Posts Tagged ‘Laos’
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Laos: police arrest three pastors on charges of spreading the Christian religion
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has learned that three Christian pastors in Laos have been arrested and detained for “spreading the Christian religion” by reproducing a DVD of a Christian film.
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Laos: CSW writes open letter to President of Laos about disappeared Christian family
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has written an open letter to President Choummaly Sayasone of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos urgently requesting information about the family of Mr Boontheong of Luang Namtha Prov...
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Christians in Laos told: Perform animist rituals or face eviction
Christians from several villages in Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, are being threatened with an ultimatum: perform acts of spirit worship or face eviction.
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3 Lao, 2 Thai Christians arrested in Laos
Lao officials arrested two Lao and two Thai Christians in Luang Namtha Province earlier this month, seizing them from a private residence in Long district, according to Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
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Lao officials arrest 5 Christians in southern village
Visitors to church charged with ‘leading religious movement without official approval.’ BANGKOK, Thailand, March 28 (CDN) — Officials in a village in southern Laos on Sunday (March 25) arrested and detained five Christians dur...
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Church in Laos grows despite extreme persecution
Despite harsh persecution and discrimination against Christians in Laos, which Open Doors ranked among the top 10 World Watch List of Countries where Christians are persecuted, the church continues to grow. Patrick Klein, presi...