Hindu Radicals Beat Up Pastor and Church Members
A group of 30 Hindu radicals beat up an Indian pastor and two of his church members during a worship service on Sunday, August 26.
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Christian Leaders Detained In Zimbabwe For “Unauthorized” Prayer Meeting
The fate of at least 15 Christian leaders in Zimbabwe remained uncertain Friday, August 24, after they were detained for attending a prayer meeting near the capital Harare without permission from police, opposition sources confirmed.
...continue reading this storyChina Launches Nation-Wide Crackdown On House Churches, Investigators Say
China’s central government has launched a nationwide campaign to crackdown on what it calls “illegal religious activities,” targeting especially Christians, BosNewsLife learned from investigators Saturday, August 25.
...continue reading this storyKidnapped Evangelical Pastor Freed In India
Christians on Sunday, August 26, managed to free an evangelical pastor who was kidnapped by Hindu militants in Bangalore, India’s third most populous city, shortly after he was beaten and nearly killed, an official told BosNewsLife.
...continue reading this storyChristian Aid Workers Help India’s Bomb Victims and Rush to Attacked Churches
Christian aid workers rushed to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad Sunday, August 26, as the death toll of powerful blasts rose to at least 42 there, while other Christian activists were busy helping churches attacked by suspected Hindu militants, BosNewsLife established.
...continue reading this storyEritrea: Pastor Disappears, 10 Protestants Arrested
Christians in Eritrea confirmed yesterday that a Protestant pastor in Asmara who disappeared 11 days ago remains missing.
...continue reading this storyTribe Asks Forgiveness For Killing And Eating Missionaries
A tribe in Papua New Guinea has publicly asked forgiveness for killing and eating four missionaries nearly 130 years ago, BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, August 21.
...continue reading this storyBangladesh: Muslims Force Converts Back to Islam
Local Muslims in Nilphamari district and Islamist missionaries from abroad are hauling recently converted Christians to mosques and forcing them to return to Islam, area sources said.
...continue reading this storyBible School Students Attacked and Beaten
A group of 30 Hindu radicals from the Rastriya Swayem Sevaks (RSS) organization, attacked 18 Bible school students, who were on an evening walk at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, August 21.
...continue reading this storyKidnapped German Evangelical Freed In Afghanistan
A German evangelical development worker who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been freed, her organization and Afghan officials confirmed Monday, August 20.
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