Christian Boycotts another Court HearingCompass (12/19/05) For the third time in six months, Turkish Christian Yakup Cindilli has failed to appear at court hearings against the ultra-nationalists who beat him into a coma…
Village Head Vows To Eradicate ChristianityVillage Head Vows To Eradicate Christianity (December 19, 2005) The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.www.persecution.org has just become informed that Christian converts of Bivsi Dabhadi…
Chinese Priests Brutally Beaten In Tianjin: Like the Nuns of XianAsiaNews (12/19/05) A group of priests and nuns were brutally beaten with iron bars, bricks and clubs by a group of « thugs » in Tianjin , a Chinese…
Vietnam Pressured To Release Jailed Internet UsersBosNewsLife (12/17/05) - Three young Internet users detained by Vietnamese security forces for visiting a chat room and website dedicated to religious freedom were still in jail Saturday, December 17,…
Vietnamese Military Invades Christian VillagesBosNewsLife (12/17/05) - A military build up continued Saturday, December 17, in Vietnam s Central Highlands where Vietnamese security forces reportedly invaded dozens of villages of predominantly Degar Montagnard Christians…
Pakistani Christians Announce Day of Protest, Prayer and FastingANS (12/17/05) - A number of Pakistani Christians will observe an upcoming day of Protest, Prayers and Fasting. The event will take place on Dec. 20, and signify the completion…
Baptists Raided By Imam with OfficialsForum18 (12/19/05) - Raids are continuing against Baptists in Turkmenistan . On Saturday 17 December, a prayer meeting of the Turkmen-speaking registered Baptist church in the town of Deynau ,…
Village Head Vows To Eradicate Christianity(December 19, 2005) The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.www.persecution.org has just become informed that Christian converts of Bivsi Dabhadi village in the western state of…
Indonesian Police Tell Churches to Dig Holes in Case of BombsChurches in Indonesia have been under a heightened threat with the start of the Christmas season. Indonesian Police Ask Churches to Dig 'Bomb Holes' for Christmas Season Voice of America…
Congressional Resolution Call for Divesture from Saudi ArabiaCongressional Resolution Calls for Divesture From Saudi Arabia AINA (12/15/05) Washington -- Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida today introduced a resolution calling for the United States Government to consider fully…
Mission Group Is Asking US to Pressure Khartoum GovernmentMNN (12/16/05) - The fighting in Darfur , Sudan continues and the peace accord signed months is being ignored by the Khartoum government. The unrest in Darfur and the continued…
Could It Happen Here?If America Loses its Religious Liberty, Where Will the World Turn?by Bill Wilson Family News in Focus Some fear persecution of the church could come to America . The Bush…
Another Episode of Terrorizing Coptic Christians in Egypthttp://freecopts.blogspot.com/ The following is an account of eyewitnesses: Another episode of terrorizing Christians has just taken place in Egypt . In a small village called Kafr Salama near Menya El…
The U.S. Helsinki Commission Decry Lack of Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan and TurkmenistanHelsinki Commissioners Decry Lack of Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan U.S. Helsinki Commission WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire - Following a briefing held today, U.S. Helsinki Commissioners called for…
Indonesian Worship Law Proposal Would Change LittleCompass (12/16/05) Following the closure of scores of churches in the past two years, the Indonesian government is revising a controversial law that regulates places of worship. But Christian…
Tension Mounting on Day of Iraqi ElectionsAINA (12/15/05) - As Iraqis participate in the December 15 general election, minorities in northern Iraq remain wary as attempts at their continued marginalization continue unabated. Assyrian Christians (also known…
