A Christian mother of seven who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold into marriage and threatened with death in Pakistan's Punjab province was free Sunday, March 13, after police rescued her, right activists and Christians said.
...continue reading this storyChristians across Asia prayed for Japan as the strongest earth quake ever recorded unleashed a monster tsunami that pulverized northeastern areas and impacted churches there.
...continue reading this storySome 25 people were killed and over 100 others wounded in a car bombing in Pakistan's Punjab province near the home of Christian government minister Shabaz Bhatti, who was assassinated last week, police officials said Tuesday, March 8.
...continue reading this storyChristians warned Friday, March 4, that Pakistan should stand up against religious extremism at an emotionally charged funeral for the country's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was assassinated after publicly opposing controversial blasphemy legislation.
...continue reading this storyGunmen have shot and killed Pakistan's Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, who publicly challenged the country's controversial blasphemy laws and demanded more rights for minority Christians in the mainly Islamic nation.
...continue reading this storyA Vietnamese Catholic priest known for publicly expressing views on democracy and human rights faced a difficult month Tuesday, March 1, as he was due to be imprisoned again on charges of spreading "propaganda" against the state", despite international concerns over his health.
...continue reading this storyScores of terrified villagers faced starvation in the jungles of Laos on Sunday, February 27, after they were driven from their village at gunpoint for refusing to give up Christianity in this predominantly Buddhist nation, residents and rights activists said.
...continue reading this storyAn Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has been released, a well-informed Christian aid and advocacy group confirmed Thursday, February 24.
...continue reading this storyMore than 1,000 Muslim protesters have stormed a courthouse and burned two churches in central Java, Indonesia.
...continue reading this storyRelatives of a pastor found dead in a secluded area of Kandhamal district last week have accused local police of a cover-up.
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