India: Policeman Summoned in Severe Beating of Christians
A district court in Punjab state has summoned a police official for severely beating four Christians.
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Pakistan Christians Jailed For 10 Years For "Blasphemy"
Two Pakistani Christian men spent another day in prison Monday, November 27, after a court jailed them for 10 years on charges of "blasphemy" against the Quran, considered a holy book by Muslims.
...continue reading this storyAnti-Christian Violence Escalates in Sri Lanka
Anti-Christian violence "is escalating" in Sri Lanka amid ongoing fighting between security forces and Tamil rebels seeking independence, human rights investigators said Monday, November 27.
...continue reading this storyIndia Church Worker Killed, Pastor Detained
Police in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu were investigating Monday, November 27, the death of a church worker who was apparently killed at the start of a Sunday worship service.
...continue reading this storyChurches Protest Killings Christian Leaders And Activists In Philippines
An Asian human rights team has condemned Philippines government for what it says is "its utter failure" to look into the killings of Christian leaders, rights activists, journalists and others by security forces and prosecute those involved, BosNewsLife established Friday, November 24.
...continue reading this storyPakistan's Longest Held Christian Prisoner Rushed To Hospital After Release
Ranjha Masih, who was Pakistan's longest held Christian prisoner of conscience, underwent surgery Saturday, November 25, after he was rushed to a private hospital to receive treatment for diabetes-- one of many ailments of which he suffers following years of torture and abuse, friends said.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Families Driven From Homes for Receiving Christ
Adherents of a Bodo tribal religion in Assam, northeast India, forced nine families from their homes last Tuesday (November 14) for converting to Christianity.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Militants Kill Prominent Christian Worker
Two unidentified militants today killed a Christian convert from Islam on a busy road in Mamoosa village, Barmullah district, in the terror-stricken state of Jammu and Kashmir.
...continue reading this storySri Lanka: Mobs Attack More Churches
Buddhist militants attacked two church services in Sri Lanka on November 12 and hit Christian workers returning from a funeral. On Thursday (November 16), they also doused a female church member with a container of burnt oil.
...continue reading this storyBrazilian Missionary Murdered in East Timor
A Brazilian missionary was murdered in Dili, as new fighting flared in the capital of East Timor late on Sunday, Nov.19 according to a U.N. spokeswoman and a government statement said on Monday, November 20, 2006.
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