Indonesia: Police Evict Students
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On Oct.27, The Voice of the Martyrs contacts reported nearly 1,000 Arastamar Bible school students face eviction from a West Jarkata Mayors office building where they were living temporarily, in Indonesia.
The day before the High Court of West Jakarta’s eviction notice, local government authorities cut off electricity and water to the site and this led to the student demonstrations. “That day … a thousand students were...
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On Oct. 20, Chen Le, a high school student, was expelled from Xinjiang High school for refusing to denounce his faith, according to China Aid Association.
The High School Division of the Huashan Middle School expelled Chen after he signed a document confirming he was a Christian. The expulsion notice read as follows:
Chen Le, a 2nd grader from Class 8 of Senior High School, was found by Bazhou Public Security Agency and other related...
On Oct. 14, Asia Bibi appeared in court, in Sheikhupura, Pakistan and spent some time with her family before the court appearance.
Asia’s husband, Ashiq Masih, her daughters and VOM contacts met her for 15 minutes before the court appearance. “Asia is in strong faith. Her eyes were hopeful. Praise God,” VOM contacts said. Asia told VOM contacts she prays everyday at 3 a.m. “I thank God that the jail administration...
Recently, two Baptist pastors in Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad were fined 2,200 rubles (US $75) after their community "sang psalms and spoke about Christ" on the street, according to Forum 18 News Service.
Kaliningrad police told Forum 18 News that the pastors did get permission in advance to sing, as required by law. "But they didn't have permission and they had no intention of getting it!" a police official remarked, clearly...