Tag: Religious Persecution
Pastor in Nepal sentenced to two years in prison for violating...
Pastor Keshav Acharya was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the District Court in Dolpa for violating Nepal’s anti-conversion law
Protestant pastor arrested in China for ‘illegal’ border crossing
The pastor’s family insisted that his trip to Malaysia was legal as he traveled with a regular passport and the necessary visa
Pakistan mob set fire to police station over Koran desecration
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unproven allegations can stir mobs and violence
Court in India allows Jesuits to prove Father Swamy’s innocence
Father Swamy, 84, died July 5 at Mumbai’s Holy Family Hospital where he was brought 38 days earlier from jail
Police arrest pastor, members of Christian Church in China’s Sichuan province
Authorities in Sichuan included the Early Rain Covenant Church and Early Rain Qingcaodi Church on a list of illegal organizations
South Korean nuns arrested for ‘illegal conversions’ in Nepal freed on...
The nuns spent two months in jail after a district court in the city of Pokhara rejected an earlier bail application
In Pakistan, Christians are ‘the poorest of the poor’
Christians in Pakistan are “the poorest of the poor,” a bishop said, and many do not see any hope for their future
India’s ‘most persecuted village’ has new priest
Father Bikash Nayak, who was ordained on November 6, celebrated his first Mass in his village on November 13
Catholic bishop in China resurfaced after alleged kidnapping by authorities
Aside from saying that the faithful in the diocese "thank God" for the bishop’s return, the report did not provide other details
Anti-conversion law foments anti-Christian campaign in central India
The government of Madhya Pradesh implemented a stringent anti-conversion law in January 2021
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