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Azerbaijan; Belarus; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

By and others ⋅ November 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Azerbaijan; Belarus; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief 16 November 2005 AZERBAIJAN: DISTURBING NUMBERS OF POLICE RAIDS ON RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=689 Police raids on religious communities have […]

Religious Rights in Vietnam

By and others ⋅ November 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Sightings 11/17/05 Religious Rights in Vietnam — Alison L. Boden I recently returned from a trip to Vietnam with a group of University of Chicago faculty and students to study first-hand the state of human rights there. Concerning religious rights and freedoms, our conversations with representatives from the government’s Department of Religion in Hanoi and […]

16 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: U.S. MISSIONARIES ORDERED TO LEAVE VENEZUELA WITHIN 3 MONTHS TRIBAL CHRISTIANS OFTEN VICTIMIZED BY ATROCITIES IN MYANMAR PROTESTANTS IN UZBEKISTAN FACE ‘HARSH MEASURES’ FROM AUTHORITIES Today’s Top Stories: U.S. MISSIONARIES ORDERED TO LEAVE VENEZUELA WITHIN 3 MONTHS The Venezuelan Interior and Justice Ministry announced in a press release published on Monday, Nov. 14, […]

15 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 16, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: HINDU EXTREMISTS ATTACK CHURCH IN NORTHERN STATE OF INDIA SAUDI TEACHER SENTENCED TO 750 LASHES FOR ‘MOCKING RELIGION’ Today’s Top Stories: HINDU EXTREMISTS ATTACK CHURCH IN NORTHERN STATE OF INDIA Hindu extremists attacked 62-year-old Pastor Feroz Masih in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Friday, Nov. 4, accusing him of “forcibly converting” Hindus […]

14 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 15, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: CHRISTIANS FLEE PAKISTANI VILLAGE AS MUSLIM MOB ATTACKS CHURCHES FAMINE IN MALAWI THREATENS UP TO 5 MILLION PEOPLE WITH STARVATION PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN ERITREA CONTINUES TO INCREASE NEW ZEALAND COUPLE REACHES OUT TO PROSTITUTES IN INDIA Today’s Top Stories: CHRISTIANS FLEE PAKISTANI VILLAGE AS MUSLIM MOB ATTACKS CHURCHES More than 450 Christian […]

Guinea: Future in the balance

By and others ⋅ November 15, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Subj: Guinea: Future in the balance. ————————————————— GUINEA: FUTURE IN THE BALANCE ————————————————— Nzerekore is located in the Forest Region of southeastern Guinea, West Africa, close to where the borders of Liberia, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire meet. In the words of Major Algassimou Barry, the Prefect (government administrator) of Nzerekore and the surrounding district, “We’re […]

Armenia; Belarus; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

By and others ⋅ November 14, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief 7 November 2005 ARMENIA: WE ARE BREAKING OUR COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMITMENTS, OFFICIAL ADMITS http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=683 Four Jehovah’s Witnesses who abandoned their alternative service […]

11 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 14, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: COURT REFUSES TO RULE ON BAN OF CHURCH IN MADAGASCAR HOUSE CHURCH IN CHINA GROWS TO 5,000 FROM 70 IN 3 YEARS NEED FOR SPIRITUAL TRAINING INCREASES AS CHURCHES MULTIPLY IN CHINA HOME-BASED CHURCHES IN SPAIN HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ‘HIGH IMPACT’ Today’s Top Stories: Indonesian officers have detained five people, including a former […]

8 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 11, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: CHINESE COURT JAILS HOUSE CHURCH PASTOR, 2 FAMILY MEMBERS ISLAMIC ‘HIT MEN’ ASSASSINATE HOUSE CHURCH PASTOR IN SOMALIA RUINS OF ANCIENT CHURCH UNCOVERED BENEATH ISRAELI PRISON JAILED IRANIAN CHRISTIAN GRANTED MONTHLY VISITS WITH FAMILY MISSIONARIES SEEK WITNESSING OPPORTUNITIES AMID UNREST IN ETHIOPIA Today’s Top Stories: CHINESE COURT JAILS HOUSE CHURCH LEADER, 2 FAMILY […]

9 November 2005 Update From HCJB World Radio

By and others ⋅ November 11, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: TWO CHRISTIAN GIRLS SHOT AS PERSECUTION RISES IN INDONESIA CONTINUED RIOTING ACROSS FRANCE KEEPS MISSIONARIES ON ALERT HINDU EXTREMISTS ATTACK 2 CHRISTIAN GATHERINGS IN INDIA NEW ONLINE MISSIONS MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS TRANS WORLD RADIO SURPASSES 200-LANGUAGE MARK Today’s Top Stories: TWO CHRISTIAN GIRLS SHOT AS PERSECUTION RISES IN INDONESIA Two […]

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