India: Political Fears Spurs Anti-Christian Violence
Growth in the incidence of violence against Christians in India this year is rooted largely in the political insecurity of Hindu nationalists, sources say.
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India: Christians Attacked, Charged with Attempted Murder
Seven Christians working with the Indian Missionary Society (IMS) in India’s Gujarat state were released on bail this morning. The group was charged with attempted murder after Hindu extremists waylaid and assaulted them last week.
...continue reading this storyInternational Concern Over India State Anti Conversion Law; Missionaries Attacked
Christian investigators on Monday, October 2, urged the international community to pressure the government of the Indian state of Gujarat to respect religious freedom following the adoption of controversial legislation and attacks against missionaries there.
...continue reading this storyVietnam Pastor Beheaded After Refusing To Halt Church Services, Friends Say
An influential Vietnamese evangelical pastor and evangelist has been beheaded after he refused to halt his massive church services, his friends said Saturday, September 30.
...continue reading this storyVietnam's Unexpected Amnesty Gives Hope For Christian Prisoners
Hundreds of Montagnard Degar Christian prisoners in Vietnam were anxiously awaiting news Tuesday, September 26, whether an announced amnesty for at least hundreds of political dissidents would also apply to them.
...continue reading this storyBeatings, Threats Continue in Madhya Pradesh, India
Hindu extremists severely beat two pastors on September 24 in Madhya Pradesh, India, before dragging them to a police station and accusing them of 'forcing' conversions. Two days earlier, extremists had attacked and injured two evangelists in the same state, later accusing them of 'hurting Hindu sentiments.'
...continue reading this storyIndia State Police Orders End To Christian Worship Services, official
Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have ordered several Christian leaders not to hold Sunday worship services saying Hindu militants planned to attack their churches, an official told BosNewsLife Saturday, September 23.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Jails Teenage Christian On Blasphemy Charges
A teenage Pakistani Christian spent Saturday, September 23, behind bars on suspicion of ripping book pages containing Quranic verses, the latest in a series of detentions raising concerns about Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.
...continue reading this storyIndonesia Christians Executed
Three Christian men who were suspected of involvement in killing Muslims have been executed despite international doubts about the evidence against them, both officials and Christians rights investigators said late Thursday, September 21.
...continue reading this storyIndonesian Christians to be Executed Thursday
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has just become informed that the execution date has been re-scheduled for three Christians involved in the Poso conflict. The men are to be executed on Thursday, September 21, 2006. They were the only ones charged in a conflict in which massive numbers of Muslims participated.
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