Persecution

Persecution Journal: June 16, 2009

By Justin Long ⋅ June 17, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

General analysis of trends

• Christians Suffering Inside Iran
• Anti-Christian bias in Egypt: Report
• Yemen Christian Expatriates Review Security Following Killings
• ICC: Diminishing Middle Eastern Christians

Martyrs

• Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup
• New Martyrs in Yemen: several medical workers abducted, killed
• Gunmen Kill Priest, 2 Seminarians in Mexico

Threats

• Christians in Nepal Defy Extremists’ Demand to Leave Country

Beatings, rapes, assaults

• India:
  • Orissa nun rape case: Chargesheet filed against seven
  • Tensions in Kandhamal, Christians Still Targeted by Extremists
  • CICM: Thousands of Christians still without shelter, food and clothes
  • Pastor attacked in Madhya Pradesh
  • Brutal attack on Christian believer in Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh pastor assaulted and arrested on false charges
  • Pastor attacked and arrested on false charges in Hyderabad
  • Pastor Attacked, Arrested on False Charges of Conversion in Andhra Pradesh
• Pastor beaten up – breaking story
• Family of Abducted Christian Coptic Teenager Assaulted By Muslim Mob
• Christian Man Raped and Murdered for Refusing Islam

Church closure, demolished

• Pakistan: Church Shut for Ringing Its Bells
• Vietnam: Catholic convent demolished
• China: Village Officials Threaten to Forcibly Seize, Demolish Church Property in Henan
• Belarus Evangelical Church Faces Imminent Eviction By Security Forces
• China: State Religious Leaders and Government Officials Attempt to Forcibly Demolish Church in Shandong
• Police Shut Down Tribal Church in Karnataka, India

Arrest, detainment, imprisonment, forced labor

• Update: Three Christian Prisoners and Their Families Suffer in Zhoukou, Henan
• China Bookstore Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
• Kazakhstan: Five Days Jail for Unregistered Worship
• Iran Security Forces Raid House Church Amid Crackdown
• Egypt Again Detains Christian Brothers; Believer Kidnapped
• Singapore: Protestant Couple Sentenced to Jail for Sedition
• Egypt: Egypt: Rescue of Coptic Girl Prompts Muslim Attack

Forcible conversion, marriage

• Muslim Forces 12-Year-Old Girl to Convert, Marry Him

Legislation, religious freedom

• Azerbaijan: Repressive New Religion Law and New Punishments Enter Into Force
• Belarus: Religious freedom survey, June 2009
• Moldova: Controversial New Penalties for Religious Activity
• Enormous Fines for Religious Activity Continue

Legal discrimination: persecutors let off easy

• Egypt: Policemen Sentenced to Only Five Years for Killing
• Tajikistan: Muslims and Protestants are the latest official targets of the secular government.

Ethnic discrimination

• India: Churches Come Together to Fight for Dalit Christians

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