Vietnam releases 12,000 prisoners
June 22, 2000
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam freed more than 12,000 prisoners April 30, its largest amnesty in history, marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the
Station broadcasting in Southeast Asia
June 8, 2000
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In cooperation with well-known Christian ministries, extensive program development and expansion by international broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is enabling more people
Russian lawyer works for religious rights
May 11, 2000
Gains in religious freedom in Russia during the past 10 years have been limited and Christians are still struggling to voice their beliefs, according to
Human rights resolution comes down harshly
May 11, 2000
NEW YORK — In a resolution passed by the UN Commission on Human Rights, the government of Myanmar (formerly Burma) received strong censure for its
Baptists asked to fast on behalf of Hindus
May 4, 2000
In early June, Southern Baptists are being asked to pray and fast for 24 hours on behalf of the 850 million Hindus of India. From
Chinese arrested for superstitious beliefs
May 4, 2000
BEIJING — Moths before expanding the crackdown to include the popular Falun Gong spiritual movement, Chinese authorities arrest 21,000 people as part of a two-year
China prevents discussion of censure
May 4, 2000
BEIJING — Introducing a “no-action” motion that passed by a 22-18 vote, China successfully prevented the U.N. Human Rights Commission from discussing a U.S. motion
