Egypt: Security Police Torture Christian Convert Woman
Security police in Alexandria, Egypt have repeatedly tortured a young woman convert to Christianity in custody since Monday (July 16).
...continue reading this storyBangladesh: Christian Villagers Again Beaten, Threatened
Islamic radicals in a Bangladesh village have meted out more beatings and death threats to Christians after a special police force meant to offer protection for three months withdrew after only a week.
...continue reading this storyVietnam Police Break Up Peasant Protests; Christians Attacked In Highlands
Hundreds of people were detained as Vietnamese special police forces broke up a massive peasant demonstration for land rights in Ho Chi Min City late Wednesday, July 18, while in the Central Highlands a security crackdown on Degar Montagnard Christians continued, several leading dissidents and investigators told BosNewsLife.
...continue reading this storyChristians Crucified In Iraq, Dutch MP Says
Militants have crucified Christians in Iraq, including converts from Islam and people involved in "mixed marriages," a senior Dutch parliamentarian has established.
...continue reading this storyChina Province To Destroy 'Prayer Mountain' Churches
Three "Prayer Mountain" church buildings in China's Wenzhou city of Zhejiang province are facing "imminent destruction" by the local government, fellow Christians and human rights watchers said Saturday, July 14.
...continue reading this storyChina Releases House Church Leaders Facing Labor Camp; Others Still Detained
Two key leaders of China's house church movement who faced the prospect of serving time in a labor camp have been released "on parole" from prison amid international pressure, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, July 14.
...continue reading this storyHealth Deteriorating Of Jailed Baptist Pastor In Azerbaijan
A frail Baptist pastor prepared for another night in an Azerbaijani prison Friday, July 13, nearly two months after he was arrested on charges over 50 witnesses say are false.
...continue reading this storyVietnam Jails 13 Montagnard House Church Christians
Vietnam sentenced 13 Degar Montagnards, a major ethnic group in the country's volatile Central Highlands, to prison terms of up to 15 years for "being House Church Christians" and their involvement in religious rights campaigns, representatives said Sunday, July 15.
...continue reading this storyEritrea Denies Detentions Of 2,000 Christians And Religious Persecution
Christian rights activists expressed concern Wednesday, July 11, over reports that a senior Eritrean government official has "categorically denied the existence of religious repression in Eritrea" and dismissed reports of mass detentions of Christians as "hyperbole".
...continue reading this storyDeath of Pastor in India Remains Unsolved
Family and friends of Pastor Goda Israel, whose body was found in a pond in Andhra Pradesh in February, say they are still convinced that he was murdered, despite police claims of "accidental drowning."
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