The government of Vietnam is stepping up its persecution of minority Christians, according to detailed accounts received recently by Freedom House’s Center for Religious Freedom.
...continue reading this storyChristian leaders in the northeastern state of Manipur held an emergency meeting on April 22 to consider their response to an attack on a church in Thoubal district on April 19.
...continue reading this storyIn recent weeks, details have emerged from Laos outlining a new crackdown on tribal Christians in the southern province of Savannakhet.
...continue reading this storyUnknown killers kidnapped and brutally killed a Protestant pastor and his driver near the capital of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) last week, apparently in retribution for their evangelizing activities among Muslims.
...continue reading this storyTwo survivors of the North Korean prison camps have spoken at the UN Commission on Human Rights, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and at the EU.
...continue reading this storyThe chief minister of India's western state of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, has rejected a proposed 'anti-conversion bill' amid warnings the legislation would increase the persecution of Christians, BosNewsLife monitored Monday, April 4.
...continue reading this storyThe family of the Rev. Jokran Ratu, kidnapped four months ago on a remote Indonesian island, still does not know whether he is dead or alive. No ransom demand has been received and police have not apprehended the kidnappers.
...continue reading this storyLawyers acting on behalf of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang informed his wife last week that his appeal before the People’s Supreme Court of Vietnam has been rescheduled for April 12.
...continue reading this storySources have confirmed the murder by beheading on March 8 of Dulal Sarkar, a lay pastor and evangelist in Bangladesh.
...continue reading this storyAt least 17 Christian men in Laos, including church leaders, have been detained by Communist authorities and are facing torture and possible death amid an apparent new government crackdown on Christians, missionaries said Monday, April 4.Christian Aid Mission (CAM), an organization supporting indigenous missionaries, said most of those arrested since last week are from Hueyhoy Nua village in Laos' troubled southern Savannakhet province.
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