http://www.christianpost.com/section/Intl/Persecution/ Copyright (c) Christian Post. All Rights Reserved. 5 en-gb 144 17 http://www.christianpost.com/ http://www.christianpost.com/images/blogs/article/cpLogo.gif http://christianpost.com/article/20090703/chinese-office-becomes-new-force-for-religious-repression/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090703/chinese-office-becomes-new-force-for-religious-repression/index.html Amid vigorous debate among scholars in China on the status of house churches, one prominent scholar has suggested the government offer more openness and legal standing to house church Christians, but authorities have reacted with raids, arrests, forced church closures and a ban on the Chinese Federation of Christian House Churches. Sarah Page Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:13 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/helping-mend-shattered-lives-in-the-middle-east/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/helping-mend-shattered-lives-in-the-middle-east/index.html Living and working in the Middle East means living and working in the midst of wreckage. Wherever you travel in the region you find the traces of conflict. Open Doors Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:32 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/egyptian-court-grants-custody-of-sons-to-christian-mother/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/egyptian-court-grants-custody-of-sons-to-christian-mother/index.html A Christian mother in Egypt has won custody of her twin sons from her estranged husband, who had converted to Islam and claimed them according to Islamic legal precepts. Michael Larson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:55:39 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/india-gov-t-delivers-first-conviction-for-orissa-violence/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090702/india-gov-t-delivers-first-conviction-for-orissa-violence/index.html Nearly a year after the outbreak of anti-Christian violence in Orissa, India, the state government finally handed out its first conviction. Michelle A. Vu Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:44:09 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090630/hindu-activist-slams-indian-official-for-apologizing-to-christians/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090630/hindu-activist-slams-indian-official-for-apologizing-to-christians/index.html Hindu hardliner and chief of the Rashtriya Hindu Sena, Pramod Muthalik, has criticized a India's top government official for apologizing to the victims of last year's anti-Christian violence. John Malhotra Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:44 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090630/son-of-martyred-pastor-iran-cannot-be-the-same-anymore/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090630/son-of-martyred-pastor-iran-cannot-be-the-same-anymore/index.html While the results of Iran’s contested presidential election have very little chance for change, the country cannot and will not be the same again, points out an Iranian Christian whose father was martyred more than two decades ago. Eric Young Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:36:17 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090628/top-indian-official-apologizes-for-anti-christian-violence/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090628/top-indian-official-apologizes-for-anti-christian-violence/index.html Appalled by the violence and its consequences on Christians in the communally sensitive Kandhamal, India's top government official apologized and offered adequate security and rehabilitation measures to help the affected start their lives newly. Dibin Samuel Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:15:35 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090626/indian-christian-attacks-have-increased-our-faith/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090626/indian-christian-attacks-have-increased-our-faith/index.html The wave of attacks on churches in Karnataka, India, have only "increased our faith and brought us together," says Archbishop Bernard Moras, whose noteworthy initiative has united churches of many denominations. Dibin Samuel Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:34:04 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090623/aid-group-exposes-myanmar-state-violence-against-christian-minority/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090623/aid-group-exposes-myanmar-state-violence-against-christian-minority/index.html A Christian persecution aid group has released a report describing the state violence underlying the recent mass exodus of the Myanmar ethnic Karen people. Nathanael Ng Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:50:56 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090622/india-christians-affected-by-violence-to-receive-free-legal-services/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090622/india-christians-affected-by-violence-to-receive-free-legal-services/index.html A group of lawyers and social activists under the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has agreed to offer free legal services to the riot-affected Christians in Orissa, India. John Malhotra Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:25:33 EDT