Asia
Chinese Officials Raid Sunday Church Service, Violently Arrest Christians Worshipers in the Henan
Undercover police and Chinese government officials violently arrested Christian worshipers after raiding a church in Henan province amid an ongoing crackdown on religion in the Communist country. ChinaAid, a Texas-based nonprofit group that documents Christian persecution in China, reports that the raid occured on Sunday morning at a church in Zhumadian, Henan. “Some were undercover cops, and others wore a uniform,” a worshiper who wasn’t named recounted. “They snapped pictures while bursting in. Then, they cut off the service.” Several of the more than 20 Christians worshiping there were taken into custody, according to the report. In the process, officialsRead More
Pakistan plays down accusations of Christian persecution. Foreign minister says.
Pakistan’s foreign minister has sought to dismiss accusations of Christian persecution, claiming there were “individual incidents” comparable to knife crime in the UK. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, speaking during a visitRead More
