Apostasy from Islam in PakistanApostasy from Islam in Pakistan Dr. Stephen Gill The Pakistan Christian Post Islam is divided into two main sects of Sunni and Shia. Sunnis form the majority in Pakistan and…
Schools in West Bengal Fear for Their Freedom of ReligionAsiaNews/Agencies The Church in West Bengal has spoken out against government attempts to interfere in the running of Catholic schools. The government said state-recognized missionary schools must follow its…
German National Terrorized for Promoting Christianity in YemenVoice of the Martyrs - Canada On September 20, a German national living in the Yemeni region of Hadramawt had his house set on fire and his car bombed because…
Too Much Power for the State and Recognized Communities?Forum18 - Romania 's draft religion law, discussion of which in parliamentary committees is set to resume next week, is intended to become law by the end of 2005. As…
Eritrea Detains Hundreds of Christians in “Worst” CrackdownBosNewsLife - Over 200 evangelical Christians and members of minority churches have been detained in Eritrea this week in unprecedented coordinated raids by the African nations security forces, BosNewsLife learned…
US Court Refuses Asylum to Chinese Christian, US Agency RespondsUSCIRF - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has written to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales expressing its concern over the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Indonesian Authorities Nearly Capture Bali Bomber ButYou are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International Christian Concern) and include our web address www.www.persecution.org. (10/07/05) The Washington-DC based human rights group,…
Senate Prepares Investigation of Saudi Infiltration of US MosquesICC Note: Christians around the world have suffered as a result of Saudi infiltration of overseas mosques. It has been known for a while that they were also poisoning US…
Concerns in Romania About Draft of Religion LawROMANIA : CONCERNS ABOUT DRAFT RELIGION LAW By Felix Corley Forum 18 News Service A number of Romania 's minority religious communities have expressed alarm about the current draft of…
Christian Assassinated in IndonesiaPentecostal Christian Assassinated in Indonesia , New Violence Feared By BosNewsLife News Center (BosNewsLife) - A member of a Pentecostal church in Indonesia 's tense province of Central Sulawesi was…
Hindu Party Calls for Nationwide Anti-Conversion Laws in IndiaA major Hindu Party in India calls for nationwide anti-conversion laws. Mission Network News India (MNN)--The World Hindu Council is reportedly calling for nationwide anti-conversion laws in India . The…
India Hindu Militants “Reconvert” Christians and Transform Churches into TemplesBosNewsLife - Hindu hardline groups say hundreds of Dalit and Tribal Christians have been "converted back to Hinduism" in India 's states of Orissa and Uttar Pradesh, where churches are…
Growing Attempts to Isolate Religious Groups from SupportForum18 - Andijan Protestant pastor Bakhtier Tuichiev has told Forum 18 News Service that, since the violent crushing of the Andijan uprising in May, he has regularly been called in…
China Detains House Church Evangelist and FatherBosNewsLife - Chinese police have detained an evangelist of the country's rapidly growing 'underground' house church movement and his father, who is a pastor, human rights investigators said Wednesday, October…
Major Islamic Crackdown on Churches in Indonesia ReportedBosNewsLife - A Christian human rights group urged Indonesia's government Tuesday, October 4, to immediately halt the activities of known Islamic militants who it claims have closed dozens of churches,…
Evangelicals to Be Expelled from Violent Mexico TownBosNewsLife - Dozens of evangelical Christian families will be expelled from their homes in a town of Mexico in a case that has underscored growing religious tensions in the region…
