UZBEKISTAN: Large fine for film about Jesus
Uzbekistan police confiscated a Christian's private property and then imposed a massive fine on him for owning a film about Jesus.
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Turkmenistan: Protestant Pastor's Trial Set for October
Protestant Pastor Ilmurad Nurliev's trial is slated for Oct. 21, nearly two months after his arrest on charges of large-scale swindling.
...continue reading this storyTurkmenistan: Appeal for Imprisoned Pastor (Update)
The wife of an imprisoned Protestant pastor appealed to international observers -- including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -- to attend any future trial if her husband's investigation reaches that stage.
...continue reading this storyTurkmenistan: Protestant Pastor Faces Five Years Imprisonment
A Pentecostal pastor remained in police custody Tuesday, August 31, in Turkmenistan where he faces five years imprisonment and confiscation of properties for "large-scale swindling", charges his wife and church members strongly deny, rights activists said.
...continue reading this storyUzbekistan Jails Baptists, Threatens Church
Police in Uzbekistan jailed ten Baptists for three to five days, and fining them 80 times the monthly minimum wage, according to a religious rights group, Worthy News learned on Monday, August 9.
...continue reading this storyEvangelical Group Condemns Uzbekistan Crackdown On Churches
An influential evangelical organization, which claims to represent over 400 million Christians worldwide, expressed concerns Tuesday, June 1, about police raids on Protestant congregations in Uzbekistan and the detention of several Christians in the former Soviet republic.
...continue reading this storyNEWS ALERT: Uzbekistan Jails Protestant Christians
An assistant pastor and two other members of one of Uzbekistan capital's largest Protestant churches began serving 15-day jail terms Wednesday, May 19, on charges that included "violating" strict religious regulations of the former Soviet nation, trial observers said.
...continue reading this storyUzbekistan Police Raid Church Feeding Homeless
Police in Uzbekistan broke up a Protestant youth conference, detaining dozens of Christians, and separately raiided and Protestant church feeding homeless people for allegedly violating local regulations, a religious rights group said Wednesday, April 21.
...continue reading this storyBREAKING NEWS: Kyrgyzstan Christians Help Injured As Gunfire Rocks Presidential Rally
Christians in Kyrgyzstan continued praying and caring for injured survivors of their Central Asian nation's bloody uprising that killed at least 84 people, as gunfire interrupted a rally Thursday, April 15, of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, witnesses and Christians said.
...continue reading this storyArmenia, Turkey Sign Landmark Accord Despite Tensions
The former Soviet republic of Armenia and Turkey have signed a historic accord on normalizing relations after a century of hostility.
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