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Originally published in Christian Today Authorities in China’s coastal Zhejiang province carried out violent attacks against churches refusing to install surveillance cameras in late March, according to persecution watchdog China Aid. The Zhejiang provincial government had instructed local authorities to install security cameras in churches with the aim of helping […]
Originally published in WTOP Undeterred by the arrest of hard-line protest leaders, thousands of Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the jailing of the city’s minority Christian governor. Following Friday prayers, the protesters marched from Istiqlal Mosque in central Jakarta to the nearby presidential palace, which was […]
Originally published in The Christian Times More than 100 000 Christians are now living as refugees in Malaysia after fleeing from their homes in Myanmar (Burma) because of rising religious persecution. Myanmar’s civilian government, under the leadership of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has been accused of covering […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christianity is making such significant gains in one Muslim-majority nation in South Asia that local evangelists are now envisioning the day when their country would become a Christian nation. The country is Bangladesh, the fourth largest Muslim nation in the world with a population of […]
Originally published in God Reports As a teenager, he was lured into a Japanese crime syndicate known as yakuza, and after surviving several violent episodes and prison experiences, God began to get his attention. “I admired the yakuza for what was visible only on the surface,” Tatsuya Shindo told CNN. […]
Originally published in China Aid Christian house churches in China should brace themselves for “unprecedented suppression” that a change in government policy will bring about, a new report has warned. In its latest report on the implementation of the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, China Aid expressed fears that Christian […]
Originally published in Christian Today. Samari Kasabi, a 55-year-old Christian, was recently stripped naked, beaten to death and then burnt by her neighbours in her village in the Chhattisgarh region of India. It is feared she was murdered for being a Christian. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has made […]
Marilyn Hickey’s obedience to God reaps a great harvest Originally published in Charisma News Marilyn Hickey, 85, preached to over a million people in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, earlier this month. The momentous meeting came during an eight-day missions trip to Pakistan. But that trip and the millions […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner. Jakarta’s once-popular Christian governor – an anomaly in a predominantly Muslim nation – may be charged with blasphemy for quoting the Quran in what hardline Muslims deemed a “disrespectful” manner. The charge against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (known as “Ahok”) comes as the capital province is preparing […]
Originally published by The Gospel Herald. As Islamist groups warned of reprisals for a possible acquittal in Pakistan’s highest profile blasphemy case, the country’s Supreme Court today delayed ruling on an appeal against the death sentence given to Christian mother of five Aasiya Noreen. The ruling on the death sentence […]