Religion Law ‘limits people’s rights’ in Azerbaijan
June 18, 2009
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan’s repressive new Religion Law and amendments to both the Criminal Code and the Administrative Code went into force May 31. More
Christian store owner in China given 3 years in prison
June 18, 2009
BEIJING — On June 10, a Beijing court found Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan guilty of “illegal business operation” and sentenced him to three years
Two evangelists beaten while ‘Jesus Film’ shown
June 11, 2009
CHANDPUR, Bangladesh — Nearly four months after Muslim villagers in a southeastern Bangladesh subdistrict furiously beat two evangelists for showing the “Jesus Film,” one of
BWA aids in Bangladesh, India after cyclone
June 4, 2009
WASHINGTON — Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has sent grants totaling $12,000 for cyclone emergency relief
Protestants to challenge Kyrgyzstan’s religion law
June 4, 2009
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials claim they have formed a commission of government and religious representatives to resolve three controversial provisions of the restrictive new religion
Skills training improves quality of life in Thai villages
May 28, 2009
BANGKOK, Thailand — Hundreds of disadvantaged villagers among the hill tribes of Thailand have an opportunity to escape the vicious cycle of poverty, thanks to
Muslims in Indonesia threaten Christian legislator
May 28, 2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Islamic group in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, has issued threats against Dominikus Supriyanto, the only Catholic to win a seat in
Baptists assist those displaced in war-torn Asia
May 28, 2009
As people in two war-torn nations of Asia — Pakistan and Sri Lanka — flee recent fighting, Baptists are mobilizing to help these displaced people
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