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40 detained in relation to Sanjiang Church

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More than 40 people from China’s Wenzhou area have been summoned by police or detained in connection with the efforts to protect Sanjiang Church. The church, among many others, was demolished on April 28 in a state campaign claiming to eradicate illegal buildings. A complete list of detentions and summons . . . Read More

Pakistani blasphemy case postponed for 5th time

Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian who has been sentenced to death for blasphemy, has had her appeal postponed again. The appeal was cancelled on May 27, the fifth time since her arrest in 2010, and no new date has been set. Bibi, a mother of five, has been condemned to . . . Read More

Two Malaysian nuns assaulted – one now dead

Sister Juliana Lim, 69, died yesterday after a violent attack on her and Sister Mary Rose Teng, 79, on May 14th in a town near Kuala Lumpur. A man with covered face, savagely beat them and stole their money. Both were taken to hospital, where Lim died after being in . . . Read More

More destruction of Chinese churches and crosses

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Weeks after the demolition of Sanjiang Church on April 28, more than 15 churches have reported maltreatment relating to coastal Zhejiang province’s “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign. Additionally several believers are facing charges, after being detained around the time Sanjiang Church, in Wenzhou was demolished. “Everybody is crying. According . . . Read More