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Extremists Halt Church Construction
Religious extremists from a popular radical Hindu activist group have brought a church construction project to a halt. They have set up a tent outside the unfinished building to conduct rituals to their gods. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, HIndu, India, Persecution
Muslims Demolish 30 Christian Homes for Stable
By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON D.C. – A human rights group is reporting that a powerful Muslim village elder and his nephews evicted about 30 impoverished Christian families from their homes in order to make way for a stable for their livestock. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Muslim, Pakistan, Persecution, Religion
Egyptian Convert to Christianity Tortured, Raped in Egypt
By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service CAIRO, EGYPT – Martha Samuel, an Egyptian Muslim who converted to Christianity five years ago, was arrested at Cairo airport on Wednesday as she, her husband and two sons four and two years old were leaving for Russia. Her name was on a list of people prohibited from leaving the country. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Egypt, Muslim, Persecution
40 Christians Arrested in Nanyang
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service HENAN, CHINA – More than 40 Christians were detained at a Christian leaders’ gathering in Taoling village, Pushan town, Nanyang city, Henan Province on December 16, 2008. ChinaAid reports that officials told them they must pay a 1,000 to 2,000 yuan fine to be released. Some Christians were released after paying the fine. However, 16 Christians were sentenced to 10 to 15 days administrative detention for engaging in an “illegal religious gathering.” Mr. Yan Linshan, the host of the meeting received 10 days of administrative detention and a 1,000 yuan fine. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, China, Christian, Persecution
Christians Taken Captive by Buddhist Monks
Compass Direct News reports: DHAKA, Bangladesh – Buddhist clerics and local council officials are holding 13 newly converted Christians captive in a pagoda in a southeastern mountainous district of Bangladesh in an attempt to forcibly return them to Buddhism. A spokesman for the Parbatta Adivasi (Hill Tract) Christian Church told Compass on condition of anonymity that “the plight of the Christians is horrifying.” Local government council officials in Jorachuri sub-district in Rangamati district, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Dhaka, are helping the Buddhist monks to hold the Christians against their will, he said. “The 13 tribal Christians were taken forcefully to a pagoda on Dec. 10 to accept Buddhism against their will,” he said. “They will be kept in a pagoda for 10 days to perform the rituals to be Buddhists – … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bangladesh, Buddhism, Christian, Compass Direct, Persecution
