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Indonesia authorities close down church's worship space; pastor dragged by mob
Authorities from Jombang Regency, Indonesia, with a mob of about 50 area residents on Aug. 18, dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said.
Muslim extremists wielding swords slay Christian evangelist in Uganda
Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday killed a Christian for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said.
Indonesia VP pushes back on plan to make it easier to build churches
Opposition has emerged to a proposal by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to do away with the role of a Muslim-dominated body that has complicated efforts by minority religions to build houses of worship.
Indonesian authorities foil student's plot to use 'Mother of Satan' explosives to bomb churches
Authorities in Indonesia arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
19-year-old girl tied up, beaten and burned with flat iron for converting to Christianity
A Muslim in eastern Uganda burned his 19-year-old daughter with a flat iron on July 21 after learning that she had converted to Christianity.
Muslims storm church service, force Christians to stop worshiping Christ in viral video
Officials in Indonesia said they regret that a group of Muslims stormed into a church and forced Christians to stop worshiping. The incident was caught on video and shared worldwide.
Lao pastor warned by authorities to stop 'Christian activities' shot dead, leaves behind wife, 2 children
Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, when two men on motorcycles, faces covered, shot him dead.
'We are enduring immense hatred': Hindu extremists storm church, beat Christians at worship service
Members of a house church in northern India can no longer meet for worship after a mob of about 150 Hindu extremists attacked them on July 14, sources said.
Hindu extremists seize Bibles from children, beat women in attack on worship service
Worship services at a church in a village in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been suspended since Hindu extremists attacked the congregation last month, sources said.
Indonesia: Officials force congregation to stop wedding, ban Christian worship services
Local officials in Indonesia stopped a wedding ceremony and banned the church from further worship meetings at the site, sources said.
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