Indonesian judges sentenced three women to three years in prison Thursday, September 1, for "attempting to convert" Muslim children by allowing them to a Christian Sunday School program, a Christian news agency reported.
...continue reading this storyA mob of Hindu extremists violently attacked a prayer meeting in the town of Indore in the north-central state of Madhya Pradesh on August 21. At least 10 people, including women and a 2-year-old child, were injured.
...continue reading this storyLocal authorities shut down a 500-member, international church here on Saturday, August 27. The church had sought a permit to meet since its inception eight years ago.
...continue reading this storyThe Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang was working at a labor camp machine used to extract cashew nuts on August 9 when he was approached by high prison officials. They told him he would be moved immediately to another prison.
...continue reading this storyAttempts to strengthen the state anti-conversion law in Chattisgarh state, India, have been held up due to “technical problems,” according to a government official.
...continue reading this storyHindu extremists violently attacked a prayer meeting in Rajasthan state last night, seriously injuring nine Christians, including one woman.
...continue reading this storyHe quietly says he still believes in Jesus Christ. But he can no longer admit it publicly. Since 42-year old Phouthone Chansombat became the chief of Tao Tan, a village 135 kilometers (about 85 miles) from Laos' capital Vientiane, he had to renounce his faith in Christ. "I can no longer be a Christian," Chansombat says, fighting back tears.
...continue reading this storyA lack of Bibles and Christian literature in Laos is now becoming "the biggest threat" to rapidly growing Christian communities in rural areas of the Communist Asian nation, evangelical leaders said Wednesday, August 10.
...continue reading this storyTwo Christians in Madhya Pradesh, India, await their first appearance in court after Hindu villagers accused them of attempted forced conversion.
...continue reading this storyTwo Christian men of a non-governmental organization in Bangladesh have been "hacked to death" and officials believe Islamic extremists were "likely" responsible for the murders, news reports said Thursday, August 4.
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