Hindu Radicals Ransack Church and Beat Clergyman in Karnataka
For two consecutive Sundays, church service was disrupted in Karnataka while clergy were roughed-up and arrested on false forced conversion charges.
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Orissa Government Officials Cancel Church Construction
Christians who were recently relocated to Nandagiri have been ordered to suspend construction of their small church to satisfy the region's radical Hindus.
Indonesian Mayor Decides Churches Can't Be Built on Streets with Islamic Names
Bogor's mayor has a new reason not to allow the Yasmin church to open: the name of the street on which it is built bears an Islamic name.
Vietnamese Police beat Christian Worshippers
An attack against minority Christians living in the central highlands of Vietnam in July left 16 men and women severely injured with one man still under arrest, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyChristians assaulted while watching 'Jesus' film near former Bin Laden Safe House
Christians watching a movie depicting the life of Christ were attacked by a mob of Muslims in a park near where Osama bin Laden was killed.
Indonesian Mayor again refuses to grant Church Permit
A mayor in West Java who disregarded a Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the building permit of a church in Bogor has also dismissed a recommendation by the National Ombudsman Institute to comply with the ruling.
Malaysian Muslims decry Proselytizers
Muslims in Malaysia have demanded that action be taken against those who proselytize Muslims to Christianity as 22 Islamic non-governmental organizations called for laws banning apostasy.
...continue reading this storyMalaysian Christians plot to proselytize to Muslims?
After a controversial church raid this week, two Malay newspapers alleged that Christian organizations were offering cash to convert poverty-stricken Muslim families.
...continue reading this storyTwo Indonesian Churches Torched
Two house churches in Riau were burned down Tuesday, the latest of a series of attacks on minority religious groups in Indonesia.
Christian activist found dead in Kandhamal
After days of searching, the body of Christian activist Micael Digal was found near the village of Mdikia in Kandhamal; after an autopsy, police ruled the death as "accidental".