Salem Voice Ministries‘ Missionary Attacked in Kashmir
A Salem Voice Ministries missionary in Jammu and Kashmir was attacked on March 6 in Kupwara in Jammua and Kashmir, India.
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Vietnam Pastor And Wife “Brutally Beaten” As Part Of Crackdown
A prominent Mennonite pastor and his wife were recovering Sunday, March 11, from “brutal” beatings by Vietnamese security forces as part of a government crackdown on dissidents, a key activist told BosNewsLife.
...continue reading this storyUzbekistan Sentences Prominent Protestant Pastor Shestakov To Four Years In Exile
Prominent Protestant pastor Dmitry Shestakov was sentenced Friday, March 9, to four years’ exile within Uzbekistan for his evangelistic activities, Christian rights watchers observing the trial said.
...continue reading this storyVietnam Launches “Worst Crackdown” In Dissidents “In 20 Years”
A major human rights watchdog accused the Vietnamese government on Friday, March 9 of “flouting” its commitments on human rights by launching “one of the worst crackdowns on peaceful dissidents,” including Christians, “in 20 years.”
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Muslim Students Set Fire to High School Chapel
Muslim students twice have set fire to a high school chapel here since it was rebuilt last August, after Islamists burned it down three years ago.
...continue reading this storyThirty-three Chinese and Three Korean Pastors Released in Henan Province
After intensive international pressure, local police released 33 arrested house church leaders and three leaders from South Korea.
...continue reading this storyChina Detains Dozens Of Christian Leaders, Group Says
Dozens of Christian leaders, including three church officials from South Korea, were detained by Chinese security forces Tuesday, March 6, as part of an apparent government crackdown on independent Christian groups, representatives said.
...continue reading this storyIranian Imam Receives Christ Via Satellite TV, Escapes Country
One of the top Islamic leaders in Iran accepted Christ and left the country after facing death threats and imprisonment, according to an Iranian pastor living in the U.S.
...continue reading this storyVietnam Detains House Church Leader
There was mounting concern Monday, March 5, about the whereabouts of a key leader of an indigenous house church in Vietnam’s Central Highlands after Vietnamese security forces reportedly raided a village and detained several Christians.
...continue reading this storyBenin Islamic Militants Destroy Church And Training Center
Islamic militants in Benin destroyed a church established by Christ Power Ministries (CPM) in the latest attack against the indigenous evangelical mission group in the African nation, missionaries told BosNewsLife Friday, March 2.
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