Paul
July 23rd, 2006, 09:24 PM
From www.persecution.org
7/14/2006 Russia (ANS) Russian Government Arbitrarily Denying Entry To Christian Workers -- President Vladimir Putin, hosting the G8's first summit in Russia, hopes to use the meeting to showcase his country's new assertive global posture, but at the same time may be closing the doors to religious freedom in Russia.
7/14/2006 China (China Aid Association) 19 House Church Leaders Arrested in Henan, Sichuan and Jilin ; House Churches Forced to Close – CAA learned that a prominent female House Church leader was imprisoned in Jilin province . Additionally, in the past few days, 17 House Church pastors were detained at Henan and Sichuan Province.
7/14/2006 India (Christian Today India) EFI Protests Ouster of Catholic Nuns from Government Leprosy Hospital in Gujarat – The Evangelical Fellowship of India has condemned the Gujarat Government's decision to terminate the contract of five Catholic nuns belonging to Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in spite of their faithful service to the patients in the city's government leprosy hospital for over 57 years on the grounds that they were allegedly preaching Christianity to the patients.
7/17/2006 Vietnam (BosNewsLife) Vietnam Tortures and Kills Montagnard Christian Prisoners --There was mounting concern over the situation of hundreds of Christian Degar Montagnard prisoners in Vietnam following reports that at least two of them have died because of torture.
7/17/2006 India (BosNewsLife) India Hindu Militants Attack Church and Mission Station in Karnataka – Hindu militants attacked an evangelical church and base for Christian missionaries in the suburbs of the south Indian city Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, causing serious damage and leaving the pastor and his small child "terribly traumatized."
7/17/2006 Kazakstan (ANS) Kazakstan Christians Persecuted and Fined -- Leaders and other believers of non registered Baptist and Evangelical churches in the former Soviet republic of Kazakstan are experiencing a new period of persecution by central authorities.In a statement released by the Keston News Service, the Kazakstan based International Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians/Baptists said its congregations are targeted with "fines, legal proceedings and threats."
7/17/2006 Burma (Democratic Voice of Burma) Six Karen Villagers Sent to Remote Khamti Jail in Northern Burma -- Six villagers including their pastor Saw Tun Ni from Bo Kone Village, Khintanggyi Hamlet in Tawkywe-inn Township were arrested and transferred to Taungoo Jail. Then they were transferred to Mandalay Prison and then onto remote Khamti Jail.
7/19/2006 Sri Lanka (ICC) Anti-Conversion Bill Resurfaces in Parliament --The Sri Lankan Parliament is considering the proposed Anti-Conversion Bill which has now passed its 2nd Reading. Presently, the ‘Prohibition of Forcible Conversions Bill’ is being considered by a Standing Committee of Parliamentarians.
7/19/2006 Vietnam (AsiaNews) Montagnard Christian Must Remain In Jail Even After Death -- The police of Ha Nam caused the death of a 62-year-old Degar man in prison. They did not allow his wife to take the body to give it a Christian burial because the body “must remain in prison until his sentence is up”.
7/19/2006 Ethopia (VOM) Two Church Buildings Attacked-- In the town of Yebu, Ethiopia, local Christians were able to obtain a piece of land for the purpose of constructing a building where they could meet to worship. The construction project continued until the following day, when an angry mob heard about what they were doing and attacked the workers. The Muslims completely destroyed the building.
7/20/2006 India (Compass) Pastor Arrested During Sunday Worship – Police arrested Pastor Om Prakash Pandey while he was leading worship at his independent church in the village of Daksinwara, in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state
7/14/2006 Russia (ANS) Russian Government Arbitrarily Denying Entry To Christian Workers -- President Vladimir Putin, hosting the G8's first summit in Russia, hopes to use the meeting to showcase his country's new assertive global posture, but at the same time may be closing the doors to religious freedom in Russia.
7/14/2006 China (China Aid Association) 19 House Church Leaders Arrested in Henan, Sichuan and Jilin ; House Churches Forced to Close – CAA learned that a prominent female House Church leader was imprisoned in Jilin province . Additionally, in the past few days, 17 House Church pastors were detained at Henan and Sichuan Province.
7/14/2006 India (Christian Today India) EFI Protests Ouster of Catholic Nuns from Government Leprosy Hospital in Gujarat – The Evangelical Fellowship of India has condemned the Gujarat Government's decision to terminate the contract of five Catholic nuns belonging to Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in spite of their faithful service to the patients in the city's government leprosy hospital for over 57 years on the grounds that they were allegedly preaching Christianity to the patients.
7/17/2006 Vietnam (BosNewsLife) Vietnam Tortures and Kills Montagnard Christian Prisoners --There was mounting concern over the situation of hundreds of Christian Degar Montagnard prisoners in Vietnam following reports that at least two of them have died because of torture.
7/17/2006 India (BosNewsLife) India Hindu Militants Attack Church and Mission Station in Karnataka – Hindu militants attacked an evangelical church and base for Christian missionaries in the suburbs of the south Indian city Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, causing serious damage and leaving the pastor and his small child "terribly traumatized."
7/17/2006 Kazakstan (ANS) Kazakstan Christians Persecuted and Fined -- Leaders and other believers of non registered Baptist and Evangelical churches in the former Soviet republic of Kazakstan are experiencing a new period of persecution by central authorities.In a statement released by the Keston News Service, the Kazakstan based International Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians/Baptists said its congregations are targeted with "fines, legal proceedings and threats."
7/17/2006 Burma (Democratic Voice of Burma) Six Karen Villagers Sent to Remote Khamti Jail in Northern Burma -- Six villagers including their pastor Saw Tun Ni from Bo Kone Village, Khintanggyi Hamlet in Tawkywe-inn Township were arrested and transferred to Taungoo Jail. Then they were transferred to Mandalay Prison and then onto remote Khamti Jail.
7/19/2006 Sri Lanka (ICC) Anti-Conversion Bill Resurfaces in Parliament --The Sri Lankan Parliament is considering the proposed Anti-Conversion Bill which has now passed its 2nd Reading. Presently, the ‘Prohibition of Forcible Conversions Bill’ is being considered by a Standing Committee of Parliamentarians.
7/19/2006 Vietnam (AsiaNews) Montagnard Christian Must Remain In Jail Even After Death -- The police of Ha Nam caused the death of a 62-year-old Degar man in prison. They did not allow his wife to take the body to give it a Christian burial because the body “must remain in prison until his sentence is up”.
7/19/2006 Ethopia (VOM) Two Church Buildings Attacked-- In the town of Yebu, Ethiopia, local Christians were able to obtain a piece of land for the purpose of constructing a building where they could meet to worship. The construction project continued until the following day, when an angry mob heard about what they were doing and attacked the workers. The Muslims completely destroyed the building.
7/20/2006 India (Compass) Pastor Arrested During Sunday Worship – Police arrested Pastor Om Prakash Pandey while he was leading worship at his independent church in the village of Daksinwara, in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state