Killers of Christian in Pakistan Released on Permanent Bail
02/14/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, two men suspected of torturing a Christian man to death have been permanently freed on bail in Pakistan. Relatives of the victim claim police are working on behalf of the killers to cripple their effort to get justice.
On February 25, 2020, Saleem Masih, a 22-year-old Christian, was working as a day laborer in an agricultural field owned by Sher Dogar in Bhagiyana village. Early in the morning, after Saleem finished unloading chaff in the fields, he rinsed himself off in a nearby tube-well. When Dogar and other Muslims saw what Saleem was doing, they rushed over, pulled Saleem out of the water, and began to beat him.
Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
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Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
People walk outside of a church in the Kachin state of Myanmar, where 95 percent of residents are Christian. | (Photo: Twitter/@BobRobertsJr)
Members of the predominantly Christian ethnic Chin group were among those killed in Burmese army airstrikes this month, prompting some church leaders to speculate the Christians were targeted because of their faith.
In Paletwa Township, Chin state, the Burmese army on March 14 struck Meiksa Wa village, killing 12 civilians, according to Morning Star News. Eight more died in attacks the next day on Wetma village, and one was killed in Pyaing Tain village. Among those killed was a 7-year-old child, locals said.
WASHINGTON — Leading Christian persecution watchdog nongovernmental organization Open Doors USA released it's 2020 World Watch List Wednesday, an influential annual data report that this year highlights a drastic increase in attacks against Christian buildings and the imprisonment of Christians.