Violent religious clashes kill nine in Nigeria
July 15, 2004
YOLA, Nigeria — Violence broke out between Muslims and Christians in the town of Numan, Nigeria, June 8, resulting in the deaths of at least
Eritrean police arrest prominent pastors, singer
June 24, 2004
MASSAWA, Eritrea — Eritrean police have jailed three prominent pastors and a popular Christian singer recently, escalating a two-year government crackdown against the country’s evangelical
Indian national tortured in Saudi Arabia
June 24, 2004
ISTANBUL, Turkey — An Indian national abducted and tortured by Saudi Arabia’s religious police for spreading Christianity remains jailed without trial 10 weeks after his
Britain opens world’s first stem cell bank
June 17, 2004
POTTERS BAR, England — Britain opened the world’s first national stem cell bank in May, establishing a new era in a controversial area of medical
Anti-conversion law repealed in India
June 10, 2004
DELHI, India — On May 18, barely a week after India’s Congress party defeated the previous pro-Hindu government in national elections, Chief Minister Selvi J.
Christian bludgeoned by Pakistani policeman
June 10, 2004
Islamabad, Pakistan — A Pakistani police constable bludgeoned to death a Christian jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring he wanted to earn a place in paradise.
Episcopalians get ultimatum from Anglicans
June 3, 2004
ABUJA, Nigeria — Anglican leaders from the Third World have said the Episcopal Church should be given until the end of the year to “repent”
Blasphemy law adds to harassment of Christians, other minority religions
June 3, 2004
A market vendor sold Christian brothers Saleem and Rasheed Masih ice cream, then told them they had to pay for the bowls because he couldn’t
