Rumsfeld Says We May Be Winning War Against Terrorism, But(WTOV9) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States and its allies are winning some battles against terrorism -- but may be losing the broader war against Islamic extremism…
Anti-Conversion Law Moving Forward in Parliament( ICC) - While the Jathika Hela Urumaya party Monks who are in Parliament have reiterated their commitment to bring in legislation limiting religious conversions, the newly appointed Minister of…
Permit Law Prevents Christians From Obtaining Places of Worship(Forum 18) - An unofficial "red line" bars non-Russian Orthodox from securing new places of worship in the centre of the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk , Protestants and Catholics…
Iranian Pastor’s Wife and Children Released from Prison;(Compass) - The wife and children of an Iranian Christian pastor have been released from jail a week after their arrest in northern Iran , although the pastor and three…
Churches Attacked in Coordinated Effort(Compass) - Mobs armed with sticks attacked four churches in Banten province, Indonesia , on Sunday June 6, doing minor damage to church furniture and windows. Attackers punched one pastor…
Orissa Believers Being Persecuted by Police(AsiaNews) - Christians in Orissa are suffering violence and persecution for their faith, guised as a fight against leftist rebels: We are getting a lot of trouble from the police,…
17-Year-Old Serb Murdered(ERPKIM) - Seventeen year old Dimitrije Popovic was murdered this past weekend in the center of Gracanica. An unknown person shot with an automatic rifle at the Serb teenager who…
Montagnard Foundation President Kok Ksor Pleads for(MFI) - President of the Montagnard Foundation Mr. Kok Ksor states:This is not the first time the Vietnamese authorities have committed such brutality against my innocent relatives. In May 2001…
Anti Christian Violence Ignored?(Bill Fancher) - Radical Muslims have been attacking Christian Serbs in Kosovo for many years, but the violence has escalated over the past six weeks. Institute on Religion and Public…
RSS To Increase Targeting of Christians?(Compass) - India s extremist organization, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has announced plans to establish a number of Raksha Sena or Defense Army groups in Chhatisgarh, central India …
Church Set Ablaze( ICC) - An A.O.G. Church in the Navatkerny, Batticaloa District was set ablaze on the night of 25th of May. The structure was completely destroyed. A Police entry was…
Catholic Church Leader In India Asks Saudi King To Release Prisoner( ICC) - ICC has been working on the case of Brian O'Connor in Saudi Arabia . Brian is an Indian National in Saudi who was arrested, tortured and jailed…
Government To Arm Prosecutors After Murder of Christian Prosecutor(AFP) - Indonesian authorities will arm some prosecutors, especially those working in trouble-spots, following the murder of a lawyer in Central Sulawesi , a news report said Sunday. Ferry Silalahi,…
Three Prominent Pastors Jailed(Compass) - Eritrean police have jailed three prominent pastors and a popular Christian singer over the past three weeks, escalating a two-year government crackdown against the countrys evangelical Christians. Haile…
Missionaries Face Restrictions(Forum 18) - Local religious believers in Sakhalin region sometimes face state restrictions on sharing their faith, Forum 18 News Service has found. Pentecostals have been banned from showing the…
Christian Aid Workers Concerned After Recent Attacks(ANS) - Christian aid organizations in Afghanistan expressed concern Thursday, June 3, about growing Islamic extremism in the troubled country after five workers of Doctors without Borders were shot in…
