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Islamic Majority Countries Top Open Doors 2012 World Watch List
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Open Doors 2012 World Watch List has a familiar look to it. North Korea tops the list for the 10th straight time as the country where Christians face the most severe persecution, while Islamic-majority countries represent nine of the top 10 and 38 of the 50 countries on the annual ranking. Afghanistan (2), Saudi Arabia (3), Somalia (4), Iran (5) and the Maldives (6) form a bloc where indigenous Christians have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, North Korea, Open Doors, Persecution
Christians warned by Islamist militants in Nigeria to leave north within 3 days
By Michael Ireland, Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service NIGERIA (ANS) — The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there. CNN reports that Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, also said late Sunday that Boko Haram fighters are ready to confront soldiers sent to the area under a state of emergency declared in parts of four states … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Islam, Nigeria, Persecution
Outdoor worship and arrests resume as Chinese authorities again deny facility to Shouwang Church
By Sarah Page DUBLIN (Compass Direct News) – Authorities in China again thwarted efforts by Shouwang Church to lease a worship facility at the year’s end, and the Beijing congregation again met outdoors on Sunday (Jan. 1) – resulting in the arrest of 48 members, sources said. “The church tried three times to rent three different venues, but it was all to no avail because of the authorities’ intervention,” a source close to the church told Compass. … Read entire article »
Filed under: China, Christian, Compass Direct, Persecution
Lao Officials Force Christians to Recant their Faith before allowing a Burial
Separately in Boukham village, authorities move Christians to animal pen. By Sarah Page DUBLIN, December 30 – Officials this week forced Christians in a Lao village to give up their faith in order to bury a family member in the village graveyard, according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF). In Huey, Ad-Sapangthong district of Savannakhet Province, where immediate burial is essential in the hot tropical climate, the village’s eight Christian families quickly began … Read entire article »
Filed under: Buddhism, Christian, Compass Direct, Laos, Persecution
Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop
By Simba Tian KAMPALA, Uganda (Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten the sight in the other. Bishop Umar Mulinde, 37, a sheikh (Islamic teacher) before his conversion to Christianity, was attacked on Saturday night (Dec. 24) outside his Gospel Life Church International building in Namasuba, about 10 kilometers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Islam, Persecution, Uganda
