Bangladesh: Pastor's 13-Year Old Daughter Gang-Raped - Worthy News

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Fri, 09 May 2008 07:42:00 -0400

Muslim villagers in Mymensingh district eager to rid the area of the Christian work of a local pastor have gang-raped his 13-year-old daughter, the girl's father said.

Christian Villagers "Expelled" In Bhutan; Missionaries Concerned - Worthy News

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Thu, 08 May 2008 08:58:00 -0400

Christian missionaries in Bhutan, a predominately Buddhist nation, faced new challenges Thursday, May 8, nearly a month after villagers were reportedly expelled from their home for becoming Christians.

India Missionaries Facing "Death Threats" In Maharashtra State - Worthy News

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Thu, 08 May 2008 08:56:00 -0400

Native missionaries in Maharashtra, India’s third largest state, continued their activities Wednesday, May 7, amid mounting opposition against Christianity in the area, BosNewsLife learned.

Indonesia: Islamists Threaten to Tear Down Church - Worthy News

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Thu, 08 May 2008 08:55:00 -0400

Muslim extremists and local government authorities last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in North Sumatra even though church leaders met requirements of Indonesia’s draconian law on worship places, the church's pastor said.

Turkey: Armed Men Threaten Church - Worthy News

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Thu, 08 May 2008 08:53:00 -0400

Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its pastor in the Turkish capital city of Ankara yesterday. The culprits fled in a car before police could be summoned.

Christian Leader Killed In India For "Black Magic" - Worthy News

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Tue, 06 May 2008 05:30:00 -0400

Villagers in India's state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, May 3, recalled that exactly one month ago a local Christian leader was killed because his faith in Christ was wrongly understood, BosNewsLife monitored.

North Korea: Former Security Agents Tell of Infiltrating Christians - Worthy News

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Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:00 -0400

Former police and security officers in North Korea told a U.S. government body that their superiors had instructed them to play the role of Christians and infiltrate "underground" prayer meetings in order to incriminate, arrest, imprison and sometimes execute believers in North Korea.

India: 'Anti-Conversion' Law Takes Effect in Fifth State - Worthy News

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Fri, 02 May 2008 08:40:00 -0400

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat state has implemented an "anti-conversion" law passed in 2003, increasing Christians' fears that it will open the door to false accusations by Hindu extremists.

Macedonia Introduces Controversial Religion Law - Worthy News

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Thu, 01 May 2008 07:50:00 -0400

Macedonia's controversial new Religion Law was due to come into force Thursday, May 1, a move rights groups say is designed to prevent the Serbian Orthodox Church of gaining legal status and could target unregistered Christian groups and congregations.

Islamist Militants Close Over 100 Churches in Indonesia - Worthy News

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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:52:00 -0400

Christians in several parts of Indonesia faced another difficult day Wednesday, April 23, amid reports that Islamic militant groups and local governments in Indonesia have closed at least 110 churches from 2004 to 2007.

India Dalit Christians "Forced" To Reconvert To Hinduism - Worthy News

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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:13:00 -0400

There was uncertainty Monday, April 21, about the status of hundreds of Dalit Christians who church leaders said were likely forced to re-convert to Hinduism, in what organizers called the "first ever mass conversion" in India's state of Tamil Nadu.

Beijing Christian Bookstore Owner Rearrested In China - Worthy News

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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:11:00 -0400

A bookstore owner in Beijing was still behind bars Saturday, April 19, a month after he was re-arrested for publishing Bibles and Christian literature, his wife said.

China Detains Dozens Of Christians In Xinjiang - Worthy News

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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:04:00 -0400

Chinese security forces detained dozens of House Church Christians in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, forcing them to show allegiance to the government as part of crackdown similar to a campaign against Buddhist monks in nearby Tibet, rights watchers said Thursday, April 17.

Uzbekistan Christian Missing After Police Raid - Worthy News

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:03:00 -0400

A charismatic Christian in Uzbekistan remained missing Saturday, April 12, more than a week after he was reportedly detained as part of a government crackdown on Protestant believers and other religious communities in this Islamic nation.

Russia Closing Down Methodist Church - Worthy News

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:01:00 -0400

Members of a United Methodist congregation in Russia were without a church Sunday, April 13, after authorities closed it for running a Sunday School without government permission, the latest in a series of police raids targeting Christian education, Christians said.

Algeria: Christian Sentenced for 'Proselytism' - Worthy News

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:04:00 -0400

An Algerian Christian was handed a two-year suspended sentence for “proselytism” yesterday amid an ongoing government crackdown on 26 of Algeria’s 50 Protestant congregations, a church leader said.

China Detains House Church Leaders For Running "Evil Cult" - Worthy News

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:37:00 -0400

House church leaders and other Christians remained detained Sunday, April 6, in China’s Sichuan Province, on charges of running an "evil cult" after security forces raided their house church and Sunday School, fellow Christians said.

Uzbekistan Police Raid Christian Gathering - Worthy News

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:36:00 -0400

A devoted Christian in Uzbekistan’s second largest city faced more police interrogations Saturday, April 5, after security forces broke up a Christian home meeting, a well-informed rights group told BosNewsLife.

Vietnam Christian Prisoner Tortured To Death, Friends Say - Worthy News

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:35:00 -0400

A Vietnamese Degar Montagnard Christian who refused to join the Communist-backed church in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been tortured to death in prison, while other detainees were beaten for declining to renounce their faith in Christ, representatives told BosNewsLife.

"Wave of Persecution in China"; Group Smuggles Millions of Bibles - Worthy News

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Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:39:00 -0400

Government initiated attacks in China against Christians and their churches are "the worst in years" with a "wave of persecution" reported across the Communist nation, a well-informed group revealed Tuesday, April 1.