News.
Indonesians Ordered to Leave U.S.
A New Jersey community of 72 Indonesians who years ago were spared deportation after a pastor brokered an agreement with immigration authorities allowing them them to stay in the country temporarily may soon be deported thanks to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
...continue reading this storyChurch Bombing Goes Bust
Nepal Police deactivated a bomb discovered near the entrance of the Navajiwan Church in Kathmandu last month.
...continue reading this storyHindus fail to stop prayer meeting
More than 30,000 Christians recently took part in a prayer meeting in Hubli, Karnataka despite efforts by pro-Hindu groups to disrupt them.
Hanoi House Church Leaders Attacked
A mob of men attacked leaders of a Baptist house church near Hanoi Sunday, seriously injuring a pastor and several others, including women and teenage children.
...continue reading this storyIndia Hindu Militants To "Behead" Evangelists
The leader of a hardline Hindu group wants India's constitution to legalize the killing of Christian evangelists and, for instance, promoters of other non-Hindu religions.
Burmese Military Unit Arrests Pastor
A government military unit assigned to clear a road assaulted and then arrested five men including a pastor of the Catholic Association.
...continue reading this storyNo Churches Left in Afghanistan
There aren't any public churches left standing in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department.
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