Tag: Asian Christian persectution

Biden administration urged to address religious persecution in Vietnam

In November 2022, the U.S. State Department added Vietnam to its “Special Watch List”.

A Vietnamese priest was banned from travelling abroad

According to UCA News, the airport’s public security unit considers the 45-year-old priest a threat to national security.

India’s Karnataka State passed an anti-conversion bill

The Legislative Assembly passed the bill last December.

Hmong Christians suffer daily persecution in Vietnam

Gangs regularly terrorise congregants of Vietnamese Evangelical churches.

Myanmar junta continues to torture and kill children from religious minorities

the junta has “intentionally” deprived children of their fundamental human rights to health, education and development.

Police arrest leaders of a Caliphate rally in Indonesia

The leaders of the rally were arrested shortly after the event.

Christian woman faces blasphemy trial in Pakistan

The trail took place on the 23rd of May.

Fourteen men raid Christian school in Pakistan

Pakistan is not a friendly place for Christians, as they are subjected to violence and abuse across the country.

A renown Christian website has been closed down in China

The closure of Jona Home reflects how the Chinese authorities clamp down on Christianity.

A Christian pastor in India was subjected to tortures in police custody

The injured pastor was released the following Sunday evening.