(New York Post) Prisoners incarcerated in a notorious North Korean gulag camp have been forced to drink river water tainted with the ashes of their dead fellow inmates, according to a report. Those who survived the Chongori concentration camp in the northeastern reaches of the Hermit Kingdom exposed the nightmarish realities of being locked up under the repressive regime of … [Read more...] about North Korean Christian Prisoners Reportedly Forced To Drink River Water With Ashes of Dead Inmates
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Pakistan Court Acquits Christian Convict Sentenced To Death in Blasphemy Case
(The New Indian Express) A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian man who was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges six years ago. Sawan Masih was sentenced to death by a trial court in Lahore for allegedly insulting the Prophet during a conversation with a Muslim friend in Joseph Christian colony in March 2014. He had filed an appeal against his death … [Read more...] about Pakistan Court Acquits Christian Convict Sentenced To Death in Blasphemy Case
American Missionaries in Haiti Killed During Home Invasion
In late September, pastor Jean Philippe Quetant and his wife Erna Plancher-Quetant were both shot and killed by a local armed gang home invasion while serving as missionaries in Haiti. According to NBC 2 News, the couple had roots in Fort Myers ,Florida, and Pastor Jean Philippe worked at the First Haitian Baptist Church in Fort Myers. They had moved to the United States … [Read more...] about American Missionaries in Haiti Killed During Home Invasion
U.S. Govt. Report on Fulani Attacks: Not All Are Religiously Motivated
(ChurchLeaders) In a new report about “Religious Tensions and Fulani Communities in West and Central Africa,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) describes increasing violence in Africa’s Sahel region. The independent, bipartisan commission—which makes policy recommendations to the President, State Department, and Congress—emphasizes that … [Read more...] about U.S. Govt. Report on Fulani Attacks: Not All Are Religiously Motivated
Authorities Threaten to Remove Children of Early Rain Elder
(ChurchLeaders) Elder Li Yingqiang, one of the Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) leaders who was arrested in December 2018, has just completed his year-long probation and returned to be with ERCC in Chengdu, a city in Sichuan province in China. However, since his return, authorities have begun surveilling and harassing Li and his family, even to the point of threatening to take … [Read more...] about Authorities Threaten to Remove Children of Early Rain Elder