RANGOON, Burma — Burmese authorities recently increased restrictions on Christian activity in the capital city of Rangoon and surrounding areas, including the closure of several
VENNABARI, Bangladesh — The pastor of a Baptist church in Vennabari, Bangladesh, about 62 miles south of Dhaka, said that in early January, local Muslims
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Baptists are among several religious groups condemning the restrictive new religion law in Kyrgyzstan, which was recently signed by the country’s president,
KATHULY, Bangladesh — Muslims in a village in western Bangladesh have forced two brothers to expel their parents from their home for converting to Christianity.
FULBARIA, Bangladesh — The torture and harassment that a Christian pastor in Meherpur district has faced for more than a year loomed anew in December
BANGARAPET, India — Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal Hindu extremist group attacked a Christmas program of the Christian social organization Helping Hands and accused
Our hearts are extremely saddened by the news from Gaza. Once again, war is ravaging the area. Although my family and I moved out of
In and around war-torn Gaza, Baptist groups are already at work providing relief. A three-member medical team from Hungarian Baptist Aid is in Egypt, helping
