12 Muslim Extremists Could Face Death Penalty for Torching Christian Village(News Straights Times) At least 12 Indonesian Muslims could face the death penalty if convicted under an anti-terror law of a bloody revenge attack on a Christian village, a prosecutor…
Elections Begin: Could be Future of Christianity in India(Compass) Christians were apprehensive as voting began on April 20, the first day of Indias general elections. With the nations recent history of religious oppression, this years election could prove…
Senator Brownback Decries Montagnard Slayings(ICC) U.S. Senator Sam Brownback yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell urging him to declare Vietnam a Country of Particular Concern and investigate reports of egregious…
Methodists Fight Off Church Stealing(Forum 18) A Korean Methodist church in northern Moscow appears to have fought off an attempt by a commercial firm to steal their church building. A district court ruled against…
Islamic Extremist Group Vows to Kill All Somalian Christians(Reuters) The Mogadishu based Somali fundamentalist group, Kulanka Culimada, accused Christian aid workers in Somalia of spreading Christianity in the coastal city of Merca. Reuters reported on April 21 that…
Christians Threatened With Being Shot if they do not Convert to Islam(Forum 18) Amid a major crackdown, eleven Protestants in Nukus were questioned at the public prosecutor's office and pressured to convert to Islam. They were also threatened with being shot,…
Islam Allowed to Recite Prayers Over Loud Speaker(Foxnews.com) Over some residents' objections, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow a mosque to send out a call to prayer to Muslims (search) on a loudspeaker. The…
Jihad Included in School Textbooks(Pakistan Daily Times) The National Committee on Curriculum (NCC) has agreed that there was no deletion of verses and chapters regarding jihad or holy war from Islamiyat textbooks. The co-author…
Imam Supports Wife Beating; Urges Jihad(AP) A Muslim prayer leader quoted by a magazine as saying that he favours wife-beating under certain circumstances will have to answer for his remarks before judicial authorities, France's justice…
European Union Voices Concern Over Attack of Montagnards(ICC) The European Union expressed concern Tuesday about bloody clashes that erupted after security forces broke up protests by ethnic minority Protestants over Easter in Vietnam's Central Highlands. "The EU…
Violence Erupts as Peace Talks Stall(ANS) The Sudan peace talks being held in Naivasha, Kenya, have deadlocked over the use of Sharia Law in Khartoum, and the status of three disputed provinces. The peace deal…
Upcoming Elections Hold Importance for Christianity in India(ICC) General elections in India are approaching, and the outcome of these elections will greatly affect Christians in the country. The NDA opposes Christianity, and for the past six years…
Pastor’s Home Attacked with Kerosene Bombs(ICC) ICC has recently become aware of a church attack in Sri Lanka in the Ampara district. On April 12, 2004 at around 3:30 in the morning, a group of…
Prayer Service Disrupted; Six People Beaten and InjuredInternational Christian Concern2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941Washington, DC 20006-1846www.www.persecution.orgEmail: icc@www.persecution.org Prayer Service Disrupted; Six People Beaten and Injured Violence against Christians in Vietnam Continues to Rage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE You…
Cambodian Authorities Arrest Hundreds of Montagnards Attempting Escape From Vietnam(Ekklesia) Cambodian police have arrested and deported 160 Christians who crossed the border illegally to escape violence in their country last week. The Christians are members of a Vietnamese ethnic…
Terrorists Warn UN to Leave Falluja or Christians Will Be Targeted(Barnabas Fund) One of the Islamic rebel groups currently terrorizing Falluja has called on the United Nations to stop the US siege of the town or the group would attack…
