Christian Persecution

Iran imprisons bookshop owner for selling Bible as crackdown on Christianity continues
Sep 18, 2019 09:35 am
Iran imprisons bookshop owner for selling Bible as crackdown on Christianity continues
(CP) – Iran has reportedly imprisoned a business owner for the crime of selling the Bible in his bookshop. Reports have indicated that Mustafa Rahimi, a bookseller from the Kurdish town of Bukan, was sentenced by the Bukan Public Revolutionary Court to months in prison on charges of selling the Bible. However, reports are conflicting as to how long Rahimi has been sentenced for. Rahimi ran a bookstore in the National Bank alley in Bukan, which lies in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province near the border with

Iraq, the Iranian Christian news agency Mohabat News reports.

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North Korea Blasts Christian Missionary as ‘Foolish’ Enemy Being ‘Unfaithful’ to the Republic in Propaganda Vid
By Lindsay Elizabeth
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A new North Korean propaganda video discovered by The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), details the twisted information that the North Korean government provides to agents and citizens, maligning Christians as the “enemy” who are fools, liars, and traitors.

Christian Imprisoned in North Korea Gives Devastating Account of Life Behind Bars

VOM, a Christian nonprofit that defends the rights of persecuted Christians all over the world, translated the video and shared it with Fox News. The propaganda video calls Christians “religious fanatics” and “spies” that are working specifically in collusion with the South Korean government.

The video details the story of Cha Deoksun, who according to the video, was a “religious fanatic.”
Newly Discovered North Korean Training Video Reveals Unknown Christian Martyr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGe4xjp96HQ&ab_channel=VoiceoftheMartyrsUSA

China makes churches replace Ten Commandments with Xi Jinping quotes
Sep 17, 2019 04:42 pm
China makes churches replace Ten Commandments with Xi Jinping quotes
(CP) – Churches across China’s central province of Henan have been forced to replace the Ten Commandments with President Xi Jinping’s quotes amid pressure from the government, a human rights magazine has revealed. Bitter Winter reports that the Ten Commandments have been removed from nearly every Three-Self church and meeting venue in a county of Luoyang city and replaced with the president’s quotes as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to “sinicize” Christianity.

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Hong Kong Christians Fear Freedom of Religion Could Be ‘Gone Forever’ Despite Extradition Bill Withdrawal
Sep 17, 2019 08:56 am
Hong Kong Christians Fear Freedom of Religion Could Be ‘Gone Forever’ Despite Extradition Bill Withdrawal
(FW) – As the protests continue to rage across the region of Hong Kong, many are wondering what the future holds for those who adhere to the Christian faith. When China announced its intentions to enforce an extradition bill earlier this year, believers feared that their religious freedoms could be at serious risk. Seeing as the communist nation is one of the most oppressive nations on earth in which to live as a Christian, Hong Kong’s 800,000-strong Christian population were right to be concerned.

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