<p><img width="350" height="219" src="/media/8727555/christian persecution in india 350x219.jpg" alt="Christian persecution in India (Reuters photo)" class="ImageFloatRight"/>Yet another state in India is cracking down on religious minorities, this time with a law that promises religious freedom but, in reality, cracks down on Islam, Christianity and other faiths.</p>
During the attack, gunmen reportedly transferred the church members from their bus to another vehicle. As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.
An image of the empty bus was posted to Facebook by Eje Faraday. The photo shows the bus with the church s name and address painted on its side. All the passengers in this bus were just kidnapped along Kachia Road, 63 km from Kaduna, Faraday wrote.
International Christian Concern reported that the gunmen demanded a ransom of more than $100,000 for their release. It is unknown whether the payment was made.
Protesters run from tear gas fired by security forces, as some demonstrators also let off fire extinguishers, next to a barricade set up during the demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay on March 15, 2021. | STR/AFP via Getty Images
At least 20,000 people from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic group, many of whom are Christian, have been displaced due to continual airstrikes that began on March 27, two months after the military coup. A rights organization reports that military forces are also bombarding civilians in their homes.
Airstrikes by the Myanmar army have targeted civilians, schools and medical clinics in northern Karen state, according to the Free Burma Rangers, an organization that provides humanitarian services in war-torn areas.
04-07-2021
China launched a campaign aimed at expanding its control over illegal social organizations that are not registered with the government. This includes shutting down houses of worship that refuse to adhere to the beliefs of the country s communist regime.
International Christian Concern (ICC) reports that the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) is targeting organizations that use the words China, Zhonghua, or National in their names, and those working with legal organizations in an attempt to deceive the government.
#China will crack down on five illegal social organizations, including religious groups such as #housechurch. Read more: https://t.co/izgBXzlCvc
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