Christian Persecution Archives
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• China Detains Dozens Of Christians In Xinjiang Chinese security forces detained dozens of House Church Christians in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, forcing them to show allegiance to the government as part of crackdown similar to a campaign against Buddhist monks in nearby Tibet, rights watchers said Thursday, April 17. Added: Apr 18th, 2008 10:04 AM • Uzbekistan Christian Missing After Police Raid A charismatic Christian in Uzbekistan remained missing Saturday, April 12, more than a week after he was reportedly detained as part of a government crackdown on Protestant believers and other religious communities in this Islamic nation. Added: Apr 14th, 2008 10:03 AM • Russia Closing Down Methodist Church Members of a United Methodist congregation in Russia were without a church Sunday, April 13, after authorities closed it for running a Sunday School without government permission, the latest in a series of police raids targeting Christian education, Christians said. Added: Apr 14th, 2008 10:01 AM • Algeria: Christian Sentenced for 'Proselytism' An Algerian Christian was handed a two-year suspended sentence for “proselytism” yesterday amid an ongoing government crackdown on 26 of Algeria’s 50 Protestant congregations, a church leader said. Added: Apr 14th, 2008 9:04 AM • China Detains House Church Leaders For Running "Evil Cult" House church leaders and other Christians remained detained Sunday, April 6, in China’s Sichuan Province, on charges of running an "evil cult" after security forces raided their house church and Sunday School, fellow Christians said. Added: Apr 8th, 2008 7:37 AM • Uzbekistan Police Raid Christian Gathering A devoted Christian in Uzbekistan’s second largest city faced more police interrogations Saturday, April 5, after security forces broke up a Christian home meeting, a well-informed rights group told BosNewsLife. Added: Apr 8th, 2008 7:36 AM • Vietnam Christian Prisoner Tortured To Death, Friends Say A Vietnamese Degar Montagnard Christian who refused to join the Communist-backed church in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been tortured to death in prison, while other detainees were beaten for declining to renounce their faith in Christ, representatives told BosNewsLife. Added: Apr 8th, 2008 7:35 AM • Indonesia: 110 Churches Closed in Three Years Islamic extremist groups and local governments in Indonesia closed 110 churches from 2004 to 2007, according to religious and human rights organizations. Added: Apr 3rd, 2008 11:36 AM • "Wave of Persecution in China"; Group Smuggles Millions of Bibles Government initiated attacks in China against Christians and their churches are "the worst in years" with a "wave of persecution" reported across the Communist nation, a well-informed group revealed Tuesday, April 1. Added: Apr 2nd, 2008 10:39 AM • Algeria Continues Widespread Church Closures Groups of devoted Christians in Algeria were without places to worship Saturday, March 29, after authorities closed down more than a dozen Protestant churches amid anger over alleged attempts by evangelical believers to convert Muslims. Added: Mar 31st, 2008 11:26 AM • India: Hindu Extremists Assault Christian Family Hindu extremists in a village in Madhya Pradesh who have harassed and threatened local Christians beat the grandparents and aunt of a 15-year-old girl last weekend when the Christian family refused to allow the group to rape her. Added: Mar 28th, 2008 10:32 AM • Egypt: Ex-Muslims Blocked from Declaring Conversion Christian-born converts to Islam in Egypt wishing to return to their former faith have found their way blocked by an appeal before the country’s Supreme Constitutional Court. Added: Mar 27th, 2008 10:09 AM | |
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