Former US Diplomat Morse Tan Barred From Grandmother’s Funeral as South Korea Exit Ban Continues

Former US Diplomat Morse Tan Barred From Grandmother’s Funeral as South Korea Exit Ban Continues

Former Trump administration diplomat Morse H. Tan was unable to attend his 103-year-old grandmother’s funeral in the United States last week because of a South Korean exit ban that has kept him in the country for more than four months as he awaits trial on a defamation charge.

Sri Lanka Sentences 15 Men to Over 200 Years Each for Easter Sunday Bombings

A Sri Lankan court’s decision to impose prison terms exceeding 200 years on each of 15 men convicted over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings has drawn a cautious response from the country’s Christian community. The attacks on churches and hotels left at least 267 people dead.
  • World Evangelical Alliance Raises Alarm Over Violence Near Christian Village in West Bank
    The World Evangelical Alliance called on Israel at the United Nations Human Rights Council to curb settler violence and halt settlement expansion in the West Bank. Speaking on behalf of Evangelicals in the Middle East, the WEA urged Israel to protect Palestinian civilians, prevent settler attacks, hold perpetrators accountable and stop the appropriation of Palestinian land in accordance with international law.
  • Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Leaders Back State Police in Nigeria
    Leaders of three major Christian denominations in Nigeria have endorsed the creation of state police as the country continues to confront kidnappings and other violent crimes. The position was outlined in a communiqué following the 10th meeting of the Spiritual Advisory Council of Christ Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
  • 12 Christians Detained in Algeria After Worship Gathering as Police Seize Bibles
    Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.
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  • Iran Faces UN Scrutiny Over Confiscation of Historic Protestant Church

    Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.

  • Evangelical Christianity Growing Among Young Adults, Men, and Ethnic Minorities in Britain: Report

    Evangelicals in the United Kingdom are “younger, more ethnically diverse, and more likely to be male than the wider population,” according to a new report from the Evangelical Alliance UK. “Adults under 35 are the age group most likely to identify as Evangelical and to hold Evangelical beliefs,” the report reads. “Approximately a third of the most committed Evangelicals come from ethnically diverse backgrounds, while an estimated 60% of Evangelicals are male.”

  • Russia Blacklists Mission Eurasia as “Undesirable,” Penalizes Churches Over Christian Literature

    Russia has expanded its crackdown on foreign religious organizations by designating Christian ministries as “undesirable,” a move that can expose Russian citizens and institutions to fines or criminal penalties for cooperating with them, according to religious freedom watchdog Forum 18.

  • Christian Preacher Cleared After Distributing Sodom and Gomorrah Tract in Soho

    A Christian street preacher has been acquitted after being prosecuted for distributing a tract about Sodom and Gomorrah in London’s Soho district. Richard Johnson, 72, said he had been handing out Christian literature on a range of biblical subjects in Soho, with most of the material unrelated to homosexuality. During the incident last year, two men confronted him and told him to “get out of Soho,” prompting him to leave because he feared for his safety.

  • Pelosi Calls for Joshua Wong’s Release as Hong Kong Activist Faces Life Sentence

    U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called on lawmakers and the international community to press for the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, a Christian who now faces the possibility of life imprisonment after pleading guilty to a national security charge.

  • Three Abductees Die in Kaduna Camp Holding 37 Kidnapped Worshippers

    Three people abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna state have died in captivity after being held in the same forest hideout where 37 worshippers kidnapped from three churches during Easter Sunday services were also confined. The victims were among 11 people seized on April 20 from the Awon area of Kachia Local Government Area by heavily armed Fulani militia, according to the U.K.-based advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

  • Pakistan Court Rules Marital Relationship With Girl Under 18 May Constitute Child Abuse

    Pakistan’s Lahore High Court has ruled that living in a marital relationship with a girl under 18 may constitute child abuse, even if the minor consents to the relationship. The court prioritized the minor’s safety and welfare and declined to immediately award custody to either side.

  • More Than Half of Christian Students in South Korea Report Conflict Between School and Church Teaching

    Nearly six in 10 Christian middle and high school students in South Korea say they have experienced tension between lessons taught at school and the teaching they receive at church, according to survey findings released by the Pastoral Data Research Institute and reported by Christian Daily Korea.
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