China Detains Mother Of Beijing House Church
The 76-year-old mother of a well-known Beijing house church activist was said to be behind bars Saturday, February 10, on charges of damaging public and private properties.
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Persecution of evangelical Christians in the southern state of Chiapas “is accelerating daily in the indigenous regions,†according to the National Bar of Christian Lawyers.
...continue reading this storyHouse Church Prayer Meeting Raided in Jiangsu Province, China
China Aid Association (CAA) has revealed that Chinese police raided a House Church Christian prayer meeting in Jiangsu province at 10:40am February 7, 2007.
...continue reading this storyBaptist Mission Workers Killed in Bus Crash in Honduras
Three Americans on a mission trip in Honduras were killed in a truck crash Feb. 6. Ten other people were injured when the truck flipped on a remote mountain road, authorities said.
...continue reading this storyIraq Militants Kill Christian Official
A high profile official from Iraq's Assyrian Christian community and former deputy director of Iraqi Airways has been shot and killed by militants near his home, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, February 8.
...continue reading this storyChina Releases House Church Activist After Three Years Imprisonment
Chinese authorities have released well-known Beijing house church activist Liu Fenggang after he served three years in prison in Zhejiang province, his supporters confirmed Wednesday, February 7.
...continue reading this storyUzbekistan "Harshening Crackdown" On Religious Freedom And Media, groups say
A major Christian rights group expressed concern Wednesday, February 7, about Uzbekistan's "harshening crackdown on religious freedom."
...continue reading this storyPakistan Evangelists Beaten at Muslim Festival
A team of Pakistani Christian evangelists was attacked and beaten after distributing over 13,000 Christian publications at a Muslim festival, the group supporting them said Wednesday, February 7.
...continue reading this storyIndia Militants Attack Pastors' Conference, 10 Injured
At least 10 Christians were recovering from their injuries Monday, February 5, after Hindu militants reportedly attacked a pastors' conference in Raipur, the capital of India's Chhattisgarh state.
...continue reading this storyUzbekistan Pastor Remains Jailed; Family in Hiding
An evangelical pastor remained behind bars in Uzbekistan Monday, February 5, more than two weeks after he was detained by secret police on charges of "incitement to hatred on national, racial or religious grounds."
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