Taliban Say They Cut Throat of Afghan ChristianJuly 2, 2004 — (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...
Pastor Brutally Attacked in Indian VillageJuly 2, 2004 — (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...
Colombian Evangelical Freed After Three-Month CaptivityJuly 1, 2004 — (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...
American Missionary Attacked in Her Haiti HomeJuly 1, 2004 — (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...
Harsh Persecution of Christians Rife in Asia, Says Catholic ReportJuly 1, 2004 — (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"...
Police Conspire with Muslim Abductors in Kidnap of Christian GirlJune 30, 2004 — (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...
Textbook Jihad in EgyptJune 30, 2004 — (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...
Two Iranian Evangelicals Still Jailed in IsolationJune 30, 2004 — (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...
Police Storm Mosque, Expelling & Beating-up Muslims for Speaking Out for ChristiansJune 30, 2004 — (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...
Catholic and Christian Leaders Protest Against Proposed Anti-Conversion BillJune 29, 2004 — (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...
U.N. Security Council Envoys Travel to West Africa, Seeking Ivory Coast PeaceJune 29, 2004 — (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...
In Asia, a Trend to Destroy Catholic SchoolsJune 29, 2004 — (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...
An Indian National Abducted and Tortured by Religious Police forJune 28, 2004 — (CharismaNOW http://www.charismanews.com/a.php?ArticleID=9307 ) - An Indian national abducted and tortured by religious police for "spreading Christianity" remains jailed without trial weeks after his detention. Brian Savio O'Connor, 36, was accosted...
Turkmenistan Police Control of Believers Set to ContinueJune 28, 2004 — (Forum 18) - In an apparent sign that they intend to keep tight control of religious communities, officers of the police sixth department, which fights organised crime and terrorism, summoned...
Falsely Accused Buddhists in Sri Lanka Attempt to Halt the Spread of ChristianityJune 28, 2004 — (Missions Insider: www.christianaid.org) - Since the death of one of Sri Lanka 's most venerated Buddhist monks last December, Christians have faced increased persecution from Buddhists there. This particular monk,...
Man Brutally Murdered for Conversion to Christianity from MungikiJune 25, 2004 — (ANS) - On Tuesday 8 June, the head of Simon Ndabi Kamore was found wrapped in green plastic on the pavement near the bus stop where he had been preaching...
