Christian Widow Wins Guardianship Battle in JordanApril 12, 2005 — (Compass) - An Amman court of Islamic law ruled in favor of Christian widow Siham Qandah today, revoking the legal guardianship of her childrens Muslim uncle, Abdullah al-Muhtadi, and ordering...
Baptist Jailed and Bible Destroyed for Holding “Illegal Meetings” in UzbekistanApril 7, 2005 — (Forum 18) - Baptist Farkhod Khamedov was sentenced by Judge Turman Tashmetov in Uzbekistan 's capital, Tashkent , to jail for 10 days and his Bible ordered to be destroyed,...
Christian in Iran Facing Trial for ApostasyApril 6, 2005 — ( Middle East Concern) - Christians in Iran have learned that Hamid Pourmand, a lay leader in a church and a convert from Islam, will appear before an Islamic court...
Heavy Fines for “Illegal” Woship in TurkmenistanApril 2, 2005 — (Forum 18) - Despite being members of their nationally-registered Church, five Baptists in the eastern city of Turkmenabad (formerly Charjou) were fined two months' average wages in late March to...
Custody Verdict Postponed Again in Jordan CaseMarch 18, 2005 — (Compass) - In a final attempt to wrest custody of his niece and nephew away from their widowed mother, Muslim Abdullah al-Muhtadi demanded yesterday that an Islamic court in Jordan...
Religious Freedom Agreements Draw NearMarch 17, 2005 — International Christian Concern is thankful for a government concerned with religious freedom around the world. We hope that the State Dept will be firm in accepting nothing less than fundamental...
Bibles and Literature Seized in UzbekistanMarch 17, 2005 — (Forum 18) - For the third time in recent years, religious literature confiscated from Baptists returning to Uzbekistan has been confiscated. The literature was seized on 6 March from seven...
Second Class Citizens–Violence Against Christians RisingMarch 14, 2005 — International Christian Concern 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941 Washington DC 20006-1846 www.www.persecution.org / Email: icc@www.persecution.org For Immediate Release PAKISTAN S SECOND CLASS CITIZENSVIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS ON THE RISE IN PAKISTAN...
Iranian Christian Jailed in Evin PrisonMarch 13, 2005 — (Compass) - Iranian Christian Colonel Hamid Pourmand finds himself incarcerated in a group cell at Tehran s maximum-security Evin Prison with several internationally known political dissidents. An Assemblies of God...
Former Turkish Pastor Reconverts to Islam, Spreads Fear of ChristiansMarch 11, 2005 — (ANS) - A former Turkish Pastor recently went on national TV and announced that after being a Christian since 1987, he converted back to Islam. Since then, according to an...
Some Groups In Turkmenistan See No Point in Registering Their WorshipMarch 1, 2005 — (Forum 18) - Religious communities with state registration, including some Baptists, have recently seen some improvement in their freedom to meet for worship, but almost all complain of being unable...
Iranian Christian Army Colonel SentencedFebruary 18, 2005 — (Compass) - On Wednesday a Tehran military court sentenced Iranian Christian pastor Hamid Pourmand to jail for three years, ordering his immediate transfer to a group prison cell in Tehrans...
Egyptian Christian Fights Criminal ChargesFebruary 17, 2005 — (Compass) -- The criminal trial of Egyptian Christian Shafik Saleh Shafik has been ordered postponed until February 20 by the presiding judge in order to summon key witnesses. The director...
Senior Religious Officials Make Unfounded Allegations in AzerbaijanFebruary 16, 2005 — (Forum 18) - In the latest of numerous unfounded allegations that Rafik Aliev, head of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organisations, has made to local media, he has...
Church Denied Registration in UzbekistanFebruary 16, 2005 — (Forum 18) - The Protestant Peace Church , just outside the capital Tashkent , is the latest victim, which Forum 18 News Service knows of, of the state's refusal to...
Two Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church Banned from UzbekistanFebruary 15, 2005 — (Forum 18) - Uzbek authorities have banned the relics of two saints, recognised by the Russian Orthodox Church, from entering the country. The two saints, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna and...
