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Buddhist Mobs Attack Churches in Sri Lanka
Compass Direct News reports: Buddhist mobs attacked several churches in Sri Lanka last week, threatening to kill a pastor in the southern province of Hambanthota and ransacking a 150-year-old Methodist church building in the capital. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Buddhism, Christian, Compass Direct, HIndu, Muslim, Persecution, Sri Lanka
Police Raid Religious Gathering in Azerbaijan Private Home
By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service AZERBAIJAN – Police in the central town of Agdash, near Göycay in Azerbaijan, have refused to explain why eight officials, including their officers, raided a peaceful religious meeting in a private home. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Azerbaijan
Iran Arrests Two Christian Women for Practicing Christianity
By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iranian security forces have detained two Christian women for practicing Christianity. Iranian officials allege that Marzieh Amairizadeh Esmaeilabad and Maryam Rustampoor are ‘anti-government activists.’ … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Iran
