Tag: Religious Persecution
Christian pastor reported beaten by gov’t official in China’s Guizhou province
The Christian Solidarity Worldwide expressed concern over the pastor's health condition
Family of Christian pastor hurt in attack by Hindu radical group...
International Christian Concern reported that the Christians were seriously injured after they were brutally beaten by a mob
Police arrest Catholic bishop, 7 priests, ten seminarians in China
Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang was arrested on Friday, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were taken by the police
Indian court orders further health check up for detained Jesuit priest
The Bombay High Court ordered officials of the Taloja Central Prison to arrange for the transport of the priest to JJ Hospital
Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state lack access to food due to...
The Christians have been prohibited from receiving food rations for their refusal to join the local tribal religion
Muslim mob beats Christians, loots homes in Pakistani village
A US State Department report released last week highlighted what it described as the worsening state of religious freedom in Pakistan
Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’
Officials from Xinjiang and Beijing told reporters in Beijing that no religious sites had been forcibly destroyed or restricted
New anti-conversion law threatens Christians, Muslims in India’s Gujarat state
Church leaders say the new law goes against the Indian Constitution that allows citizens to profess and practice a religion of their choice
China detains hundreds of Muslim religious leaders in Xinjiang region, reveals...
"Islam Dispossessed: China’s Persecution of Uyghur Imams and Religious Figures" reports that 1,046 Turkic imams have been detained since 2014
US calls Xinjiang an ‘open-air prison,’ decries religious persecution by China
The oppression of Muslims was "the culmination of decades of repression of religious adherents" in China, said a US State Department official