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Chaldean Christians Persecuted in Iraq
ABC News reports on Christian persecution in Iraq at the hands of Islamic extremism and policy. … Read entire article »
Vietnamese Authorities Pressure New Christians to Recant
Compass Direct News reports from Ho Chi Minh City (Sài Gòn): In violation of Vietnam’s new religion policy, authorities in Lao Cai Province in Vietnam’s far north are pressuring new Christians among the Hmong minority to recant their faith and to re-establish ancestral altars, according to area church leaders. Local authorities have warned that on Sunday (Nov. 23) they will come in force to Ban Gia Commune and Lu Siu Tung village, Bac Ha district, where the Christians reside, but they did not say what they would do. When the authorities in Bac Ha district in Vietnam’s Northwest Mountainous Region discovered that villagers had converted to Christianity and discarded their altars, they sent “work teams’ to the area to apply pressure. Earlier this month they sent seven high officials – including Ban Gia … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Persecution, Vietnam
Recent Incidents of Persecution in India
Compass Direct News is out with it’s monthly report of Christian persecution in India. Here’s a breakdown: Karnataka – About 100 Hindu extremists disrupted an August 17 worship service, attacked Christians and destroyed church furniture and music instruments in Davengere. Madhya Pradesh – Police on August 15 detained two Christians in Ratlam district for “forced conversion” under the so-called Freedom of Religion Act after about 35 Hindu extremists stormed a prayer meeting organized by the Union of Evangelical Students at St. Bartholomew Church, Railway Colony area. Karnataka – Hindu extremists on August 15 tore up tracts and beat Bible College students in Bajpai, Mangalore district. Karnataka – In Davengere, Hindu extremists belonging to the Hindu Jagarana Vedike and Shiva Sainya youth association on August 12 surrounded the house of a pastor, threw stones … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, HIndu, India, Persecution
