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21. 271 Pentecostal Christians Charged With Converting Hindus Through Lies, Drugs

... victims of such violence told World Watch Monitor in July: "Violent attacks which the Christian minorities had been experiencing in Uttar Pradesh are all part of the state machinery; it is state-sponsored  ...

Created on 19 September 2018

22. Report: This Was One of the Deadliest Acts of Religious Persecution Last Year

... earlier reports by World Watch Monitor. "Christians make up some four per cent of the region's population today, compared with 20 percent before the First World War," it said. Fragile States and Conflict Zon ...

Created on 14 September 2018

23. The Sick Way North Korea Twisted the Trinity to Fit a Communist Agenda

... his successors. * John Choi (not his real name) also pens a series of blogs for Christian charity Open Doors International. This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 12 September 2018

24. Pastor, 3 Sons Burned Alive, Among at Least 20 Slaughtered in Latest Massacre

... ed deployment of security forces in the region. However, World Watch Monitor learned that more villages were attacked in the following days. Since then the violence has gone unabated. On Aug. 28, communit ...

Created on 10 September 2018

25. Authorities Claim Christians Are 'Enemies of the Regime'; Attack, Detain and Kill Anyone Who Stands in the Way

... ttack now that paramilitary groups have publicly threatened to 'blow the head off' anyone protesting against the president," she said. This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 07 September 2018

26. Diplomat Sounds the Alarm on Rising Murders of Church Members

... This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 29 August 2018

27. The Hidden Agenda Behind Pastor Andrew Brunson's Imprisonment

... ly 25, when his ankle was fitted with an electronic tracking device. A fourth court hearing in his case has been scheduled for Oct. 12. This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 24 August 2018

28. How This Little Boy Wants to 'Protect the Christians and Prevent Attacks'

... live to tell people what we did'," he told World Watch Monitor last year. Their father died in Marco's arms. Shortly after the incident, Mina was interviewed by Reuters, recounting the horror of the exper ...

Created on 20 August 2018

29. Pastor Narrowly Survives Assassination Attempt

...  faith around the world. Given that as many as 90 percent of Mexico's population would identify as Christian, Petri told World Watch Monitor last year that "it's important not to look so much at their i ...

Created on 16 August 2018

30. 15 Priests Slaughtered Last Week—But That's Just the Beginning

... n last week. Among the priests killed were Rev. Kidane Mariam Nibretu, Rev. Yared Hibu, Father Gebiremariam Asfaw and Abreham Tigabu, a local source told World Watch Monitor, adding that four of the 15 pries ...

Created on 15 August 2018

31. Pastor Sentenced to 10 Years Behind Bars for Reading Bible, Worshipping the Lord

... yers and the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit I will be delivered and will not be put to shame. Servant of the Lord, Naser Navard Evin Prison This article originally appeared on World Watch Monit ...

Created on 10 August 2018

32. WATCH: What's Driving the Most Deadly Christian Genocide in Decades

...  to deal with the conflict. An International Crisis Group report has pointed out impunity as one of the root causes of the continuing violence. Here, World Watch Monitor explains the history of the conf ...

Created on 09 August 2018

33. Why This Leader Refuses to Stop the Mass Genocide of Christians

... rl kidnapped in Dapchi in February] come home?" This article originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 02 August 2018

34. As Raids Increase, Churches Limit Who They Let In

... authorities have been pressured to take action. In Guangzhou, for example, the capital of the southern province Guangdong, a local source told World Watch Monitor the authorities are "trying to stir u ...

Created on 01 August 2018

35. Government Shutters More Than 8000 Churches

... n churches considered luxurious for local standards have had to close," a local analyst, who wished to remain anonymous, told World Watch Monitor. World Watch Monitor learned that in one village the chur ...

Created on 30 July 2018

36. 34 Churches Call for Government to Respect Religious Freedom

... icle originally appeared on World Watch Monitor.  ...

Created on 27 July 2018

37. Police Vow: No Church Will Be Allowed Here

A mob attacked a church in Minya, Egypt, on July 13, protesting against its legalization, and received a police officer's approval, World Watch Monitor has learned from local sources. The only church i ...

Created on 23 July 2018

38. Influential Pastor's Son Sentenced to 4 Months Behind Bars

The son of an influential pastor silenced by the Iranian government has been handed a four-month jail sentence for his involvement with illegal house churches, World Watch Monitor has learnt. Ramil Bet ...

Created on 18 July 2018

39. 16 Christians Arrested Under New Anti-Conversion Law

... hat we had invited the FMPB brethren to our house and that there was no attempt to forcefully convert anybody, but he too was taken into custody," Soren told World Watch Monitor. "I am now afraid to go ...

Created on 16 July 2018

40. Missionary Encountered Both Heaven and Hell Behind Bars

...  the country's "very courageous" Christian minority. Petr Jašek also told World Watch Monitor that two Sudanese Christians who were arrested days after he was have been resettled in the U.S., along with th ...

Created on 13 July 2018