Christian Persecution Update India

On May 23, two miscreants entered the compound of Holy Family Church at 8.30 P.M. when the church guard was away for a short period. During this time they carried petrol and some material and threw on the church sanctuary gate which later burnt out and the fire was about to damage inside the church but in the mean while the guard appeared and controlled the fire from further damage to the building.  read more »

Islamabad
Five family members killed by some unknown persons. Dr.Babar with his family was living in Muhala Ahmad Town,Okara,yesterday he ,his wife Shugufta Babar teacher by profession in Convent High School,GT Road,Okara,his sister in Law Samina BiBi and two Children,one is girl 12 years old Zanib and other is boy 15 years old Zarish were killed by some unknown persons.Their throats were cut down by some sharp knife.  read more »

London, May 24, 2012,

More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers were rushed to a hospital in a north Afghanistan town following a suspected poison attack blamed on Taliban.
Most of the girls have been discharged but 30 - including three female teachers - are still being treated in the hospital in Takhar province, BBC quoted officials as saying.  read more »

A historic Hindu temple in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan, which was re-opened on the orders of a court last year, has been vandalised by unidentified men in the third such attack on the shrine in the past two months.  read more »

Published: Monday, May 21, 2012, 15:03 IST
Place: Hyderabad | Agency: PTI
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_evangelist-ka-paul-arrested-in-murd...
Andhra Pradesh police today arrested evangelist KA Paul for allegedly conspiring to kill a person.Raghurami Reddy, superintendent of police, Prakasam, said that Paul was charged under IPC sections 120 B (for hatching criminal conspiracy to abduct) and 307 (attempt to murder).  read more »

TUMKUR: Though banned by the state government, nude worship to appease Goddess by women continues in Handanakerae village of Chikkanayakanahalli taluk of Tumkur district, as recently as Friday night. It's a remote village in the district, about 100km from Tumkur.  read more »