LAHORE, Pakistan – After a Muslim beat a Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass on Tuesday (June 30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque loudspeaker to announce a call to attack Christians that resulted in more than 500 Muslims ransacking and looting at least [...]]]> Compass Direct News reports:

LAHORE, Pakistan – Ar Muslim beat Christian field worker pass Tuesday (June 30), cleric village near mosque loudspeaker announce attack Christians resulted tn 500 Muslims ransacking looting 110 houses.

With mosque falsely broadcasting accusation Christian blasphemed Islam, Muslim recruits rampaged th Kasur district’s Bahmaniwala village, breaking gates, wrecking plundering homes se beating Christian women. set various items ablaze including vehicles, th Compass damage homes minimal.

“We don’t he potable water, ty damaged turbine,” villager Zareena Bibi told Compass. “We incident, cd imagine ty wreak sh devastation. Ty spared single house here.”

Outraged tt lower-class Christian field worker tractor Muslim me way, 15 20 Muslims previously mounted hatchet attack family field worker, 37-year-old Sardar Masih, wounding brother’s head, family told Compass.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, – Islamic extremists have beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to divulge information about a church leader, and the killers are searching Kenya’s refugee camps to do the same to the boys’ father.

Before taking his Somali family to a Kenyan refugee camp in April, 55-year-old [...]]]> Compass Direct News reports:

NAIROBI, Kenya, – Islamic extremists he beheaded boys Somalia Christian father refused divulge information church leader, killers searching Kenya’s refugee camps se boys’ father.

Before taking Somali family Kenyan refugee camp April, 55-year-old Musa Mohammed Yusuf leader underground church Yonday village, 30 kilometers 19 miles Kismayo Somalia. received instruction Christian faith Salat Mberwa.

Militants fm Islamic extremist gp al Shabaab entered Yonday village Feb. 20, Yusuf’s house interrogated relationship Mberwa, leader fellowship 66 Somali Christians meet home undisclosed city. Yusuf told kw Mberwa connection wh him. Islamic extremists left sd ty return nt day.

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NAIROBI, Kenya  – Two church buildings were razed Sunday night June 28 on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after worship services.

Suspected radical Muslims set the church buildings on fire on the outskirts of Unguja Township, on the island off the coast of East Africa, in what church leaders called the latest incidents [...]]]> Compass Direct News reports:

NAIROBI, Kenya  – church buildings razed Sunday night June 28 Tanzanian island Zanzibar worship services.

Suspected radical Muslims set church buildings outskirts Unguja Township, island coast East Africa, church leaders called incidents rising tide religious intolerance.

“We don’t churches street,” read flier dropped door Charles Odilo, donated plot wh Evangelical Assemblies God Tanzania EAGT building stood. “Today gg burn church, continue gg burn house also.”

With Christian movements inroads Muslim-dominated area, EAGT church Pentecostal Evangelical Fellowship Africa PEFA church building miles ay we burned fierce warning, church leaders said.

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LAHORE, Pakistan – A 37-year-old Christian is languishing in a Sialkot jail after police broke his backbone because his father was preaching Christ, according to a local advocacy group.

Arshad Masih had been in a hospital – chained to his bed on false robbery charges – after police torture that began Dec. 28, [...]]]> Compass Direct News reports

LAHORE, Pakistan – 37-year-old Christian languishing Sialkot jail police broke backbone be father preaching Christ, according local advocacy group.

Arshad Masih hospital – chained bed false robbery charges – police torture Dec. 28, 2008 left incapacitated. discharged Gl Hospital Lahore Saturday June 20 returned jail despite efforts Community Development Initiative CDI, support gp providing Masih legal assistance.

CDI Research Officer Napoleon Qayyum tt hospital personnel treated Masih callously, conditions we jail Sialkot. lt hospital, Qayyum said, Masih’s gray-haired father able carry shoulders wn bathroom.

Hospital staff released Masih th ty wd receive medical care jail fe fr abuse, CDI researcher said.

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HANOI – Police invaded the Sunday service of the Agape Baptist congregation in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7 and beat worshippers, including women, and arrested a pastor and an elder.

Christian sources said police put the two church leaders into separate cells, and each man was beaten by a gang of [...]]]> Compass Direct News reports

HANOI – Police invaded Sunday service Agape Baptist congregation Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province June 7 beat worshippers, including women, arrested pastor elder.

Christian sources police church leaders separate cells, beaten gang policemen. Pastor Duong Van Tuan house church Hamlet 3, Ong Dinh Commune, Khoai Chau district officers beat tt leave marks: hard blows stomach.

The beatings ce retaliation Pastor Tuan refusing leave police ordered, Christian sources said. church elder we released lr evening.

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MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA ANS — A pastor, his wife and young children, were brutally attacked by a group of Hindu radicals in Rampuria, a village in Madhya Pradesh state, India, on Sunday, June 14.

According to news released by the Global Council of Indian Christians on their [...]]]> By James Varghese
Special Correspondent India ASSIST News Service

MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA ANS — pastor, wife children, we brutally attacked Hindu radicals Rampuria, village Madhya Pradesh state, India, Sunday, June 14.

According news released Global Council Indian Christians website www.persecution.in, incident pe ad 11.00 Sunday 40-50 activists fm Rashtriya Swayam Sevak RSS Bajrang Dal right-wing Hindu fundamentalist organization India, barged Beersheba Church prayer meeting taking ad Pastor, Kuldeep Daniel 26.

When Pastor told tt person, radicals immediately started beating him. website reported radicals caught pastor’s brother Vikas 23, World Vision International, beat too.

According news source, radicals tn proceeded parsonage kitchen od refrigerator devoured food soft drinks. Ty tn slapped kicked pastor’s wife, Manisha 24. Ty abused vulgar language accused indulging “conversion” activities.

The website reported radicals slapped pastor’s children, Adan 2½ Anugraha 1.

The attackers wt destroy church’s musical instruments, CD player snatched mobile phones fm pastor brother Vikas.

They tn io pastor’s study tk books, wn ty police arriving ty ran away.

The website reported tt brutal attack, radicals chanting slogan, “Jai Sri Ram” Hail Lord Ram holding tr saffron flags high.

According news source, Pastor Kuldeep Daniel wife Manisha suffered internal injuries attack.

They had been able to reach out in the community for a [...]]]> INDIA - Te Gospel Asia-supported women missionaries cornered harassed mob nearly 30 boys. Chameli, Harshita Vinaya giving tracts sharing love Jesus India’s coastal cities incident place.

They able reach community day incident. Then, we walking dn street, boys approached, demanding kw women we convert people.

They fl force, tk tracts hitting Harshita Vinaya head them. Chameli, or woman, tried calm boys, boys enraged tt bn verbally harass women, calling tm prostitutes.

They grabbed tracts women bn carrying, tore tm pieces threw fragments air.

Chameli, Harshita Vinaya tried escape street me boys standing them. looked around, ty me boys standing escape. Soon, mob grew close 30 boys surrounding verbally abusing them.

This half hour, boys allow women leave. women called GFA-supported district pastor, Rushil, mobile phone, ce help them. Wn arrived, boys slander well.

But Rushil able help women escape safety.

“Though incident traumatized sisters, ty continuing ministry hope te opposed Gospel wl Lord vy soon,” writes GFA’s correspondent area.

Women’s teams le especially effective reaching women news Christ’s love. harder reach be cultural restrictions. teams touched lives women, sg worth Christ’s sight.

GFA leaders prayer women le Chameli, Harshita Vinaya ty daily share News Christ, wl he Lord’s heart, tt opposers drawn witness tr protection ty courageously reach challenging areas.