Indonesia: Christmas and New Year are 'haram'
The Ulema Advisory Council of Banda Aceh has instructed its Muslim community not to celebrate Christmas and New Year's.
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Indonesia: Islamists Attack Christian Community During Service
Extremists from the Islamic Defenders Front have disrupted the Sunday services of the Tandemn Huria Kristen Batak Protestant community of Binjai in the Indonesian province of Sumatra.
...continue reading this storyVietnam: New Law Increases Religious Restrictions
Christian leaders in Vietnam are opposed to a proposed state law that would further increase restrictions on all their activities, requiring a permit for each and every circumstance, according to BarnabasAid.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Christian under death sentence finally released
A Pakistani Christian under a death sentence for blasphemy was released Friday on appeal by the Lahore High Court.
...continue reading this storyPoliceman Guarding Peshawar Church Killed on Duty
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a policeman guarding a Peshawar Pentecostal church Tuesday, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
...continue reading this storyHundreds of Christian refugees languish in Asia
The president of the Pakistan Christian Congress expressed concerns about the delays in processing hundreds of Pakistani Christian refugees in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong who have been waiting years for decisions on their asylum applications while living under deplorable conditions, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
...continue reading this storyBrunei to Intro Stricter Sharia
The Sultan of Brunei has announced the implementation of severe corporeal punishments as his sultanate shifts towards a stricter interpretation of Sharia law, according to The Standard.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Christians Unjustly Jailed for Murder
Seven Indian Christians have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being unjustly convicted of murdering a militant Hindu leader back in 2008, according to BarnabasAid.
...continue reading this storyNo equal rights for Christians in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The president of Pakistan's Christian Congress said Christians don't have equal rights despite claims to the contrary made by Pakistan's prime minister before the UN General Assembly Friday, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
...continue reading this storySuicide bombing in Peshawar protested at UN
As the Prime Minister of Pakistan was addressing the UN General Assembly Friday, more than one hundred Pakistani Christians at the UN Plaza were protesting the bombing of All Saints Anglican Church by Islamic extremists, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
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