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Myanmar: Bible students ‘suffering health and psychological problems’ after escaping armed group

November 15, 2018 Myanmar China, Churches, Education, Kachin, Myanmar, Shan

Members of the ethnic army group UWSA stand guard north of Kyaing Tong town, in eastern Shan state, in 2006. (Photo: Getty Pictures)

Seventeen of the 41 Bible students forcibly recruited by an ethnic minority army in Myanmar’s northern Shan state in September have escaped, according to Catholic news site UCAN. The students arrived in groups of two or three at the Lahu Baptist Church in Kyaing Tong town, eastern Shan state, in the . . . Read More

Young Kyrgyz Christian hospitalised, while his attackers go free

November 14, 2018 Kyrgyzstan Apostasy, Central Asia, Islamic extremism, Kyrgyzstan, Protestants

A young Protestant in Kyrgyzstan has been left with a fractured jaw after being attacked by three men, Forum 18 reports. Eldos Sattar uuly, 25, was attacked in his uncle’s house in the village of Tamchi, in the north-eastern Issyk-Kul region. A villager told Forum 18 that Sattar uuly had . . . Read More

Angola: 2,000 unregistered churches forced to close

November 14, 2018 Angola, Cameroon, Churches, Rwanda

Catholic church in Jau village, in Angola's southwest Huila province. (Photo: jbdodane via Flickr; CC 2.0)

More than 2,000 churches have been closed and over 1,000 more face closure after Angola’s cabinet approved a new law requiring them to register with the government, including presenting at least 100,000 signatures of followers, as reported by Nairobi-based news site The East African. A local pastor told World Watch Monitor . . . Read More

Indian Christian forum demands withdrawal of ‘bogus’ charges of forced conversions

November 13, 2018 India BJP, Chhattisgarh, Hindu nationalism, India, Karnataka, Narendra Modi, Pentecostals, Punjab, Religious freedom, Uttar Pradesh

The Christian Forum of Chhattisgarh state in India called on its political parties to commit to ensuring freedom of religion, as elections for the state’s legislative house took place yesterday (12 November), Catholic news agency UCAN reported. Meanwhile, several attacks on Christians were reported in the first week of this . . . Read More

Pope and Assyrian patriarch ‘share suffering’ of Christians in Middle East

November 12, 2018 Assyrians, Iraq, Middle East, Minorities, Pope Francis, Syria

Pope Francis met with Mar Gewargis III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, at the Vatican on Friday, 9 November. (Photo: Getty Images)

Pope Francis and the head of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Gewargis III, have called for an end to the violence against Christians in the Middle East, following their meeting in Rome on Friday, 9 November, reports Catholic news site Crux. The church leaders said both communities “shared . . . Read More

‘Christians appear weak,’ says Bangladesh Christian Association president after rapes

November 12, 2018 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Catholics, Children, Rape, Women

“Christians appear weak and can be easily persecuted.” That’s the reaction of the president of the Bangladesh Christian Association to reports of two Catholics being sexually assaulted in recent days – one a 15-year-old girl, the other a mother of three. The assaults are reported by Asia News to have . . . Read More

‘Complex labyrinth of “legal” restrictions’ for religious communities in Azerbaijan

November 12, 2018 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, Baku, Human rights, Religious freedom

Azerbaijan’s government continues to claim its “tolerance” but restrictions of freedom of religion and belief, censorship of religious literature and jail sentences for prisoners of conscience are ongoing, Forum 18 reports. According to Forum 18’s recent survey, the exercise of freedom of religion and belief in the country is impinged . . . Read More

UK government commits £12 million to championing religious freedom

November 9, 2018 Global News -- No Particular Country Alexandria, Bishop Angaelos, Copts, Easter, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palm Sunday, Plateau, Religious freedom, UK

More than 20 people lost their lives in the Palm Sunday attack on the St George Cathedral in Tanta, Egypt.

The UK government has committed £12 million ($15.5 million) to championing freedom of religion of belief worldwide. The UK’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord Tariq Ahmad, said the money “will go a long way in bolstering the work of civil society and NGOs to promote respect, . . . Read More

Chinese ‘underground’ bishop detained by police for fifth time in two years

November 9, 2018 China Catholics, China, Hebei, Peter Shao Zhumin, Wenzhou, Zhejiang

China's catholic dioceses are to respond to the government led campaign of the 'sinicization of religion' with a plan of action. (Photo: World Watch Monitor)

Chinese “underground” bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of the coastal city of Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province, was taken by police this morning, 9 November, reports AsiaNews. He is expected to be held for 10-15 days, the news site reported, adding that while the police generally calls these times “vacation periods … . . . Read More

‘I have witnessed the power of prayer’ – priest held captive for 18 months in Yemen

November 9, 2018 Yemen Aden, Kidnapping, Pope Francis, Tom Uzhunnalil, Yemen

The Indian priest who was held hostage for 18 months in Yemen says his experiences taught him about “the power of prayer”. Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in March 2016 and freed in September 2017, told Catholic news agency ACI Prensa his ability to persevere during his captivity was . . . Read More

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Myanmar: Bible students ‘suffering health and psychological problems’ after escaping armed group

Young Kyrgyz Christian hospitalised, while his attackers go free

Angola: 2,000 unregistered churches forced to close

Indian Christian forum demands withdrawal of ‘bogus’ charges of forced conversions

Pope and Assyrian patriarch ‘share suffering’ of Christians in Middle East

‘Christians appear weak,’ says Bangladesh Christian Association president after rapes

‘Complex labyrinth of “legal” restrictions’ for religious communities in Azerbaijan

UK government commits £12 million to championing religious freedom

Chinese ‘underground’ bishop detained by police for fifth time in two years

‘I have witnessed the power of prayer’ – priest held captive for 18 months in Yemen

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