SATPAEV, Kazakhstan — Unless Viktor Gutyar succeeds in his appeal, he expects the administrative fine of nearly 10 months’ minimum wage for leading an unregistered
James and Mandy Baker are the only Christ followers they know of in a city of 500,000 people. People there don’t even know what a
MUDHOL, India — Police arrested a pastor Aug. 21 after Hindu extremists from the Bajrang Dal beat him in Mudhol, Bagalkot district. The Global Council
A small group of believers in Asia watches as tears fill a woman’s eyes. She stands before them in a tunic and baggy pants —
On Aug. 27 in Jashpur, police arrested eight Christians after Hindu extremists filed a police complaint against them of forceful conversion. A source reported that
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the European Baptist Federation (EBF) conducted a joint human rights visit to Uzbekistan from Sept. 8–12 to promote religious
THIMPHU, Bhutan — Christians in this Buddhist nation have been awaiting a decision on whether they will receive official recognition, but it appears they will
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Seven months after a fine for “illegally” bringing Christian magazines into Uzbekistan was overturned on appeal, passport officers stopped Tashkent Baptist Lidiya
