Authorities Foment Protests to Close Baptist Holiday CampJuly 15, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Using a letter from local Second World War veterans as a pretext, the authorities in Bostanlyk district near Tashkent have removed registration with the state land registry...
Al-Qa’ida Magazine: “We Reject Saudi Arabia’s Ultimatum”July 15, 2004 — (MEMRI) - On June 23, 2004, Saudi Crown Prince Abd Allah ibn Abd Al-'Aziz declared, on behalf of Saudi King Fahd ibn Abd Al-'Aziz, a month-long period of clemency during...
Prayer: Iran, China, Jordan, TurkmenistanJuly 13, 2004 — INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN PRAYER POINTS JULY 9, 2004 Iran : Pastor Released from Prison Iranian pastor Khosroo Yusefi was released from prison in northern Iran July 7, six weeks after...
Militant Who Hated Christians Killed UN Envoy, Video AllegesJuly 12, 2004 — (ANS) - An Egyptian militant with hatred towards Christians, who once played hockey for a top Italian club, was the suicide driver who took a lorry loaded with explosives into...
Students to be Expelled for Belonging to “Banned Protestant Sect”July 9, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Following similar threats in April and May to other Protestant students in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan in north-western Uzbekistan, three students of Karakalpak University were threatened...
Another Jihad On the RiseJuly 9, 2004 — (IPS) - More than 200 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic rebels and government forces using warplanes and tanks; this is not Iraq , but the picture of...
Pastor Released from PrisonJuly 8, 2004 — (Compass) - Iranian pastor Khosroo Yusefi was released from prison in northern Iran yesterday, six weeks after he was arrested with his wife and children in Chalous, a city along...
Violence continues in Iraq, Christians persecuted in IranJuly 8, 2004 — (ChurchCentral.com) - Despite the recent turnover of control to the Iraqi interim government, Iraqi Christians in the region still face an uncertain future, according to Agape Press. "It's kind of...
Illegal Baptists under More Pressure as Authorities Try to Stop ChristianityJuly 7, 2004 — (Forum 18) - In the latest twist to Uzbek authorities campaign against Christianity in north-west Uzbekistan, the NSS secret police have interrogated two Baptists, beating one up, and threatening both...
Islamic Court Rejects Christian Orphans CaseJuly 7, 2004 — (Compass) - An Islamic court in Jordan has rejected a teenage Christian girls lawsuit to cancel her Muslim uncles legal guardianship. The June 20 ruling was a setback for Christian...
Iraq Priests Says Christians Not Fleeing Despite Threats From Muslim FundamentalistsJuly 6, 2004 — (Zenit.org) - Despite threats from Muslim fundamentalist groups, Christians are not fleeing from Iraq , says a priest in the north. "Christians are not running away from Iraq ," Father...
Authorities Consider Countering Christian MissionJuly 3, 2004 — (WEA Religious Liberty News & Analysis [email protected]) - In January 2004 Forum 18 (F18), which monitors religious freedom in Communist and former Soviet states, published the results of its survey...
Iran’s Underground Church’s ‘Spontaneous Growth’ Amid PersecutionJuly 3, 2004 — (CharismaNOW) - Despite tragedy and persecution, a vibrant underground church is growing in Iran . After an earthquake on Dec. 26 devastated Bam and buried thousands of people under the...
Only Two Faiths are Allowed, Islam and Orthodoxy Says Deputy Police ChiefJuly 2, 2004 — (Forum 18) - Abadan 's deputy police chief has told Baptist Svetlana Gurkina that "in Turkmenistan only two faiths are allowed, Islam and Orthodoxy, while the rest are banned", local...
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...
