Mennonite evangelists imprisoned in Vietnam
May 20, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — More than two months after their arrest, three evangelists and a staff member of the Mennonite Church in Vietnam
Young mothers risk death of self, infants
May 20, 2004
WESTPORT, Conn. — More than 1 million infants and about 70,000 teenage mothers die each year in developing countries because adolescent girls are marrying and
Rally calls for North Korean freedoms
May 6, 2004
Members of Congress and advocates of religious liberty and human rights joined with defectors from North Korea April 28 at a Capitol Hill rally for
U.S. executions rank third in world, report says
April 22, 2004
WASHINGTON — The United States ranks third, behind only China and Iran, in reported executions, according to a new report by a human-rights group that
Baptists of Myanmar overcome obstacles to carry on work of the church
April 22, 2004
Baptists in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are evangelizing and growing in number despite limitations under a government headed by the world’s second worst military dictator. Parade
Vietnam police interfere in worship celebration
April 15, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — On the afternoon of March 4, public security police surrounded the Quoc Thanh Theater in central Ho Chi Minh
Persecution of Thai Christians rises in villages
April 8, 2004
BANGKOK, Thailand — Christians from the southern province of Attapeu, Laos, have faced increasing persecution recently. However, due to pressure applied by international humanitarian organizations,
Christian women beaten, humiliated for beliefs
April 1, 2004
ORISSA, India — Christian women from Orissa state, India, were attacked and humiliated for refusing to give up their faith. On Feb. 6, Hindu extremists
