The U.S. Department of State has shown support for a member of the Finnish Parliament who was acquitted on criminal charges in expressing her Christian beliefs.
One Baptist church in Russia has been prohibited from holding activities and at least three other churches are facing a similar situation, sources say.
Turkey continues to flaunt its anti-Christian laws as the country recently barred a Protestant church from legally building a new worship center.
Turkey’s high court decided June 7 that the government’s expulsion of nine foreign Christians did not violate the individuals’ rights.
An Iranian Christian may be expelled from Turkey, which would leave him to face a prison term in Iran for his Christian activities.
A Helsinki court has dismissed “hate speech” charges against a Finnish Parliament member and a Lutheran bishop who were on trial for expressing Christian beliefs.
Baptist pastor Vladimir Burshtyn has been given an ultimatum by local officials in Belarus: stop evangelizing publicly or face criminal prosecution.
The pastor of a church in Minsk, Belarus, repeatedly targeted by government entities now faces more actions following a bus accident apparently caused by road conditions.
