The Rev. Tongkhojang Lunkim was released at 1 p.m. on Saturday (March 18) after being held captive for two months by the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) in Manipur state, Northeast India.
...continue reading this storyThe president of Hopegivers International (HI), one of the largest Evangelical mission groups active in India, was detained Thursday, March 16, by security forces after being on the run to avoid arrest for his alleged involvement in inciting hatred.
...continue reading this storyThe Rev. Tongkhojang Lunkim is still missing two months after a rebel army in Northeast India kidnapped the administrative secretary of the Kuki Christian Church (KCC) on January 17, and relatives fear for his safety.
...continue reading this storyAfter nearly a month in jail in the tense Indian state of Rajasthan a Gospel for Asia (GFA) missionary and several other Christians have been released after allegedly being falsely charged with the murder of a child, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, March 16.
...continue reading this storyHindu militants have threatened to assassinate the leaders of one of India's largest evangelical mission groups and plan to take over its orphanages, churches and mission schools in the Indian state of Rajahstan, officials said Wednesday, March 15.
...continue reading this storyA human rights group expressed concern Wednesday, March 15, over a possible new government crackdown on Christian villagers in Laos.
...continue reading this storyRepresentatives of Vietnam's embattled Degar Montagnard Christians remained concerned Wednesday, March 15, over the whereabouts of fellow believers who they said were tortured and detained by security forces for refusing "to abandon Christianity" by joining a government church "which worships [Communist leader] Ho Chi Minh."
...continue reading this storyTwo significant legal developments have left Malaysians hotly debating religious rights and Islamic law (sharia).
...continue reading this storyThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently not permitting persecuted Christian refugees from Burma asylum and protection in the U.S.
...continue reading this storyAuthorities have granted longstanding requests of three church organizations to legally function in Ho Chi Minh City, sources told Compass.
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