Tag: attacks on churches

Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore said the demolitions are being pursued “with dogged determination by the government and its machinery”

Churches across Pakistan have stepped up security since last year in response to threats of attacks

In southeast Myanmar, at least 654 houses and other civilian properties — including churches and schools — have been destroyed since May

India, the world’s second-most populous country after China, is ranked 10th on the World Watch List for the persecution of Christians

Rights groups called on the international community "to take effective measures to stop the junta before more innocent lives are lost"

There were at least 22 Catholic missionaries who were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in Africa, according to a report...

Priests and nuns were reported to have been forced to flee and hide "in a safe place" as troops looted convents

The health workers were arrested by soldiers of the military junta during a raid on the Catholic Church’s Mercy Clinic

A human rights group condemned the attack, saying it is a violation of international humanitarian laws

Government troops reportedly fired artillery “without specific targets,” hitting civilian homes, including churches