Russia among worst religious freedom violators
May 14, 2017
WASHINGTON — The State Department should add Russia to its list of the worst violators of religious freedom, a U.S. commission declared in its annual
Fines, raids increase on churches in Kazakhstan
May 11, 2017
TEMIRTAU, Kazakhstan — Police recently raided two Baptist meetings for worship on Easter in the Kazakhstan central city of Temirtau and the southern city of
Pastor, college student tricked, beaten in India
April 12, 2017
BEGUSARAI, India — Police in eastern India obeyed Hindu extremists’ orders not to interfere as they beat a pastor and a Bible college student, leaving
Russia deports first foreigner for ‘missionary activity’
March 20, 2017
NABEREZHNYE CHELNY, Russia — The first known deportation of a foreigner for allegedly violating a new religion law (commonly called the “law on missionary activity”)
Pastor in India beaten for praying for healing
March 5, 2017
HYDERABAD, India — A week after a pastor fell into a coma following harassment by hardline Hindus in southern India, a gang of Hindu extremists
Gangs beat Christians trying to defend their church property
January 14, 2017
SHIJIAZHUANG, China — Gangs hired by China’s Communist regime beat Christians in the northern Hebei province after they attempted to keep their church property from
Chinese woman sentenced to prison for Bible study
January 14, 2017
URUMQI, China — A woman in China’s western Xinjiang region has been given a three-year prison term for having a Bible study, with the court
Christians acquitted after six months in jail
December 22, 2016
CHARIKOT, Nepal — Eight Christians accused of trying to convert children with a comic book were acquitted by a Nepali court Dec. 6, according to
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