Archive | February 1, 2012
China. Chinese Christian Businesswoman From Canada Who Visited China Was Kidnapped And Tortured

China. Chinese Christian Businesswoman From Canada Who Visited China Was Kidnapped And Tortured

(Los Angles, Jan. 26, 2012) A Chinese Christian businesswoman from Canada who visited China late last year was kidnapped and tortured by Chinese state security agents after she visited two persecuted Chinese house churches during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season, ChinaAid has learned. (Photo taken by Jenny Chen on Christmas Day 2011 of [...]

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Egypt. Muslims Burned And Looted Christian Homes

Egypt. Muslims Burned And Looted Christian Homes

A crowd of 3,000 Muslims burned and looted some Christian homes and shops in an Egyptian village after a rumor spread that a Coptic Christian man had a photograph of a Muslim village girl on his cell phone. “We contacted security forces, but they arrived very, very late,” said Father Boktor Nashed, a Coptic priest. [...]

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Religious Intolerance Is On The Rise In Indonesia

Religious Intolerance Is On The Rise In Indonesia

JAKARTA Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop intimidation by hardliners. About 200 people, mostly members of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church, prayed and sang hymns outside the state palace. “We hope the president will protect us from harassment by [...]

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North Korea. Christians Are The Special Target Of Intense Persecution Because They Are Seen As Enemies Of The State

North Korea. Christians Are The Special Target Of Intense Persecution Because They Are Seen As Enemies Of The State

North Korea is the world’s most repressive nation. Those who escape speak of terrible human rights abuses, starvation, and even cannibalism. Starving children have been filmed eating grains of rice they pick up from the mud. Both children and adults show the effects of malnutrition. Anyone discovered to be a Christian can be arrested, imprisoned [...]

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