By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A Muslim mob has once again attacked a house church in Tayeglow, a town 198 miles from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
According to the Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org , dozens of Muslims, including children and women, demolished the church and attacked >>>Continue reading >>>
Compass Direct News reports that:
A longstanding effort to replace a church with a mosque in Kenya’s northern town of Garissa culminated in an attack by 50 Muslim youths this month that left the worship building in ruins.
The gang stormed the building of Redeemed Gospel Church on Sept. 14 and pelted the congregation with stones, sending >>>Continue reading >>>
By James Varghese
Special to ASSIST News Service
INDIA (ANS)- Despite a promise of security from the Chief Minister of the Government of Karnataka, Christians are being attacked by Hindu radicals, and their churches vandalized.
According to a story on www.persecution.in, the violence has also spread to the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
According to the >>>Continue reading >>>
Compass Direct News reports that
The chief of Boukham village in Savannakhet province, Laos, on Friday (Sept. 19) called a special community meeting to resolve the “problem” of eight resident Christian families who have refused to give up their faith. The meeting concluded with plans to expel all 55 Christians from the village.
Although all adult members >>>Continue reading >>>
reports that:
Residents in North Jakarta have ordered the pastor of a small congregation to cease holding services in his home, despite a letter of permission issued by the Religious Affairs department.
On Sept. 12 village officials in South Rawa Badak, Koja district called a meeting with pastor Syaiful Hamzah and his wife Tiolida Sihotang, police officers, >>>Continue reading >>>