Myanmar Army “Massacres” Civilians In Christian Area
Myanmar’s army massacred at least ten civilians whom they had detained in a mainly Christian area of the troubled nation, aid workers and residents say.
...continue reading this storyMyanmar’s army massacred at least ten civilians whom they had detained in a mainly Christian area of the troubled nation, aid workers and residents say.
...continue reading this storyThree Christians in Mexico were released Thursday after being jailed three days for refusing to help fund a patron saint festival that involves a mix of indigenous and Catholic religious traditions, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The believers were freed following representations by the Defense of Human Rights of the Peoples of Oaxaca (DDHPO) organization.
...continue reading this storyMyanmar’s Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) is continuing to burn down homes and churches in Thantlang in the Christian majority state of Chin, even though the military has already killed or driven out the town’s Christian residents, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyMyanmar’s Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) burned alive at least 35 civilians, including elderly people and children, in Karenni state on Christmas Eve, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. The Tatmadaw rogue army has been slaughtering and displacing non-Buddhists since it overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in a February 1 coup.
...continue reading this storyThe European Parliament named Christian pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo among other prisoners in an urgent resolution it passed last week to denounce “systematic abuses” by Cuba's government against citizens, Evangelical Focus (EF) reports.
...continue reading this storyNorth Korea executed at least seven people for “watching or distributing South Korean videos," including popular music, known as K-pop, according to a report obtained by Worthy News.
...continue reading this storyA new report by human rights organization Korea Future attests that the North Korean communist regime uses imprisonment, torture, and starvation to persecute Christians, Christian Today (CT) reports. North Korea ranks one on the US Open Doors Watch List 2021 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
...continue reading this storyChristians were concerned Wednesday as the Hindu-led government of India’s southwestern state of Karnataka was to table a harsh anti-conversion law amid attacks against churches.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Afghanistan have reportedly turned off their phones and moved to undisclosed locations amid an ongoing crackdown by the ruling Islamist Taliban group.
...continue reading this storySouth Korea turned down asylum requests from dozens of Chinese Christians despite fears their deportation to China could mean imprisonment, “forced disappearances and torture,” Christians said.
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