India: Going rate to kill pastor: $250
Source: www.wnd.com
Date: November 20, 2008
FAITH UNDER FIREGoing rate to kill pastor: $250Rewards offered for murdering Christians, destroying homes, churches
Posted: November 20, 200811:30 pm Eastern
By Chelsea Schilling© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Hindu extremist groups are offering money, food and alcohol to anyone who murders Christians […]
The committee against torture calls upon China to ask forgiveness for the massacre of students, and to provide information on the people still in prison. It also expresses the hope for “full and impartial” investigations to clarify the affair and punish the guilty. The UN also calls for an end to torture.
Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - […]
Karamay city government mandates tighter Party oversight of mosques and practitioners
For immediate releaseNovember 21, 2008, 4:00 pm ESTContact: Uyghur American Association +1 (202) 349 1496
According to an official Chinese media report, new regulations being implemented in the city of Karamay in the northern part of East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous […]
International Campaign for TibetNovember 20th, 2008
An increasingly vocal constituency in public discussions on the future of Tibet is being found among Chinese academics, lawyers and other intellectuals within China itself. While there has always been a notable degree of sympathy and support for Tibetans and the Tibetan cause among sections of China’s politically active exile […]
Two Churches Destroyed in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Source: www.assistnews.net
Date: 2008-11-20
By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
YELWA, NIGERIA (ANS) — Tension is rising in the northern Nigerian town of Yelwa, Bauchi State after two churches were attacked and destroyed within a three-day period.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says reports indicate that local […]
By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
As in previous years it appears that the government will allow only 188 Muslims to go on the haj pilgrimage to Mecca this year directly from Turkmenistan. “Only those on the official list who have been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers will go to Mecca on the […]
2008-11-17
A North Korean who escaped from one of the Stalinist regime’s total-control prison camps wants the world to read his memoir.
AFP
SEOUL, South Korea: Shin Dong Hyuk, a North Korean defector, speaks at a press conference, Oct. 29, 2007.
SEOUL—He’s written a book about growing up in one of North Korea’s most brutal prison camps, but press […]
By Nov 16, 2008 - 11:55:44 AM
(Translated from the original Tibetan) THE MEMORANDUM ON GENUINE AUTONOMY FOR THE TIBETAN PEOPLE
I INTRODUCTION
Since the renewal of direct contact with the Central Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 2002, extensive discussions have been held between the envoys of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and representatives […]
As the “Countdown Clock” on Tian’anmen Square ticked backwards toward the July 1 takeover of Hong Kong, Bob Fu and his pregnant wife, Heidi, knew their time was running out, too... Learn More >
