Israel: November 28, 2007. (JP) The heads of three major evangelical Christian organizations based in Jerusalem on Tuesday criticized the proposed division of Jerusalem as part of a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians, saying such a move would severely restrict freedom of worship in the

Ankara: November 26, 2007. The trial of seven people accused of murdering three employees of protestant bookshop Zirve, in Malatya south east Turkey last April, has been adjourned to January 14th.
The trial was adjourned as the defence attorneys asked for time to prepare their defence.
Represent

Riyadh (AsiaNews) – The young Saudi women condemned to prison and 200 lashes is an adulteress who "provoked the attack" of her rapists because she was "indecently dressed". That is the conclusion of the Saudi Minister for Justice in an official declaration reported today by the Saudi news agency S

NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS) -- At least four cases of Christian persecution are being reported every week of this year from across India, according to statistics compiled from dependable sources by Dr. John Dayal, member of the National Integration Council, and others actively monitoring the situation.

Sargodha, Pakistan, Nov 24, 2007. Rays of Development Organization (ROD) observed International Day of Children with the motto "Save the Children and secure the future", on Nov 24th, at St Patrick's High School Gillwala, Sargodha. Coordinator Child Rights Committee (CRC) SPARC and Advocacy Network S

Jagdalpur: November 22, 2007: A church that involving with development activities of the tribals was demolished by the activists of Sangh Parivar and Bajrang Dal on November 19 at Manduwa village near Kondagaon of Bastar District in Chattisgarh State in India.
A mob of Hindu radicals attacked Pasto

Alappuzha: SVM News, November 22, 2007: Roman Catholic Priest was beaten by a Deputy Superintendant of Police (DySP) on November 21 in Alappuzha Town in Kerala, India.
Rev. Father Edward Puthanpurackal was beaten and pushing down by DySP A. Krishnam Kutty on Wednesday before noon. Father fell on th

New Delhi: November 19, 2007. In less than one year over 190 violent attacks against Christians took place in India. These assaults include homicide, armed assault, sexual mole station and lynching, All India Catholic Union (Aicu), an association grouping together lay Catholics warned in a document

Kasur: November 15, 2007. "I was not appreciated by my mother to come to the church compound for sewing training by Milap Organization. But I continued with the support of my father and continued. As a result when I started earning Rs.100/- to stitch one suit then my mother was happy and encourage S

Dhar. MP: November 13, 2007: A Dalit villager burnt to death by upper-caste people in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh in India on November 10.
Kailash Bagri (40) was burnt alive on Saturday by a group of 50 armed men for beating an ox belonging to his upper-caste neighbour that had strayed into hi

Swat: November 14, 2007. When the Taliban destroyed two Buddhist statues in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001, there was an international outcry. But similar incidents are now occurring in northwest Pakistan, where radical Islamists recently blew up a sculpture of Buddha in broad daylight.
The phen

I am a democrat and believes firmly in the rule of the law. I begin to think when people discuss the state of emergency and suspension of the constitution in Pakistan from November 3rd. There are articles and press releases in support of lawyers and judges in Pakistan and to force General Mus

MONTVILLE: September 6, 2007. A Morris County congregation continues to mourn two missionaries killed last week in Pakistan in what appears to be a crime.
The Rev. Arif Khan and his wife, Kathleen, were shot dead in their home last Wednesday in a residential neighborhood of the Pakistani capital of

DHARMSALA, India: September 6, 2007. (AP) A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approve all of Tibet`s spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress and undermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetan government-in-exile said Sunday.
For centuries, the search for the reinc

Alexandria, Egypt. September 6, 2007. (WND) where two Christian students were ordered to adopt Islam or forfeit future schooling
A court in Egypt has temporarily adjourned a hearing for Christian twins who, when ordered to take a school test that would result in their conversion to Islam wrote, "I