Jhabua -- Just one month after the right wing BJP came to power in the North Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, the perpetration of large violence on Christians by the RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal under the tacit collusion of the government authorities and the law and order machinery in Jhabua has begun.

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, has warned that anyone who incites the Buddhist public to attack Christians and their places of worship would be dealt with firmly.
In a public statement, the Sri Lankan President appealed to the media to act responsibly and help pr

Khartoum: Intisar, a teenage student from Yambio in southern Sudan has been sentenced by a court in the Kalaka suburb of Khartoum to 100 lashes for adultery after giving birth to a child out of wedlock.

Intisar was originally sentenced in July 2003, while seven months pregnant. She appealed agai

Ho Chi Minh City: The trial of Pastor Bui Van Ba, the general secretary of the Full Gospel House Churchorganisation, has been postponed by government authorities. The official reason given was that 'the peoples appeal judge is unable to attend in order to execute the lawsuit'. Rev. Ba was arrested i

Sialkot. The Memorial Services of Master Rafiq Ghouri was held at St. Joseph Church to facilitate his services, which was attended by prominent Christian political, social and religious leaders along with large gatherings of relatives and family members. Late Master Rafiq Ghouri, Who passed away in

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to President George W. Bush, a number of influential groups and individuals have asked that religious freedom not be lost in the new Iraq.

"The establishment of a secular system with respect for and equal treatment of all religious faiths under the law is a fundamen

ODESSA, TX. An Odessa doctor was arrested Thursday after being indicted on charges that he filed $89,000 in fraudulent claims to Medicaid.

Dr. Athar Niaz Rana falsified treatment on children of low-income parents at the Odessa Asthma and Allergy Clinic, then illegally obtained reimbursement, Tex

A court in Germany ruled a refugee who faced persecution because he converted from Islam to Christianity can receive political asylum.
In a case regarded as a precedent for others seeking asylum, the federal
administrative court in Leipzig said Tuesday the Iranian defendant could face persecution

Crime, crime and crime is the tale of year 2003 that shows an increase in offences against persons and property and those registered under Pakistan Penal Code.
Serious crimes like murder, rape, kidnapping, attempt to murder, dacoity, theft etc generally show an increase as compare to the last year'

KARACHI: After getting reaffirmation from the Archbishop of Canterbury he was the Bishop of Karachi in the Church of Pakistan, the Rt Rev Sadiq Daniel is leaving for London in a couple of days where he will meet The Archbishop of Canterbury and Muthahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, Mic

HYDERABAD. January 14, 2004:Representatives of Christian Community of Karachi and Hyderabad have demanded cancellation of double registration of YMCA Karachi and hand over it to real and legal representatives of Christians. Addressing news conference here on Wednesday former MPAs Micheal Javed, and

EGYPT. 05 January 2004 The Patmos Christian Centre has been attacked for the ninth time. In the fracas one of the employees was killed.
Today beginning at 11.30am local time the Egyptian army subjected the Patmos Christian Centre to an hour long attack. Five hundred soldiers descended upon the cen

Washington DC. January 5. The Patmos Center came under attack by the Egyptian army once again on January 5, 2004. During the assault on the Center, 600 soldiers and two bulldozers attacked the building, partially destroying the fence and setting fire to structures on the premises.

The assault cu

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Bangladesh Ambassador Syed Hasan Ahmad dated January 9, 2004, Institute on Religion and Public Policy President Joseph K. Grieboski called on the government of Bangladesh to "end the ongoing discrimination and violence against Ahmadi Muslims in Bangladesh."

In a

Khan Pur is a small town within the city of Khanewal containing about two thousand houses (about 5 hours west of Lahore). About half of the population is Christian.
Pastor Mukhtar, aged 50 years, has been serving the Christian community in Khan Pur for about 14 years as a pastor for the Church of