Orthodox Church Attacked By MilitantsNovember 8, 2004 — Masked men attacked St. Bahnam and Sheik Matti Orthodox Church today.The attackers drove up in a pickup truck and opened fire on the Church. Moments later there was an explosion....
Violence Against Religious Minorities ContinuesNovember 5, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Violence and the threat of violence against Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic and Pentecostal religious minorities continues, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. For example, a Baptist deacon, Zurab...
Christian Leader Shot by Muslim ExtremistsNovember 4, 2004 — (ICC) - An evangelical Iraqi Christian leader was shot last week by radical Muslims, according to reports received recently by Christian Aid. He sustained two bullet wounds to his shoulder...
O’Connor Released by AuthoritiesNovember 1, 2004 — For Immediate ReleaseYou are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International Christian Concern) and include our web address www.www.persecution.org. CHRISTIAN, BRIAN OCONNOR, RELEASED BY...
Authorities Raid Baptist ChurchOctober 28, 2004 — (Compass) - Police in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent raided the Bethany Baptist Church during Sunday worship on October 17, declaring the service an illegal religious meeting and demanding the...
Continued Isolation of BelieversOctober 26, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Turkmenistan has, as part of an apparent policy of keeping religious believers isolated, denied permission for a group of Seventh Day Adventists to visit the country, Forum...
O’Connor Sentenced for ‘Spreading Christianity’October 25, 2004 — International Christian Concern 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941 Washington DC 20006-1846 Email: [email protected] For Immediate ReleaseYou are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International...
Religious Prisoners of Conscience Still HeldOctober 25, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Despite President Saparmurat Niyazov's proclaimed amnesty, the former chief mufti, Nasrullah ibn Ibadullah, is still in jail, along with two Jehovah's Witnesses. Religious minority prisoners of conscience,...
Indigenous Christians Seeking Autonomous RegionOctober 25, 2004 — (ANS) - Following a series of Church Bombings and the bombing of the Assyrian Christian Center in downtown Baghdad , estimates of up to 40,000 for a year total of...
Custody Case Hinges on Conflicting TestimoniesOctober 25, 2004 — (Compass) - A Jordanian judge heard opposing testimony from Christian widow Siham Qandah last week, calling her to the witness stand on October 21 over the disputed use of her...
Islamic Extremists Target WomenOctober 24, 2004 — (AsiaNews) - Islamic fundamentalist groups in the Iraqi city of Mosul have threatened violence against Christians, and particularly Christian women, the AsiaNews service reports. A flyer circulating in Mosul at...
Promises Broken by Keeping Prisoners of ConscienceOctober 19, 2004 — (Forum 18) - This month (October), five Jehovah's Witnesses have been sentenced to jail terms for their conscientious objection, on religious grounds, to military service. A sixth prisoner of conscience...
Christians Want to Stay in Iraq, Nuncio SaysOctober 19, 2004 — (AsiaNews) Saturdays attack against churches was more than a warning against the Christian community, a community whose situation, despite claims to the contrary, was already precarious under the previous...
Women Fleeing College Under Islamist ThreatsOctober 18, 2004 — (The Washington Times) - Islamist extremists are targeting the city's universities by threatening and even attacking female students who wear Western-style fashions, setting off bombs on campuses and demanding that...
Insurgents Target ChurchesOctober 16, 2004 — (Reuters) - Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad on Saturday and the U.S. military reported the deaths of four more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq. A suicide car...
Christian Jailed in Saudi (Update)October 15, 2004 — (ICC) - Christian, Brian OConnor was recently visited by as fellow believer. He seems to be doing fine, and was found in high spirits. He thanks all the people who...
