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Bulgaria: Minorities Object To Religion Bill

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KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 11.00, 17 December 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ I. BULGARIA: MINORITIES OBJECT TO RELIGION BILL Religious minority leaders and human rights activists have protested about provisions of the new religion bill which many fear will be […]

Mission Network News – Dec 17, 2002

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News headlines for December 17th 2002 (India)–In the headlines, there are growing fears that the Hindu-nationalist win in Gujarat state elections threatens secular India. Not only that, but opponents believe the elections were won by stoking religious tensions. Mission India’s[1] John DeVries concurs. He says in the days ahead, they are expecting mounting obstacles for […]

India: Christians Help Hindus

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eni-summary list Ecumenical News International News Highlights 12 December 2002 Hindu victims of Gujarat earthquake move into new church-built homes Mavnugam (ENI). About 150 Hindu families whose homes in the remote village of Mavnugam were destroyed in a powerful earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat almost two year ago have moved into a new […]

12 December 2002 Update From H C J B World Radio

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A ministry of HCJB World Radio Today’s News Headlines: DETAILS OF ATROCITIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA COME TO LIGHT RUSSIAN POLICY PAPER MAY THREATEN NON-ORTHODOX CHURCHES FOOD SHORTAGE DEEPENS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CHURCH LEADERS CULTIVATED IN CHINA DESPITE ONGOING PERSECUTION BIBLE SCHOOLS HAVING ‘AMAZING INFLUENCE’ IN CHINESE PROVINCE * CHRISTMAS PARTY AT QUITO DUMP ATTRACTS 3,100 […]

13 December 2002 Update From H C J B World Radio

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A ministry of HCJB World Radio Today’s News Headlines: LOCAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN UZBEKISTAN REFUSES TO BOW TO CLOSURE ORDER OPPRESSIVE REGIMES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA HAMPER MISSION WORK LIBERIA’S CIVIL WAR FAILS TO STOP CHURCH-PLANTING ACTIVITIES 103 COME TO CHRIST AT EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN INDIA MODERN TRANSLATION OF GOSPEL OF JOHN RELEASED IN MYANMAR […]

Belarus: How Many Constitute An Illegal Religious Meeting?

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KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 11.00, 13 December 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ BELARUS: HOW MANY CONSTITUTE AN ILLEGAL RELIGIOUS MEETING? Despite assertions by the government’s Committee for Religious and Ethnic Affairs that a “mass” religious meeting requiring state approval constitutes […]

Mission Network News – Dec 13, 2002

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News headlines for December 13th 2002 (Laos)–Topping the news, according to Open Door’s semi-annual World Watch List, Laos is the third largest persecutor of believers. Communist government authorities accuse Christians of causing religious division, and in turn, tightly control their activities. FARMS International’s[1] Steve Salowitz says because of the atmosphere, their ministry has been stymied […]

India – Tamil Nadu — Shaking Off The Shackles Of Hindu Caste

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Subj: India – Tamil Nadu: shaking off the shackles of Hindu caste. On 5 October 2002, the state government of Tamil Nadu, India, issued an ordinance that effectively (when interpreted according to Hindutva ideology) outlawed religious conversion. To read the WEA http://www.worldevangelical.org/persec_india_10oct02.html The law was designed to keep the low caste Dalits, who are counted […]

Persecution & Prayer Alert (December 11, 2002)

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The Persecution & Prayer Alert The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada http://www.persecution.net Wednesday, December 11, 2002 A summary of news concerning the Persecuted Church and how you can respond. *********************************** Contents: 1. Violence Against Christians Continues (India) 2. Report from Kaduna (Nigeria) 3. Question of the Week 4. Evangelical Leaders Held Without Charge (Ethiopia) 5. […]

Uzbekistan: Baptist Church Rejects Officials’ Closure Campaign

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campaign KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 11.00, 12 December 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ UZBEKISTAN: BAPTIST CHURCH REJECTS OFFICIALS’ CLOSURE CAMPAIGN Three weeks after writing to the justice ministry to complain about official claims that its registration in 1998 was only […]

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