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European Court questions Russia over deportations under religion law

February 1, 2018 Russia Don Ossewaarde, Russia, Yarovaya Law

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has asked for clarification over how Russia applies its religion law to foreign citizens, reports news agency Interfax. The case that triggered their interest was that of an Evangelical Christian of Indian descent, who was one of the first people to be deported . . . Read More

Egypt Minister: Churches have right to protection ‘Islam guarantees’

February 1, 2018 Egypt Churches, Copts, Egypt, El-Arish, Islamic extremism, Pope Tawadros II, Sinai

Entrance to a Coptic Church in Egypt. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Egypt’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Mokhtar Gomaa, has said that churches, as well as mosques, have the legal right to be protected. He said this in response to a controversy involving Sheikh Abdullah Roshdy, who in a TV show said Muslims should not “congratulate non-Muslims on their religious occasions that . . . Read More

Vietnam town bans Catholic Mass under new religion law

February 1, 2018 Vietnam Communism, Religion Law, Vietnam

Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A local authority in Vietnam has used the country’s new religion law to declare a Catholic Mass illegal, reports Asia News. The ruling was made by the People’s Committee of Quỳnh Ngọc, a municipality in the north-central province of Nghệ An, after a Catholic priest failed to register the Mass ahead . . . Read More

North Korea: A country with no Christian children

January 31, 2018 North Korea Children, North Korea

Children in North Korea often do not know if their parents are Christian. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

There are no Christian children in North Korea, a country where people are taught to worship only the ruling Kim dynasty and where believing or suggesting anything else is to sign a death warrant for one’s self and one’s children. Lee Joo-Chan only learned the ‘family secret’ – namely that . . . Read More

Kazakhstan: Hundreds punished for practising faith in 2017

January 31, 2018 Kazakhstan Central Asia, Children, Kazakhstan, Religion Law

Kazakhstan prosecuted 283 individuals, groups and organisations last year for conducting activities related to religion, according to news agency Forum 18. The ‘offences’ included attending worship meetings, importing religious literature, telling other people about a faith, praying, allowing a parent to bring a child to a religious meeting, and inadequate . . . Read More

Pakistan: Suspected killer of Christian student freed

January 30, 2018 Pakistan Caste, Lahore, Multan, Pakistan, Sharoon Masih, Vehari

The Muslim man arrested and jailed for killing a Christian fellow student has been released on bail, reports Asia News. Judges at the Multan High Court in Lahore, who released Ahmed Raza, said “no clear evidence was collected to attest to [his] guilt”. Sharoon Masih, 17, was beaten to death . . . Read More

Kyrgyz church arson followed dispute over Christian’s burial

January 29, 2018 Kyrgyzstan Baptists, Burial, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

The church in Kajisay, Kyrgyzstan, was set on fire (World Watch Monitor)

Christians in Kajisay, eastern Kyrgyzstan, have said opposition to the burial of a Protestant man in a nearby village could have led to the arson attack on their church earlier this month, despite official denials of “religious discord”, reports regional news agency Forum 18. The opposition to the burial in . . . Read More

Egypt rejects US claim of Copts’ persecution as ‘lies’

January 26, 2018 Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Copts, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, USA

The Foreign Relations Committee of the Egyptian Parliament is preparing a report in response to the US Congress “Coptic Solidarity” memorandum alleging persecution of Copts in Egypt. The memorandum was introduced last month and claimed that Copts were subjected to “systematic bigotry” and “treatment as second-class citizens in Egypt”. Described . . . Read More

Bangladesh: Christians ‘appreciated’ but attacks continue

January 26, 2018 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Catholics, Converts, Religious freedom, Tangail

Christians protest following an attack by local thugs on a church last Saturday in which three men were injured and the building damaged. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Portuguese Christians, initially merchants and later also missionaries, arrived in Bangladesh 500 years ago and started communities. Today Bangladeshi Christians form a tiny group in the Muslim-majority nation and face various challenges because of their faith. According to Fr. David Bipul Das, a Catholic priest in the diocese of Barisal, . . . Read More

Indonesia’s president tells Catholic students to work for ‘harmony’

January 25, 2018 Indonesia Catholics, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Religious freedom, Sumatra, Youth

Catholic students meet in Palmbang, Sumatra, this week. (Photo: Matters India)

Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, opened the 30th Catholic students congress in Palembang, on the island of Sumatra, this week by telling them to work together for “peace” and “harmony”. The president told the 3,800 participants that the “Pancasila”, the five principles that make up the state philosophy of the Indonesian . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

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European Court questions Russia over deportations under religion law

Egypt Minister: Churches have right to protection ‘Islam guarantees’

Vietnam town bans Catholic Mass under new religion law

North Korea: A country with no Christian children

Kazakhstan: Hundreds punished for practising faith in 2017

Pakistan: Suspected killer of Christian student freed

Kyrgyz church arson followed dispute over Christian’s burial

Egypt rejects US claim of Copts’ persecution as ‘lies’

Bangladesh: Christians ‘appreciated’ but attacks continue

Indonesia’s president tells Catholic students to work for ‘harmony’

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