Christian Persecution

Turkey Authorities "Supported" Murders Of Christians, Trial Observers Claim

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

There was concern Wednesday, July 16, that Turkish authorities were involved in last year's murder of three evangelical Christians at a Christian publishing house in the city of Malatya.

Turkish Pastor Facing Jail On "False" Charges

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

An evangelical pastor in Turkey faced a possible jail term Wednesday, June 18, just days after a prosecutor began investigating him on charges that included to blasphemy against Islam, Christian rights investigators said.

Turkey Church Facing Closure

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

A Protestant church in the Turkish capital Ankara faced an uncertain future Monday, June 16, after authorities ordered it to close down, rights investigators familiar with the situation said.

Kidnapped German Evangelical Freed In Afghanistan

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

A German evangelical development worker who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has been freed, her organization and Afghan officials confirmed Monday, August 20.

Turkey Arrests Street Evangelists For "Insulting Islam"

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Turkish police reportedly released an American Christian from prison late Friday, April 27, after he and three other evangelists were detained in Istanbul this week for charges that included "missionary activity" and "insulting Islam."

Turkish Believers "Satanically Tortured" Before Being Killed

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT, READERS' DISCRETION ADVISED There was increased concern Thursday, April 26, about the plight of active Christians in Turkey after investigators revealed that three evangelical believers were "satanically tortured" last week before being killed.

Turkey: Young Muslims Murder Three Christians

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

In a gruesome assault against Turkey�s tiny Christian community, five young Muslim Turks entered a Christian publishing office in the southeastern province of Malatya yesterday (April 18) and slit the throats of the three Protestant Christians present.

Turkey: Church Vandalized, Pastor Threatened

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Assailants on Turkey�s Black Sea coast vandalized a Protestant church this weekend, days after nationalists from the region murdered a well-known Armenian journalist.

Turkey: President Vetos Minority Foundations Law

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has blocked a key piece of reform legislation passed last month to broaden religious freedoms in Turkey.

Turkey: Attackers Firebomb Protestant Church

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Unidentified assailants hurled six Molotov cocktails at a Protestant place of worship in western Turkey last Saturday (November 4), breaking windows and inflicting minor damages on the exterior of the building.

Turkey: Converts Charged Under Speech Law

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

A Turkish prosecutor slapped criminal charges against two converts to Christianity earlier this month, accusing them of �insulting Turkishness,� inciting hatred against Islam and secretly compiling data on private citizens for a local Bible correspondence course.

Christians Worldwide To Pray For Persecuted Believers

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Eight organizations supporting persecuted churches have urged Christians worldwide to pray for 200 million Christians who they claim suffer "interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ."

German Evangelicals Protest Planned Deportation of Vietnamese Christian

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

For over 200 days an evangelical congregation in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been providing "church asylum" to a Vietnamese Christian amid fears he may be deported by local German authorities, news reports said Sunday, September 3.

Hungary Christians Host Israeli Teenagers Fleeing Rocket Attacks

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

A group of 18 teenagers from Israel's war-torn northern area and two adult companions arrived in the Hungarian capital Budapest Wednesday, August 16, for a nine-day holiday organized by the Hungarian Baptist Charity and Malev Hungarian Airlines.

Germany Halts Deportation Iranian Christian

Wed, 31st Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

A German court has ruled that German authorities cannot deport a Christian asylum seeker back to Iran where he may face execution for converting from Islam to Christianity.