Father William Siraj was killed and Rev. Patrick Naeem was injured in what the police calls a terrorist attack motivated by religious extremism.
Religious Persecution
When Olympics Come, Tibetans Suffer
Extraordinary repression hit Tibet in connection with the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is happening again.
Hazara Shia Minority Protests on Anniversaries of Killings in Pakistan
One year ago, 11 Hazara miners were slaughtered. In January 2013, 100 were killed in bomb attacks.
China: Christians Arrested for Attending Conference in Malaysia
The detained pastors and laymen legally went to Kuala Lumpur to attend an event organized by well-known evangelist Tang Chongrong.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan: Government Lifts Ban on Violent Islamist Party
The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan organization advocated for the execution of Asia Bibi and celebrated the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty.
CCP Fearful of Religious “Infiltration” from Vietnam Among Mien Minority
Border villages in Guangxi are under surveillance and targeted by propaganda against “cults” and Christian groups.
Falun Gong: Nurse Gets Four Years for “Inappropriate Remarks”
Having being jailed in the past for distributing flyers, Yin Xianping is told that even talking about a banned movement is a crime.
Ethnic Kazakh Imam Sentenced to 23 Years for “Reciting the Quran Inappropriately”
Social media mobilize for Raguzbay Yizbashar. Meanwhile, human rights defender Serikzhan Bilash’ Facebook accounts have been closed.
Shouter Christians in Beijing Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
The decision confirms that Article 300 continues to be applied to the movement, which was banned as a xie jiao in 1983.
Former “Anti-Cult” Top Bureaucrat Peng Bo Is in Jail
As Bitter Winter predicted in a previous article, expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party has been followed by arrest and prosecution.