Reversing an earlier jurisprudence, both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court ruled that schedules should be adjusted to respect religious liberty.
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Colombia: Constitutional Court Orders Removal of Virgin Mary Statue from Public Office
A Seventh-day Baptist woman had claimed the display of the statue violated her freedom of religion. Catholics announce a national protest.
Ecuador: Seventh-Day Adventist University Students May Skip Classes on Sabbath
The Constitutional Court confirmed an appeal decision in favor of a medical student.
Seventh-day Adventist Clergy Get Heavy Jail Sentences in Guizhou
Officially, Adventist congregations in China are part of the Three-Self Church. Those who kept their distinctiveness are now persecuted.
Pakistan: Adventist Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Sajjad Masih Gill was serving a life sentence from 2013 for allegedly offensive SMS. On appeal, judges said this was not enough.
Five Years in Prison for Religious Materials
Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor Zhu Zhongcai and 8 others in Hubei were tried and sentenced for “illegal business operations” in January.
Christian Books Banned, Subscribers Arrested
In July of this year, Chinese authorities launched a nation-wide campaign to stop the distribution of the Christian newspaper Spring Rain News, and to confiscate all copies in circulation. Spring Rain News is a spiritual newspaper founded by the Seventh-day Adventist...
Nine Years Imprisonment for Contacting Foreign Preacher
Three Seventh-day Adventist Church pastors were arrested in 2010; two were released last fall, and one remains in custody. In May 2010, three pastors— Pan Yiming, Li Yicai, and Liu Hongjiang (all pseudonyms) — from a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huangshi city,...
Police Falsify Transcripts to Sentence Believers
Police officers in Liaoning Province, deliberately falsified interrogation transcripts to sentence five preachers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for “using a xie jiao organization to undermine law enforcement.” On November 10, 2015, Yang Jie (pseudonym) of...
Shenyang Christian School Struggles to Survive for 23 Years
Authorities have been persecuting the school for over two decades, forcing its constant relocation. Various Christian movements and religious groups in China have opened up private schools where classes on religions are taught alongside the regular curriculum. Due to...