Nepalese Christians are having difficulty obtaining rights to their own burial grounds and are being forced to bury their dead in nearby forests at night, according to a Christian lobby group in Nepal. C.B. Gahatraj, general secretary of the Federation
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The Government of Sindh Province, southeastern Pakistan, has rejected a law that would punish forced conversions with a prison sentence of up to life imprisonment. The bill was originally adopted unanimously by the provincial assembly last November, and welcomed by
Read moreIt’s not often in today’s world that people are prosecuted under the charge of witchcraft, but this is what happened recently in Nepal. According to a report from World Watch Monitor, five Christians in Nepal were recently charged with witchcraft
Read moreThe leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nepal has called for prayers amid a State clampdown on evangelistic outreach, including the distribution of religious literature and even having a Bible in a Christian orphanage. All evangelistic activity is prohibited
Read moreEight Christians in Nepal’s Dolakha district, including one woman, were released from prison last Friday, nine days after being arrested on charges of distributing Christian literature to children at two schools with the intention to convert them. (See post from
Read moreInternational Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that seven Christians in Nepal have been arrested for distributing handkerchiefs and Bible handbooks to 885 students in the Dolakha district of Nepal. According to reports, Nepalese authorities are charging the Christians with attempting
Read moreWhen individual Muslims become followers of Jesus, it is often very difficult for them to live peacefully. The same is true for Buddhists, Hindus and Jews that become Christians. However, when whole families come to the Lord, it is much
Read moreThe Government of Nepal has decided to remove Christmas from the calendar of national celebrations, sparking protests from Christians who want its immediate reinstatement. Speaking to AsiaNews, Home Affairs Shakti Basnet said, “We are forced to take such a decision,
Read moreMuch fanfare was made when Nepal released its new constitution last September, but since then concerns have been growing about the implications of the new constitution, especially on religious freedom. The constitution significantly stifles religious freedom by making it illegal
Read moreFollowing the bombing of two churches in Nepal on 14th September, the radical Hindu organisation, Hindu Morcha Nepal, has published a press statement, calling for Christian leaders to leave Nepal, and for converts to Christianity to return to Hinduism. The
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