Pastor Brutally Attacked in Indian Village(Compass) - An Indian pastor brutally beaten in a night-time attack in West Tripura is still recovering from serious knife wounds. Letthang Gangte, a missionary of the Evangelical Congregational Church…
Taliban Say They Cut Throat of Afghan Christian(Reuters) - Afghanistan 's Taliban guerrillas say they cut the throat of a Muslim cleric after they discovered him propagating Christianity and warned foreign aid workers they would face similar…
Only Two Faiths are Allowed, Islam and Orthodoxy Says Deputy Police Chief(Forum 18) - Abadan 's deputy police chief has told Baptist Svetlana Gurkina that "in Turkmenistan only two faiths are allowed, Islam and Orthodoxy, while the rest are banned", local…
Harsh Persecution of Christians Rife in Asia, Says Catholic Report(ENI) - Countries in Asia are the worst violators of religious freedom, with Saudi Arabia, North Korea and Laos topping the list, according to the "2004 Report on Religious Freedom"…
Diplomats Deny Praising Vietnam’s Human Rights(Reuters) - Australian embassy officials deny its diplomats have made public remarks about a visit to Vietnam 's restive Central Highlands to assess human rights conditions. The Vietnam News Agency…
American Missionary Attacked in Her Haiti Home(ANS) - Margaret Joanna Hodges, 81, was attacked in her home in Limbe , Haiti , on June 15th around 10 o'clock p.m. At least seven armed men invaded her…
Colombian Evangelical Freed After Three-Month Captivity(Compass) - The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) freed evangelical government worker Luis Carlos Herrera on June 23, more than three months after they snatched him from a community…
Police Storm Mosque, Expelling & Beating-up Muslims for Speaking Out for Christians(Forum 18) - Police today have twice forcibly expelled Muslims from a 1,000 year old Baku mosque that the authorities want to turn into a carpet museum, and tried to…
Two Iranian Evangelicals Still Jailed in Isolation(Compass) - More than five weeks after their arrest, Iranian Christian pastor Khosroo Yusefi and another church leader remain imprisoned in an unknown jail. Yusefi and a fellow Christian from…
Textbook Jihad in Egypt(FrontPageMagazine.com) - A "mock beheading" video located at radical Sheikh Abu Hamza's website (www.shareeah.org ), which featured three young Muslim boys who pretended to behead a fourth 1, has elicited…
Police Conspire with Muslim Abductors in Kidnap of Christian Girl(Barnabas Fund) - A 17-year old Christian girl has disappeared from her family for a second time two months after she was abducted and held overnight by Muslim men, whilst…
In Asia, a Trend to Destroy Catholic Schools(Zenit.org) - The destruction of Catholic schools has become a new trend to suppress religious freedom in Asia , warns a priest-journalist. Father Bernardo Cervellera, director of AsiaNews, described this…
U.N. Security Council Envoys Travel to West Africa, Seeking Ivory Coast Peace(AP) - A diplomat leading a visiting U.N. mission said international action was helping bring a "new beginning" to battle-scarred West Africa , as the team began work to salvage…
Catholic and Christian Leaders Protest Against Proposed Anti-Conversion Bill(ColomboPage) - Issuing a joint statement, Catholic and Christian leaders in Sri Lanka today expressed their dissatisfaction over the anti-conversion bill that will be presented by the Freedom Alliance government…
Church Leader Xu Guoxing Released from Chinese Labor Camp(Compass) - Philip Xu Guoxing, a prominent leader of an unregistered house church movement based in Shanghai, was released June 7 from labor camp in Jiangsu province. Xu had served…
Christian Aid Worker Set to be Tried(CSW) - The Japanese aid worker Mr Noguchi, who is detained in China for helping North Koreans, is due to appear in court in Nanning on Monday 28th June. We…
