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• Vietnam Police "Kill" Degar Christian Prisoner
Vietnamese security police tortured and killed a Degar Montagnard Christian who was jailed for allegedly preaching the Gospel in Vietnam's Central Highlands and participating in-democracy rallies in 2004, an advocacy group representing him said Monday, February 25.
Added: Feb 26th, 2008 8:18 AM
• India: Hindu Extremists Attack Christians in Madhya Pradesh
At least 125 Hindu extremists here yesterday attacked one of the oldest and best-known churches in Madhya Pradesh state, Masihi Mandir Church, brutally beating one of the fleeing members.
Added: Feb 26th, 2008 8:16 AM
• Eritrea Releases Dozens Of Evangelicals
Dozens of evangelical Christians spend another day in freedom in Eritrea after they were unexpectedly released from prison by security authorities, Christians said.
Added: Feb 25th, 2008 8:40 AM
• Sri Lanka Pastor Shot Dead Over Conversion; Wife Injured, Child Traumatized
Gunmen in Sri Lanka shot dead a young Protestant pastor in a contract killing ordered by a husband whose wife converted to Christianity, a major newspaper reported Sunday, February 24, citing a police investigation.
Added: Feb 25th, 2008 8:39 AM
• Mexico Authorities Expel Evangelicals From Homes, reports
Some 20 evangelical Christians, most of them children in a troubled town of Mexico’s Guerrero State, were homeless Saturday, February 23, after they were reportedly expelled by authorities for their refusal to participate in festivals honoring Catholic saints.
Added: Feb 25th, 2008 8:38 AM
• China "Detains" House Church Alliance President In Inner Mongolia
The leader of China's House Church Alliance in the country's Inner Mongolia region has been detained along with dozens of co-workers, an organization representing the Christians said in remarks monitored by BosNewsLife Friday, February 22.
Added: Feb 25th, 2008 8:37 AM
• Jordan Admits Deporting Foreign Christians For Preaching And Mission Work
Christian missionaries in Jordan faced more uncertainty Thursday, February 21, as the Jordanian government acknowledged for the first time that it has begun expelling foreign Christians for preaching and carrying out missionary activities.
Added: Feb 22nd, 2008 3:33 AM
• 21 Major House Church Leaders Sent to Labor Camp in Shandong at the Same Time
In a most massive persecution case since 1983, CAA learned 21 major house church leaders were sent to labor camp at the same time recently by Linyi City Re-education through labor Commission. They were all detained on December 7, 2007 when they gathered together for leadership training with other 249 leaders in Hedong District, Linyi city, Shandong.
Added: Feb 20th, 2008 4:08 AM
• Pakistan: Freed Christian Describes Kidnapping Ordeal
A Christian doctor described receiving various death threats while kidnapped recently by Islamic extremists in an area of Pakistan reeling from extremist violence.
Added: Feb 20th, 2008 4:04 AM
• Orissa Authorities Detain Christians Following Violence
At least eleven Christians remained behind bars Sunday, February 17, in India’s troubled state of Orissa after deadly clashes with Hindu mobs attacking churches, Christian homes and other properties, a lawyer said.
Added: Feb 18th, 2008 5:18 AM
• China Security Forces Raid Sunday School
A church in China's autonomous region of Xinjiang faced uncertainty Thursday, February 14, after Chinese security forces raided its Sunday School, detaining church leaders and interrogating "terrified" children, investigators said.
Added: Feb 15th, 2008 3:02 AM
• Nigeria Churches Destroyed, One Killed, After Muslim Marriage Row
A Muslim man's failed attempt to marry a young Christian woman resulted in him accusing her of "blasphemy", triggering violence in the Nigerian town of Yana that left at least one person dead, seven Christians hospitalized and five churches destroyed, a Christian news agency reported Tuesday, February 11.
Added: Feb 13th, 2008 6:06 AM
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