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All News Articles	Saturday, 22 November 2008


PAKISTAN: 'Blasphemy' Cases Send Christians into Hiding 20 November 2008 IRAQ: Two Christian Sisters Killed by Islamic Extremists 20 November 2008 LAOS: Officials Release Christians from Stocks 20 November 2008 IRAQ: Court Releases Christian Girl Sentenced for Murder in Iraq 20 November 2008 Christians in Crisis in Orissa 12 November 2008 IRAN: Son of Martyred Pastor Free on Bail, Awaiting Trial 11 November 2008 AZERBAIJAN: Pastor Awaits Trial Hearing under House Arrest 11 November 2008 BURMA: Army Kills Four and Force Hundreds to Flee 11 November 2008 ALGERIA: Christians Acquitted in Blasphemy Case 5 November 2008 COLOMBIA: Church Leaders under Fire 5 November 2008 INDIA: Christians Forced to Convert 5 November 2008 INDIA: Faithful Mourn Death of Priest Attacked in Orissa 5 November 2008 IRAN: Court Finds Way to Acquit Christians of 'Apostasy' 5 November 2008 SOMALIA: Christian Convert from Islam Murdered at Wedding 5 November 2008 INDIA: More Homes Burned; Closure of Relief Camps Planned in Orissa 28 October 2008 PAKISTAN: Girl's Account Re-opens Custody Fight for Sisters 28 October 2008 SOMALIA: Christian Aid Worker Beheaded for Converting from Islam 28 October 2008 SRI LANKA: Pastor killed 28 October 2008 AFGHANISTAN - Taliban Kills Christian Aid Worker 23 October 2008 CHINA: Prominent House Church Leader's Sons Assaulted by Police 22 October 2008 INDIA: Prayer Team Beaten Mercilessly - then Arrested 15 October 2008 BANGLADESH: Suspects Charged in Rape of Pastor's Daughter 9 October 2008 EGYPT: Court Gives Christian Boys to Muslim Father 9 October 2008 IRAN: Two Christians Released from Prison 9 October 2008 INDIA: Three More Christians Murdered in Orissa 9 October 2008 NIGERIA: Nine Christians Killed Following Accusations of Blasphemy 2 October 2008 ERITREA: Christians Languish in Prisons 2 October 2008 NIGERIA STILL TRIUMPHANT 1 October 2008 IRAN: Parliament Votes in Favour of Punishing Apostasy with Death 24 September 2008 IRAQ: Son of Kidnapped, Murdered Christian Killed 24 September 2008 RUSSIA: Unregistered Baptists Pressured 24 September 2008 INDIA: Two States Warned against Allowing Persecution 24 September 2008 PAKISTAN: Alleged Kidnapper Granted Custody of Christian Girl 24 September 2008 IRAN: Martyr's Son Detained in Wave of Arrests 17 September 2008 EGYPT: One Convert's Never-Ending Struggle 17 September 2008 PAKISTAN: Partial Victory Seen in Ruling on Kidnapped Girls 17 September 2008 KAZAKHSTAN: "Economic War" Against Believers Continues 17 September 2008 IRAN: Christians Charged with 'Apostasy' 17 September 2008 ISRAEL: Orthodox Jewish Youths Burn New Testaments 17 September 2008 INDIA: Violence Spreads to Five More States 17 September 2008 ETHIOPIA: Evangelists Arrested For "Creating Social Unrest" 17 September 2008 INDIA: Attacks and 'Reconversions' Continue in Orissa 10 September 2008 PAKISTAN: Elderly Christian Killed in Axe Murder 8 September 2008 CHINA: Christian Bookstore Owner Awaits Trial 8 September 2008 INDIA: Hindus in Orissa Help Protect Christians 8 September 2008 NIGERIA: Muslim Extremists Burn Church Building 8 September 2008 MEXICO: Three Family Members Murdered in Chiapas 4 September 2008 The Living Word in Chiapas 1 September 2008 YEMEN: 9 Detained for Converting to Christianity 26 August 2008 UZBEKISTAN: Attacks against Religious Minorities Continue 26 August 2008 INDIA: Christians Attacked after Hindu Leader Killed 26 August 2008 INDIA: Hindu Extremists Suspected in Murder of Priest 26 August 2008 INDONESIA: Muslim Mob Storms Church, Calls for Ban 26 August 2008 MALAYSIA: Court Denies Woman's Appeal to Leave Islam 20 August 2008 CHINA: Beijing House Churches Forced to Sign Document 20 August 2008 NIGERIA: Islamist Group Attacking Christians 20 August 2008 SAUDI ARABIA: Father Burns Christian Daughter to Death 19 August 2008 ERITREA: Christian Students locked in Shipping Containers 13 August 2008 PAKISTAN: Christian Allegedly Murdered 11 August 2008 IRAN: Christian Couple Dies from Police Attack 11 August 2008 CHINA: House Church Pastor Detained 11 August 2008 INDONESIA: Demonstrations turn violent at theological school 6 August 2008 AZERBAIJAN: Baptist Pastor Still in Jail 6 August 2008 IRAN: Christian Jailed in Critical Condition 6 August 2008 VOM Report: Indonesia 1 August 2008 INDONESIA: Pastor Battling Order to Demolish Home 30 July 2008 BELARUS: Baptism Banned, Pastor Fined 30 July 2008 INDIA: Anti-Christian Violence Up in Pre-Election Madhya Pradesh 30 July 2008 CHINA: Appeal Filed for Pastor Sentenced to Two Years Re-education 30 July 2008 ERITREA: Christian Woman Prison Dies of Malaria 24 July 2008 BELARUS: Christians Practise Faith Despite Ongoing Opposition 17 July 2008 NEPAL: Priest Killed by Hindu Militants 17 July 2008 SRI LANKA: Christians Injured in Violent Attacks 17 July 2008 INDIA: Pastors Attacked, Accused of Forcible Conversion 15 July 2008 INDIA: Pastors Attacked, Accused of Forcible Conversion 15 July 2008 TURKEY: Alleged Masterminds of Murders Named in Court 15 July 2008 ALGERIA: Christians Sentenced for Spreading Faith 9 July 2008 IRAN: Badly Injured Christian 'Temporarily' Released 9 July 2008 IRAN: Convert Couple Arrested, Tortured, Threatened 3 July 2008 Joseph "I'm Innocent!" 1 July 2008 INDIA: Christians Attacked at Vacation Bible School 26 June 2008 AZERBAIJAN: Shock at Second Baptist Pastor Arrest 26 June 2008 INDONESIA: Islamists Try to Destroy Church Buildings 26 June 2008 BELARUS: Highest Fine Yet for Baptists 26 June 2008 INDIA: Women Still Traumatised from Christmas Attacks 26 June 2008 CHINA: Bookstore Owner Due to Appear in Court 19 June 2008 PAKISTAN: Christian Girl Raped by Muslims 19 June 2008 INDIA: Angry Mob Destroys Missionary's Home 19 June 2008 ALGERIA: Christian Charged with Evangelism - Again 19 June 2008 INDIA: Christian Family Ostracised 17 June 2008 AZERBAIJAN: Zaur Balaev threatened by authorities 17 June 2008 INDIA: Christians in Orissa Still Targeted after Attacks 12 June 2008 JORDAN: Christian Convert's Marriage Annulled 12 June 2008 CHINA: Beijing Churches Raided 6 June 2008 GAZA: Unknown Assailants Attack Christian School 6 June 2008 INDONESIA: Islamists Threaten to Kill Church Leader 6 June 2008 ERITREA: Jailed Pastors Could Face Treason Charges 4 June 2008 Eritrea: 34 More Christians Jailed in House Church Raid 4 June 2008 ALGERIA: Prosecutor Demands 2-Year Sentence for Converts 4 June 2008 INDONESIA: Christian village burnt to ground by neighbouring Muslims 27 May 2008 EGYPT: Grand Mufti Says Yes to Religious Freedom 20 May 2008 PAKISTAN: Doctor Jailed on 'Blasphemy' Charges 20 May 2008 ALGERIA: Detains Christians Leaving Prayer Meeting 20 May 2008 NIGERIA: Rescue of Girls Ignites Islamic Rampage 20 May 2008 VIETNAM: Officials Confiscate Home of Evangelist 20 May 2008 FROM THE DIRECTORS DESK: CYCLONE NARGIS RAVAGES THE HEART OF BURMA 19 May 2008 TURKEY: Suspects All Deny Killing in Malatya Murders 15 May 2008 KAZAKHSTAN: "A Law on Non-Freedom of Conscience" 12 May 2008 BANGLADESH: Pastor's 13-year-old Daughter Gang-Raped 12 May 2008 ALGERIA: Christian Sentenced for Carrying Bible 12 May 2008 TURKEY: Armed Men Threaten Church 8 May 2008 INDONESIA: Pastor Released 7 May 2008 INDIA: 'Anti-Conversion' Law Takes Effect in Fifth State 2 May 2008 PHILIPPINES: Attacker Shoots Two Pastors and Wife; One Pastor Killed 2 May 2008 NIGERIA: Muslim Rioters Attack Christians in Kano 28 April 2008 NORTH KOREA: Report Details Targeting of Christians 28 April 2008 JORDAN: Ex-Muslim Tried for Converting to Christianity 28 April 2008 ALGERIA: Religious Rights Abuses Criticized at UN 21 April 2008 SOMALIA: Four Christian Teachers Murdered 21 April 2008 TURKEY: One Year after Murders, One Man Blamed 21 April 2008 ALGERIA: Christian Sentenced for 'Proselytism' 15 April 2008 TURKEY: State Prosecutor Demands Christians' Acquittal 15 April 2008 IRAQ: Syrian Orthodox Priest Murdered 15 April 2008 INDIA: Persecution Worse than U.S. Report Indicates 15 April 2008 UZBEKISTAN: Asking About Religious Freedom Violations is "Stupid" 15 April 2008 CHINA: Fears of Execution of Christian 10 April 2008 WEST BANK: Pastor's Son Injured in Bombing 9 April 2008 CHINA: Authorities Crack Down on Rights Ahead of Beijing Olympics 9 April 2008 INDONESIA: 110 Churches Closed in Three Years 9 April 2008 LAOS: Pastor's arrested by Lao Police 9 April 2008 ALGERIA: 13 Protestant Churches Closed 2 April 2008 NORTH KOREA: Students Arrested for Reading the Bible and Watching DVD 2 April 2008 INDIA: Hindu Extremists Assault Christian Family 2 April 2008 I Have Polluted and Poisoned Thousands of Youth for 40 Years 1 April 2008 I Have Polluted and Poisoned Thousands of Youth for 40 Years 1 April 2008 ERITREA: Among Worst Violators of Religious Rights 27 March 2008 INDIA: Intolerant Hindus Attack Easter Services 27 March 2008 AZERBAIJAN: Baptist Pastor Released from Prison 25 March 2008 INDIA: Rajasthan Passes New 'Anti-Conversion' Bill 25 March 2008 UZBEKISTAN: Punishments and Church Closure 25 March 2008 ALGERIA: Crack Down on Churches 19 March 2008 CHINA: Christian Mistreated in Prison for 'Insulting' Muslims 19 March 2008 ETHIOPIA: Militants Attack Christians 19 March 2008 LAOS: 58 Christians Arrested, Church Leaders Sentenced 19 March 2008 SRI LANKA: Dramatic Increase in Violence against Christians 19 March 2008 IRAQ: Archbishop Found Dead 17 March 2008 INDONESIA: Muslim Groups Demand Church Closures 11 March 2008 IRAQ: Chaldean Archbishop Seized 3 March 2008 WORTHY OF JESUS' LOVE - CENTRAL ASIA 1 March 2008 INDONESIA: Religious Freedom Still Elusive in West Java 28 February 2008 IRAQ: Persecution Strengthens Faith of Christians Archbishop Reveals 26 February 2008 INDIA: Hindu Extremists Attack Christians in Madhya Pradesh 26 February 2008 NIGERIA: One Dead, 60 Injured in Muslim Attacks on Christians 20 February 2008 CHINA: Major House Church Leaders Simultaneously Sentenced to Labour C 20 February 2008 BELARUS: Renewed Pressure on Baptists 20 February 2008 CHINA: Christian Women Humiliated by Police Officials 20 February 2008 VIETNAM: Christian Lawyers Sentences Reduced 20 February 2008 EGYPT: Converts Win Case but May Face Discrimination 20 February 2008 PAKISTAN: Freed Christian Describes Kidnapping Ordeal 20 February 2008 North Korea: Number 1 Persecutor of Christians 18 February 2008 IRAN: Death Penalty Proposed for Apostasy 14 February 2008 CHINA: Church Leaders Targeted in '07 Crackdown 11 February 2008 EGYPT: Court Rules Against Egyptian Convert 11 February 2008 INDONESIA: Forgiveness Shown To Murderers by Victims Relatives 11 February 2008 PHILIPPINES: Christian Clergyman Dies After Being Shot Six Times 11 February 2008 PAKISTAN: Pastor Martyred 11 February 2008 BANGLADESH: Elderly Convert from Islam Dies from Burns 6 February 2008 The Rescue of Azra Bibi 1 February 2008 JORDAN: Foreign Christians Expelled 31 January 2008 BANGLADESH: Elderly Christian Woman's Home Set Ablaze 31 January 2008 INDIA: Hindu Nationalists Plan to Revive Tensions in Orissa 24 January 2008 TURKEY: Young Muslim says Intent was not to Kill 24 January 2008 IRAQ: Two injured in car bomb blast outside temple in Mosul 22 January 2008 CHINA: House Church Leader and Orphans Evicted 15 January 2008 CHINA: Prominent House Church Leaders Arrested 10 January 2008 IRAQ: Coordinated Blasts Rock Churches 9 January 2008 INDIA: Unprecedented Anti-Christian Violence in Orissa 3 January 2008 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PERSECUTED 1 January 2008 IRAQ: Christians Standing Firm Despite Harsh Conditions in Baghdad 20 December 2007 TURKEY: Catholic Priest Stabbed 20 December 2007 TRINIDAD: Missionary Pastor of 54-year-old Shot Dead 12 December 2007 CHINA: 270 House Church Pastors Detained 12 December 2007 UNITED KINGDOM: A Convert to Christianity Faces Death Threats 12 December 2007 IRAQ: Couple Beheaded For Wearing Western Clothes 5 December 2007 INDIA: Two Pastors Stripped, Beaten - Then Arrested 5 December 2007 INDONESIA: Islamic Extremists Sentenced to Prison for Beheading Girls 5 December 2007 EGYPT - Woman Jailed for "falsely" Stating She was a Christian 5 December 2007 INDIA - Christian Women Attacked 5 December 2007 Escape from the Monastery into the arms of Jesus 1 December 2007 NIGERIA: Christian Killed in Election Violence in Kano State 29 November 2007 TURKEY: Lawyers Slam Investigation of Malatya Murders 29 November 2007 INDIA: Church Attacked in Chhattisgarh; Young Man Killed 29 November 2007 DENMARK: Muslim Tortures Woman For "Being Christian" 29 November 2007 INDIA: 190 Cases of Christian Persecution in Under a Year 22 November 2007 IRAQ: Premier Pledges to Protect Country's Christian Minority 22 November 2007 NORTH KOREA: Refugees Testify of Persecution 22 November 2007 PAKISTAN: An 18-year-old Christian Woman Forced to Convert to Islam 14 November 2007 North Korea: Christians Arrested; Current Status Unknown 14 November 2007 INDIA: Hindu Extremists Free to Attack Christians in District 14 November 2007 CHINA: Australian Environmental Company Forced to Shutdown 14 November 2007 The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 8 November 2007 LAOS: Militant Buddhists Seek To Eliminate Christianity 7 November 2007 CHINA: Official figure of 130 million Christians 7 November 2007 By the Word of their Testimony 1 November 2007 INDONESIA: Christian Leaders Sentenced 1 November 2007 INDONESIA: Christian Leaders Sentanced 1 November 2007 INDIA: Catholic Nuns Attacked by Hindu Extremists 30 October 2007 INDONESIA: Churches Meet to Address Persecution 23 October 2007 INDIA: Dalit Christian Woman Murdered 22 October 2007 IRAQ: Bishop Negotiating the Release of Kidnapped Priests 18 October 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Police Still Hunt "Wanted" Pentecostal 16 October 2007 NIGERIA: Court Endorses Abduction of Girls in Nigeria 11 October 2007 NIGERIA: Christians attacked 9 October 2007 CHINA: Christian Attorney Tortured 9 October 2007 SUDAN: Suicide Bomber Kills Youths 4 October 2007 INDIA: Christian Worker Shot Dead for Preaching 3 October 2007 A Day That Would Change His Life 1 October 2007 CHINA: Imprisoned Pastor's Health Failing 26 September 2007 ETHIOPIA: Church Leaders Imprisoned, Believers Beaten 26 September 2007 INDIA: False Charges Plague Christian Workers 26 September 2007 UZBEKISTAN: "Legal" Repression of Protestants Continues 26 September 2007 CHINA: Church Leader Released after Three Years Imprisonment 20 September 2007 EGYPT: Christian Twins in Egypt Forced to 'Become' Muslim 18 September 2007 PAKISTAN: Christian Unexpectedly Acquitted of 'Blasphemy' 18 September 2007 ERITREA: Christian Woman Tortured to Death 12 September 2007 TURKEY: Christians Face Ongoing Intimidation 5 September 2007 INDIA: Pastor Kidnapped Twice, Nearly Killed 5 September 2007 AFGHANISTAN: Released Korean Missionaries Return Home with Mix Feeling 5 September 2007 CHOOSING A DIFFICULT ROAD 4 September 2007 ERITREA: Pastor Disappears, 10 Protestants Arrested 30 August 2007 BANGLADESH: Muslims Force Converts Back to Islam 22 August 2007 INDONESIA: Five Muslims Face Trial for Christian Murders 16 August 2007 AFGHANISTAN: Korean Killed Dedicated Life to Serving Others 8 August 2007 PAKISTAN: Officials Beat Christian, Bible Classes Halted 8 August 2007 Beijing House Church Activist Hua Huiqi Released 8 August 2007 LAOS: Hmong Christians Killed 8 August 2007 AFGHANISTAN: Police Find Body of Second Slain Korean Hostage 1 August 2007 SALAVAT SERIKBAYEV - "I Believe" 1 August 2007 AFGHANISTAN: Korean Missionaries Held Hostage 30 July 2007 EGYPT: Police Release Christian to Her Violent Family 26 July 2007 INDIA: Abducted Christian Boy's body Found 23 July 2007 CHINA: Crack Down on Rights Ahead of Beijing Olympics 20 July 2007 EGYPT: Police Torture Christian Convert Woman 20 July 2007 Egypt Orders Retrial on 'Apostasy' Case 12 July 2007 CHINA: Over 100 Foreign Missionaries Expelled by Chinese Government 12 July 2007 COLOMBIA: Two Pastors Shot Dead in Colombia 10 July 2007 AUSTRALIA: Muslim Vilification Case Resolved after 5 Years. 4 July 2007 A STORY OF FAITH AND COURAGE IN LAOS 1 July 2007 VIETNAM: Ethnic Christian Dies from Torture Injuries 27 June 2007 Pakistan: Mob Assaults Christians with Axes, Guns and Wood 26 June 2007 BURMA: Christian Publisher Threatened With 12 Years Imprisonment 20 June 2007 INDIA: Two Christian Leaders Killed, VOM Coordinator Attacked 18 June 2007 INDIA: Hindu Mob Beats, Strips then Parades Pastor 18 June 2007 INDONESIA: Imprisoned Sunday School Teachers Released 12 June 2007 INDONESIA: Muslim Extremists Attack Sunday School 7 June 2007 INDIA: Radical Hindu Becomes Pastor, Suffers Persecution 6 June 2007 Malaysia: Court Halts Woman's Effort to Legally Convert 6 June 2007 Christian Teacher Brutally Murdered by Muslim Students 1 June 2007 NEPAL: Christian Farmer Loses Everything for Jesus 1 June 2007 INDIA: Over 4000 People Protest Against Christian Persecution 30 May 2007 EGYPT: Christian Convert Released 30 May 2007 EGYPT: Christians Attacked 23 May 2007 LAOS: Seven Families Expelled From Their Homes 23 May 2007 CHINA: Six Pastors Accused of Involvement in "Evil Cult" In North-West 21 May 2007 INDIA: Recent Incidents of Persecution 21 May 2007 INDIA: Anti-Conversion Bill Expected in Eighth State 16 May 2007 VIETNAM: Two Christian Lawyers Facing Trial 16 May 2007 KAZAKHSTAN: "Economic War" To Crush Baptists? 15 May 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Police continue to target Protestants 15 May 2007 ERITREA: 80 Member Presbyterian Congregation Arrested 9 May 2007 SUDAN: Evangelists Killed in Nuba Mountains 3 May 2007 BURMA...A Father waits 1 May 2007 NIGERIA: Christians Wary of New Muslim President 26 April 2007 TURKEY: Young Muslims Murder Three Christians 26 April 2007 NIGERIA: Christian Boy Escapes from Muslim Kidnappers 26 April 2007 PAKISTAN: Girl Raped by Muslims 26 April 2007 Attack on Turkish Bible Publisher 23 April 2007 VIETNAM ... Tears in the Mountains 1 April 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Pastor Appeals Four Year Sentence 27 March 2007 NORTH KOREA: 'Toughening Up' its policies and penalties 21 March 2007 Muslims in Nigeria Kidnap Christian Children 19 March 2007 SRI LANKA: Pastor and Three Others Missing 16 March 2007 VIETNAM: Religious Rights Campaigner Arrested 14 March 2007 INDIA: Pastor Tied and Beaten with Wooden Clubs 14 March 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Pastor Sentenced to Four Years in Exile 14 March 2007 INDONESIA: Five militants say they were brainwashed by radical clerics 14 March 2007 NIGERIA: Muslim Students Set Fire to Chapel in School 8 March 2007 INDIA: New Details of a Martyred Christian Leader 6 March 2007 CHINA: Beijing Elderly Christian Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment 1 March 2007 INDIA: Young Pastor Found Dead in Andhra Pradesh 1 March 2007 LAOS: Christians Arrested 1 March 2007 Pastor Bike....Extremely Devoted! 1 March 2007 ERITREA: Christian Dies in Military Prison 26 February 2007 INDIA: Five Bible College Students Beaten, Two in Critical Condition 22 February 2007 SRI LANKA: Christians Increasingly Targeted in Sri Lankan Civil War 22 February 2007 INDONESIA: People of West Sumatra to Sit Koranic exams 22 February 2007 ERITREA: Three Church Leaders Released on Bail 22 February 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Pastor Arrested 22 February 2007 KAZAKHSTAN: More Planned Restrictions on Religious Freedom 22 February 2007 CHINA: House Church Leader and Elderly Mother Formally Charged 20 February 2007 RUSSIA: Pentecostal teacher "forced to resign" after raid on church 20 February 2007 INDIA: Panel Denies Christian Persecution in State 15 February 2007 INDIA: Christian Martyred for Christ 13 February 2007 CHINA: Beijing House Church Activist Released 8 February 2007 PAKISTAN: Evangelists Beaten at Muslim Festival 7 February 2007 An Interview with Abraham 1 February 2007 UZBEKISTAN: Secret Police Arrest Andijan Pastor 31 January 2007 CHINA: Arrested House Church Leaders Released 31 January 2007 CHINA: House Church Worship Service Raided in Anhui Province 31 January 2007 ERITREA: 68 Christians Arrested in New Clampdown 25 January 2007 PAKISTAN: Christian Released from Prison after Six Years 22 January 2007 INDIA: Young Christian Dies after Being Thrown from Train 22 January 2007 INDONESIA: Extremist Confesses to Murder of Christians 22 January 2007 Pastor Shot Dead in Sri Lanka 18 January 2007 CHINA: Christian Service Raided in Henan province. 17 January 2007 INDIA: Anti-Conversion Bill Passed in Another Indian State 11 January 2007 INDIA: Persecution of Christians Alarming 9 January 2007 CHINA: Eight Zhejiang House Church Christians Sentenced. 3 January 2007 "We are walking the same road that Jesus walked" Titus Tiduo 2 January 2007 INDIA: Islamic Extremist Threatens Christian Convert 22 December 2006 CHINA: House Church Closed - Christians Suffer in prison. 18 December 2006 AUSTRALIA: Supreme Court has upheld the Appeal of the two Dannys 18 December 2006 INDIA: Hindu Extremist Arrested for Assaulting Evangelist in India 13 December 2006 INDIA: British Christian Aid Worker Stoned to Death 12 December 2006 IRAQ: Kidnappers Murder Iraqi Church Elder in Mosul 7 December 2006 INDIA: Pastors wife raped 7 December 2006 A Pencil in the Hands of the Master 1 December 2006 UZBEKISTAN: Persecution Continues Despite Denials 30 November 2006 PAKISTAN: Elderly 'Blasphemers' in Pakistan Sentenced to 10 Years 28 November 2006 INDONESIA: Muslim Extremist Admits to Beheadings 23 November 2006 INDIA: Militants Kill Prominent Christian Worker in India 23 November 2006 India: Nine families forced from their homes 21 November 2006 Pakistan: Drunken Mob Vandalizes Church 21 November 2006 ERITRIA: Gospel singer released. 17 November 2006 Attempted murder of a Christian Lecturer 17 November 2006 Pakistani Christian Acquitted on 'Blasphemy' Charges 15 November 2006 India: Villagers in India Forced to Bow to Hindu Deities 9 November 2006 China: Church building demolished 8 November 2006 Iraq: A 15 year old Assyrian Christian beheaded 2 November 2006 Eritrea: Police Arrest 150 More Christians 1 November 2006 Secret Night Time Baptisms 1 November 2006 India: Christians Beaten for Refusing to 'Reconvert' 31 October 2006 EGYPT: Christian re arrested illegally 24 October 2006 Eritrea:Two Christians Tortured to Death 23 October 2006 ETHIOPIA: Religious Riots Bring Severe Persecution 17 October 2006 INDONESIA: Protestant Leader Assassinated 17 October 2006 PAKISTAN: Christians brutally treated 12 October 2006 IRAN: Christian couple releasd on bail 12 October 2006 EGYPT: Christian girl escapes kidnappers 12 October 2006 IRAN: Christian Couple arrested 4 October 2006 IRAQ: Churches Attacked Following Pope's Comments 4 October 2006 INDIA: Christians Charged With Attempted Murder 4 October 2006 Christian Schoolgirls Beheaded - Lone Survivor Smiles Again! 1 October 2006 INDONESIA: A Pastor and his pregnant wife targeted 28 September 2006 CHINA: A Christian man has had his sentance revoked 25 September 2006 INDONESIA: 3 Christians to be executed on Friday 21 September 2006 INDONESIA: Bomb Intended to Tear Christians Apart Brings Them Together 18 September 2006 IRAN: Convert Released from Prison 7 September 2006 INDIA: Bible School Students and Leaders Arrested 7 September 2006 INDONESIA: Church Burned in Aceh 7 September 2006 CHINA: Church Destroyed in Fujian 7 September 2006 UZBEKISTAN: Church Summer Camp Raided 7 September 2006 Ride the Water Buffalo - Vietnam 1 September 2006 INDIA: Indian Town Bans Promotion of Any Religion Except Hinduism 31 August 2006 CHINA: Chinese Bishop Released After Ten Years 31 August 2006 CHINA: House Church Raided and Missionary Sentenced in Inner Mongolia 31 August 2006 INDIA: Indian Pastor Forced From Home for Not Bowing to Hindu Gods 31 August 2006 INDIA: Pastor Arrested for Being Attacked 28 August 2006 Severe Persecution for Christians in Western Ethiopia 15 August 2006 China :Five Christians Receive Formal Arrest Notifications 11 August 2006 China : Government Intervenes In Three-Self Church In Shanxi Province 10 August 2006 BANGLADESH: Bus Drivers Hired by Muslim Group to Kill Christian Man 9 August 2006 China : Three More Christian Leaders Arrested after Church Demolition 7 August 2006 China : Sunday School Teacher Training Class Raided. 4 August 2006 China : Fifty Christian Leaders Still Detained And Four Missing 3 August 2006 China : House Church Destroyed : Hundreds Of Christians Arrested 2 August 2006 I Refuse to Deny Christ 1 August 2006 China : Four House Church Leaders Sentenced To Two Years Re-Education 28 July 2006 INDONESIA: Sole survivor of attack to receive medical treatment 28 July 2006 China : Four House Church Leaders Likely Sent To Labour Camp 26 July 2006 China : House Churches Raided In Hubei And Henan Province 24 July 2006 Pakistan : Christian Escapes Abusive Husband 20 July 2006 China : Church Leaders Arrested In Henan, Sichuan And Jilin 18 July 2006 Malaysia : More Books Deemed Prejudicial To Public Order 14 July 2006 Bhutan : Two Christians Arbitrarily Imprisoned 12 July 2006 India : Several Church Attacks in Recent Days 10 July 2006 China : House Church Pastor Sentenced To 7.5 Years 7 July 2006 Eritrea : Christian Prisoners Escape From Military Camp 5 July 2006 Witnessing God's Faithfulness in Nigeria 3 July 2006 Uzbekistan : Religious Literature Censorship Tightened 3 July 2006 China : Claims Full and Broad Freedom of Religious Belief 28 June 2006 India : Rape Victims Charged With "Forced Conversion" 26 June 2006 Nigeria : Church In Jos Faces Constant Threats, Damage 23 June 2006 Saudi Arabia : Police Arrest Four East African Christians 22 June 2006 Kazakhstan - Intrusive State Registration And Massive Fine 20 June 2006 North Korea : Ten North Korean Refugees Arrested In Laos, Then Freed 19 June 2006 China : Twenty Eight House Church Pastors Detained In Henan 16 June 2006 India : Local Leader In India Threatens Christians After Rapes 15 June 2006 India: Pastor Arrested After Attack By Hindu Extremists 8 June 2006 Pakistani Prisoner Released 6 June 2006 China : South China Church Senior Leader Abused Again In Prison 5 June 2006 Russia - Sharing Faith In Public - A Fundamental Right 2 June 2006 Ethiopia : Violence In Jijiga 1 June 2006 Iran : Secret Police Arrest Long-Time Convert 31 May 2006 Vietnam : Officials Resort To Force In Civil Dispute 29 May 2006 Cuba : Pastor Remains In Prison 26 May 2006 India : Woman Accuses Family Of Attempted Forced Conversion 24 May 2006 Turkmenistan : Police Break Up Church Meeting 8 May 2006 India : Police Collude With Extremists To Charge Christian 5 May 2006 China : Open to Trade but not to Liberty 4 May 2006 Uzbekistan : Police Raid Protestant Pastors Home 3 May 2006 Evangelists to Tribal Vietnamese 3 May 2006 Sri Lanka : Anti-Conversion Bill Revived In Parliament 2 May 2006 Serbia : President Signs Controversial Religion Law 1 May 2006 Mennonites beaten severely! House Church pulled down! 1 May 2006 Indonesia : Christian Politicians Against Sharia For Non-Muslims 28 April 2006 India : Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To EMI Founder 27 April 2006 Pakistan : Dr Ghouri Survives Assassination Attack By Fundamental Musl 26 April 2006 Nigeria : Anglican Bishop In Nigeria Survives Fourth Attack 24 April 2006 Burma : Military Attacks Against Karen Villages 21 April 2006 Ethiopia : Five Injured As Church Destroyed By Bomb 20 April 2006 India : Violence Scars Easter Week In Three States 18 April 2006 Pakistan : One Christian Prisoner Released, Four Others Tortured 13 April 2006 Nigeria : Female Students Disappear After Muslim Assault 12 April 2006 India : Anti-Conversion Law Introduced In Rajasthan 11 April 2006 India : Pastor Survives Suspected Murder Attempt In Kerala 10 April 2006 India :The Rajashthan State Assembly to Consider Anti-Conversion Bill 7 April 2006 Ethiopia : Christians Arrested Following Violence 6 April 2006 Vietnam : Property Of Hre Christians Burned Down 5 April 2006 India : Dalit Christians Supreme Court Case Enters Final Stages Of Ver 4 April 2006 Belarus : Human Rights Lawyer Arrested for an Unauthorized 3 April 2006 The one who got his finger nails taken 3 April 2006 Afghan Christian Freed But No Change to Laws 31 March 2006 Ethiopia : Churches Burned and Christians Attacked 30 March 2006 Nigeria : Teacher Accused Of Blasphemy Disappears 30 March 2006 China : House Church Pastors Detained In Hugei For Religious Study 22 March 2006 Vietnam : Pastor Pham Ngoc Thach Released! 6 March 2006 Indonesia : Suspect Arrested over Beheading of Three Schoolgirls 2 March 2006 Nigeria : Violence Continues 1 March 2006 Experiencing God in China 1 March 2006 Nigeria : Muslims Set Ablaze Nine Churches In Niger State 27 February 2006 Philippines : Six Killed For Confessing Christ 13 February 2006 Four Arrested for Converting Hindus in India 7 February 2006 Bishop and Three Priests Pelted with Stones in India 7 February 2006 Serious Injuries as Christian Prayer Meeting Raided in India 7 February 2006 Homes Burned and Christians Beaten in Orissa, India 7 February 2006 Families of Martyrs 1 February 2006 Two Dead after Attack on Church Construction in Egypt 27 January 2006 Threats and Violence Against Sri Lankan Churches 27 January 2006 Eight Indonesian House Churches Ordered Closed 27 January 2006 Turkish Church Leader Attacked 27 January 2006 Indonesia : Eight House Churches Shut Down In West Java 20 January 2006 Bicycles & Motorbikes - Mobilising the Gospel 6 January 2006 Eritrea : Round up of Leaders from Five Churches 5 January 2006 Indonesia : Attack on Church in Manado 22 December 2005 Bold Believers...Church Planting... Holding Fast 2 December 2005 Iranian Convert Stabbed To Death 30 November 2005 Vietnam : Churches Boldly Standing Up To Abuses 22 November 2005 Our Sisters in Indonesia 14 November 2005 Eritrea : Anglican Priest Ordered Out Of Eritrea 3 November 2005 India : Supreme Court to continue hearing on Dalit Christians 19 October 2005 Light in the Darkness - North Korea 7 October 2005 China : Zhang Yi-Nan Released From Labour Camp 28 September 2005 Vietnam : DECLARED INSANE... NOW... DECLARED FREE! 23 September 2005 Uzbekistan - Court Orders Christian Literature Destroyed 16 September 2005 Indonesia : Sunday School Teachers Sentenced To Three Years In Prison 5 September 2005 Turkey : Mistreatment Of Christians Becoming More Brazen 31 August 2005 Vietnam : Authorities Offer Pastor Freedom For Confession 16 August 2005 Uzbekistan - Forum 18 Reporter Detained At Tashkent Airport 11 August 2005 Pakistan : Jailed Christian Released On Bail 9 August 2005 Churches Targeted in Uzbekistan 2 August 2005 Vietnam : Authorities Twice Raid Mennonite Centre 26 July 2005 Vietnam : Government Razes Portion Of Mennonite Church 21 July 2005 China : Pastor On Trial Over Bibles 7 July 2005 Sung Seo Pao: Released after 11 years 6 July 2005 Pakistan : Christian Areas Attacked 30 June 2005 Than Van Truong Declared Insane 3 June 2005 Than Van Truong Declared Insane! 3 June 2005 Interview with Dr Tam - Vietnam 3 June 2005 Indonesia : Tentena Bombs Leave 21 Dead And 42 Injured 1 June 2005 Iran : Islamic Court Acquits Christian Lay Pastor on Apostacy Charge 31 May 2005 Vietnam : Sung Seo Pao Released 9 May 2005 Vietnam : Officials Break Up Mennonite Meeting, Arrest Christians 4 May 2005 Vietnam : Officials Break Up Mennonite Meeting, Arrest Christians 4 May 2005 Laos : Christian Families under Fire 2 May 2005 Vietnam Releases Le Thi Hong Lien 2 May 2005 Vietnam : Le Thi Hong Lien To Be Released 26 April 2005 Laos : Government Targets Tribal Christians 26 April 2005 Eritrea : 16 Pastors And Nearly 900 Christians Now Held In Jail 21 April 2005 West Papua : Fears Of Coming Genocide 14 April 2005 United Nations : Jubilee Campaign Urges Action At UN Human Rights Comm 6 April 2005 Serving our Family with Hope - Hindu and Buddhist Nations 6 April 2005 Eritrea Jails Another 11 Protestant Christians 4 April 2005 India : Chhattisgarh State To Strengthen Anti-Conversion Law 30 March 2005 Threat to Bomb Churches in the Philippines over Easter 23 March 2005 Nepal : Maoist Threat Is Serious 17 March 2005 Vietnam : Protestants Puzzle Over "Special Instructions" 11 March 2005 China : Church Leaders Deported, House Church Pastor Tortured 4 March 2005 Fire Destroys VOM Medical Treatment Centre In Indonesia 1 March 2005 India : Evangelists Body Found In Karnataka 23 February 2005 United Kingdom : Religious Hatred Legislation 9 February 2005 Nigeria : Christians Concerned For Peace 3 February 2005 Pakistan : Christian Acquitted Of Blasphemy 19 January 2005 Nigeria : Fresh Outbreak Of Religious Violence In Plateau State 14 January 2005 Azerbaijan - Will Christian Children Now Get Birth Certificates? 12 January 2005 Indonesia : Two Churches Attacked, Three People Injured 15 December 2004 Indonesia : Pastor Kidnapped, Still Missing 14 December 2004 China : Top House Church Leader Arrested 13 December 2004 China : Pastors Arrested And Sentenced 10 December 2004 Colombia : Seminary Student Arrested On Weapons Charges 7 December 2004 Dr Mondol - Martyr in Bangladesh 1 December 2004 India : Missionary Severely Beaten 30 November 2004 Russia - Pressure On Tatarstan Protestants 19 November 2004 Vietnam : Harsh Sentences For Mennonites 15 November 2004 Indonesia : Rev Damanik Released! 10 November 2004 China Announces "Change" In Religious Policies 10 November 2004 Saudi Arabia : Indian Christian Unconditionally Deported 5 November 2004 Gunned Down In Indonesia 1 November 2004 India : Missionary Threatened with Death 21 October 2004 Indonesia : Prisoner Damanik Elected Church President 19 October 2004 Nigeria : Sharia Court Sentences Another Woman To Death Over Pregnancy 14 October 2004 Kazakhastan : Do Police and KNB Want to Catch Criminals? 13 October 2004 Pakistan : Judge Orders Muslim Father Arrested 6 October 2004 China : The Puiblic Security System Controls Religious Affairs 1 October 2004 The Widows Mite - Parveens Ministry 1 October 2004 Indonesia : Breaking News On Rev Damanik 29 September 2004 Sri Lanka : Anti-Conversion Bill Court Ruling 24 September 2004 Russia : Suspicious Fire Guts Baptist Church 23 September 2004 Saudi Arabia : Indian Christian Brought before Court 20 September 2004 Eritrea : Five More Evangelicals Arrested 17 September 2004 Sri Lanka : Buddhist Party Launches International Campaign 7 September 2004 Spotlight on Nigeria 2 September 2004 Eitrea : Three Jailed Pastors "Disappear" 30 August 2004 Pakistan : Tortured To Death In Police Custody 26 August 2004 China : Three House Church Leaders sent to Prison 16 August 2004 China : More Than 100 Christians Arrested 10 August 2004 Risking everything to provide Gods Word 3 August 2004 Iraq ; Co-ordinated Bombing Attacks on Churches 3 August 2004 Uzbekistan - Baptist Denied Permission To Live In Own Home 2 August 2004 India : Abducted Missionaries Freed! 29 July 2004 India : Five GFA Missionaries Abducted 28 July 2004 China ; More Than 100 House Church Leaders Arrested in Xinjiang 22 July 2004 China Steps Up Attack On "Illegal" Religious Activity 20 July 2004 Indonesia : Pastor Murdered During Church Service 19 July 2004 Iran : Pastor Released From Prison 15 July 2004 Pakistan : Government Drafts Bill To Revise Discriminatory Laws 14 July 2004 China: Woman Handing Out Bibles Beaten To Death 8 July 2004 Mexico: Evangelicals Flee Death Threats 5 July 2004 More Persecution.... More Salvation 1 July 2004 China : Xu Guoxing Released From Chinese Labor Camp 29 June 2004 Vietnam : Than Van Truong Arrested Again 23 June 2004 Iranian Pastor Remains in Prison 16 June 2004 Vietnam : Arrested again 8 June 2004 Chinese Leader ..........Under Threat 8 June 2004 Pakistan : Christian Dies From Police Attack 4 June 2004 China : Christian Released From Custody 4 June 2004 China : House Church Leaders Arrested; One Killed In Custody 26 May 2004 Vietnamese Atrocities Confirmed 25 May 2004 Train Blast in North Korea 13 May 2004 Pastor Damanik to Receive Surgery 6 May 2004 Christian Woman Beaten 5 May 2004 239 Days in Jail 4 May 2004 Indonesia : Ambon In Flames As Demonstration Leads To Violence 4 May 2004 Rev Damanik Hospitalised with Serious Illness 22 April 2004 Indonesian Woman of Faith 20 April 2004 China : Imprisoned Pastor Fears for His Life 20 April 2004 India: Couple Kidnapped Just Before Baptism 20 April 2004 Laos: Give up Jesus or Die 12 March 2004 Church Destroyed at Bekasi 1 March 2004 Short Term Improvement, Long Term Risk - Indonesia 12 February 2004 Learn to forgive - Damare Garang, Camel Boy 1 February 2004 China Arrests North Koreans And Aid Workers 20 January 2004 Car Bombing at Bible Society in Pakistan Injuries Eleven 16 January 2004 Indonesia: Churches forced to close 14 January 2004 North Vietnam : Police Use Noxious Gas To Break Up Hmong Meeting 14 January 2004 Egypt : Copt Killed As Egyptian Army Attacks Clergy Of Patmos Centre 12 January 2004 Burma: Police came and used chains to tie me 1 January 2004 ARREST OF KEY CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN CHINA 30 December 2003 PRISONERS IN VIETNAM 30 December 2003 Sri Lanka : Church Attacks Escalate 8 December 2003 Egypt : Release Of Tortured Christian Woman 8 December 2003 China....hundreds baptised 1 December 2003 Chinese Bishop Resurfaces After 6 Years 1 December 2003 Turkish convert severely beaten 20 November 2003 Egyptian Army attacks Patmos Christian Centre 20 November 2003 Greetings from Pastor Rinaldy Damanik 12 November 2003 Two Egyptian Christians Remain Jailed in Riyadh 10 November 2003 China - Chinese Christian Released 6 November 2003 China : New Police Regulations 5 November 2003 Saudi Arabia - Prince Orders Jailed Christians Released 4 November 2003 The Riches Of Losing All For Christ 1 November 2003 EVANGELIST ATTACKED IN KARNATAKA STATE, SOUTH INDIA 28 October 2003 Laos - Eliminating Christianity 10 October 2003 Uzbekistan: No Peace for peace Church 10 October 2003 Cambodia: Vietnamese Refugees Hunted By Police 10 September 2003 Laos - Christians Imprisoned Since May 10 September 2003 India: Christians Face Continued Attacks In Orissa 10 September 2003