NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Concerns are growing over at least 50 cases of religious freedom violations against Christians in Indonesia last year, as not only extremists but ordinary Muslims were responsible for many of the acts of intolerance and violence, according to a recent study. “Cases of intolerance against Christians remained high in the […]
Ordinary Muslims in Indonesia Violating Rights, Study Finds
Most religious rights violations were directed at Christians in 2012.
January 4, 2013 By -
Christians in Laos Resist Severe Pressures to Recant Faith
Communist authorities threaten expulsion from villages.
November 27, 2012 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – In Lao villages far from the international community’s eye, Christians who refuse to take part in traditions involving worship of ancestral spirits face severe pressures. Authorities in southern Laos recently tried to force more than 200 Christians in six villages in Savannakhet Province to convert back to traditional, ethnic […]
Secret Police Suspected in Attack on Church Pastor in China
Authorities restrict activities of Christian leader.
November 6, 2012 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – China’s secret police are suspected of involvement in an attack on a Beijing pastor last month. An unidentified man in a black SUV with covered license plates chased Liu Fenggang, a Beijing house church pastor who has served two prison terms for defending other Christians’ rights, and smashed […]
Muslim Pressure Closes Church in Indonesia
Area residents persuaded to withdraw approval of building.
November 2, 2012 By -
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Bandung, West Java sealed shut the worship building of an Indonesian Christian Church (Huria Kristen Indonesia, or HKI) congregation on Oct. 23 after prominent Muslims persuaded residents to withdraw their signatures of approval for it, a pastor said. The Rev. Hari Hutagulung said that the church […]
Authorities Close Down Churches in Aceh, Indonesia
Provincial official issues veiled threat to congregations that do not comply.
October 18, 2012 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – At the behest of Islamist extremists, authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh Province have forbidden nine churches to worship, saying they are “illegal.” Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, deputy mayor of Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh Province, called pastors of nine churches and five Buddhist monasteries for a meeting on Monday (Oct. 15), said […]
Church in Indonesia Spurns Relocation Decree
GKI Yasmin congregation says federal dictate impairs rule of law.
October 16, 2012 By -
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A church in Bogor, West Java is snubbing a ministerial decree that, because of Islamic opposition, it must relocate. The Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) in the Yasmin Park area of Bogor, 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Jakarta, is demanding that the national and local governments comply with a Supreme […]