Execution Indonesia Christians "Imminent"
Three Christians convicted of murder "on very shaky evidence" are to be executed "imminently" despite international protests, sources close to the case said Monday March 6.
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Pastor Beaten for 'Forcible Conversion' in Punjab, India
Accusing the pastor of an independent church in the northern state of Punjab of "forcible conversion," an Indian woman from Canada and three unidentified youths on February 8 beat the Christian leader so severely that he required hospital treatment.
...continue reading this storyBurma Army Attacks Karen Villages, Thousands Flee
Predominantly Christian Karen villagers were believed to be on the run Tuesday, February 21, amid reports that Burma's government forces launched a new offensive against them.
...continue reading this storyCartoon Protestors in Pakistan Target Christians
Protesting caricatures of the prophet Muhammad first published in Danish media, thousands of demonstrators in northern Pakistan and Lahore last week destroyed private and public property, at times targeting Christians.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Militants Attack Christians Over Cartoons
More anti-Christian violence was expected in Pakistan Thursday, February 16, as deadly protests against published cartoons of Prophet Mohammad spread across the country.
...continue reading this storyEvent in India Shows Extent of Fear of Christianity
Christianity is a major threat to Indian nationalism, organizers of a "reconversion" rally held last weekend in Gujarat indicated yesterday during the closing ceremony.
...continue reading this storyNew Tribes Missionary Returns To Papua New Guinea Amid Deadly Violence
A staff member of the American mission group New Tribes Mission (NTM) has returned to his home in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea to ease tensions following bloodshed in the region, missionaries said Friday, February 10.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Pakistan Fear More Violence Over Cartoon Row
Christians in Pakistan feared more attacks against them Sunday, February 5, after at least one church was attacked by militants as anger spreads throughout the Muslim world over Prophet Mohammad cartoons in European media.
...continue reading this storyPhilippines Christians Mourn Believers Killed in Muslim Violence
Christian believers in the Philippines on Sunday, February 5, mourned 6 Christians, including an infant, who were killed by Muslim militants shortly after a missionary couple died in an ambush.
...continue reading this storyVillagers Brutally Beat Christians in Orissa State, India
Extremists encouraged Hindu residents of a village in Malkangiri district, Orissa state, to attack Christian residents on January 24. At least 10 Christians were injured and two were hospitalized.
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