Chinese Authorities Demolish Church, Beat Protesters
International outrage has been spreading after the beating last weekend of hundreds of Christians at the tourist resort of Hangzhou on China's eastern seaboard.
...continue reading this storyGospel for Asia Bible Students Jailed
Four Gospel for Asia (GFA) Bible college students have been released after spending two days in a jail in Bagalkote, Karnataka, on false charges brought by a radical Hindu group.
...continue reading this storyChristian Stone Mason Beaten For Drinking Water From Public Facility
A Christian stone mason received critical injuries, including dislocation of his shoulder after he was seen drinking water from a public facility, by a Muslim man on June 6 (Tuesday) just outside the eastern city of Lahore, the Pakistan Christian Post (PCP) has reported.
...continue reading this storyChina Church Leaders Imprisoned For "Leaking State Secrets", Police Treatment Condemned
A Chinese court sentenced officials of China's rapidly growing independent house church movement to up to three years in prison Friday, August 6, on charges of leaking "state secrets" to overseas organizations, human rights watchers said.
...continue reading this storySecret Documents Reveal Ethnic Cleansing of Christians in Iraq, Leader says
Secret documents show Saddam Hussein's regime and local Kurdish leaders were involved in the "ethnic cleansing", "gassing" and "Islamization" of Assyrian Christians in Northern Iraq, with international religious aid organizations refusing to intervene, an Assyrian official claimed Wednesday, August 4.
...continue reading this story20 Christans Wounded in Terrorist Attacks Against Iraq Churches
At least 20 Christians were wounded in Baghdad and Mosul in the largest terrorist attacks against churches ever, reports said Sunday, August 1.
...continue reading this storyGermany Halts Deportation Iranian Christian
A German court has ruled that German authorities cannot deport a Christian asylum seeker back to Iran where he may face execution for converting from Islam to Christianity.
...continue reading this storyBhutan Releases Jailed Christians; Men Reunited With Families
Amid international pressure, Bhutan released two evangelical Christian government workers who were jailed after preaching and showing the internationally acclaimed 'Jesus' film to Buddhists, Christian rights investigators confirmed Monday, July 31.
...continue reading this storyDeath of a Christian Radio Ministry in Mexico
Some 85,000 people listened faithfully to Radio Nueva Vision in Nogales, Sonora. At times the station reached the No. 1 spot in ratings.
...continue reading this storyIran: Another Believer Arrested
On 24 July, an Iranian Christian named Issa Motamadi was imprisoned on account of his faith. French internet news site VoxDei reports that Issa Motamadi, a resident of the north-western town of Resht, the capital of Gilan Province, will soon stand trial before a Revolutionary Tribunal.
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