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A local government communications agency in China recently held a seminar to discuss with Communist Party members the "enormous harm" Christianity is to the atheist nation and identify ways to stunt its growth.

"Pastors" in Pakistan are being paid by sex traffickers to find brides for Chinese men among their church congregations, a disturbing new report has revealed.

A longstanding Hindu extremist practice of turning animistic villagers against Christians has intensified as elections get underway in India today, with tribal villagers taught that Christianity is anti-Indian.

Days after Hindu extremists in northern India marched in protest to file a false claim against a Christian mother, her government employer transferred her to a district more than 100 miles away, sources said.

The grieving family of a Chinese Christian woman is demanding answers after she suddenly died while in detention for her faith.

Asia is "the new hotbed of persecution for Christians," with an estimated 139 million people - or one in three - found to live under "high persecution," a persecution watchdog has revealed.

In China, there is now reportedly a bounty for the arrest of Christians - and police officers risk losing their job if quotas are not met, a persecution watchdog has claimed.

Unidentified men last week stoned a house full of worshippers for an hour in a predominantly Buddhist village in Burma (Myanmar), injuring six people, sources said.

The head of a persecution watchdog has warned that Chinese authorities are seeking to "cut off the oxygen" of Christian churches amid reports non-Chinese Christian leaders are being deported for proselytizing.

A pastor in India who was brutally beaten by a group of Hindu extremists because he was leading many Hindu people to Christianity has shared how one powerful prayer subdued his persecutors.

The American Center for Law and Justice is calling on the Chinese government to free Pastor John Cao - a lawful U.S. permanent resident - after he was imprisoned on false charges of organizing illegal border crossings.

A pastor has revealed that 17 Bible students who escaped an ethnic minority army in Myanmar have not been fed for days and are suffering from severe health problems.

A Vietnamese pastor imprisoned for his advocacy work has been refused medical treatment for serious illnesses, causing his health to "rapidly deteriorate" a persecution watchdog has revealed.

A church in China's southern Hunan province is experiencing unrelenting harassment from Chinese authorities, as police continue to interrupt services, forcibly interrogate congregants, and vandalize church property.

Attacks on Christians that began in one area of Uttar Pradesh in July have spiked and spread, instilling fear in congregations throughout the state, sources said.

A shocking new report by a human rights agency has identified the horrific levels of sexual abuse committed against women in North Korea and urged the international community to pressure the government to prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence.

At least 20 Christians arrested for holding a public worship service continued to share their faith — even while in prison, a persecution watchdog has revealed.

Chinese Christians must stand up for their faith as the communist government furthers efforts to rewrite the Bible, a persecution watchdog group has warned.

A church rooftop cross was severed by Chinese Communist workers in Wenzhou amid an ongoing campaign to control Christianity in the region.

Indonesian police forced members of a Methodist church congregation out of their building and sealed the door shut to "appease Muslim hard-liners," a persecution watchdog has revealed.

A Chinese pastor is being targeted by Communist officials after he signed a statement denouncing the government's efforts to restrict Christianity and vowing to "bear all losses" for the sake of the Gospel.

Despite being released from prison months ago, a house church pastor in China is still under government surveillance as persecution across the country escalates.

To better control the growth and influence of Christianity, the Chinese government plans to incorporate Buddhist scripture and Confucian teachings into the Bible and edit worship songs to include Chinese characteristics, the head of a persecution watchdog has revealed.

Ethnic Wa rebels shut down churches, destroyed buildings, and temporarily detained several pastor in eastern Burma (Myanmar), shaving their heads before releasing them.

Pope Francis has acknowledged that underground churches will suffer as a result of a landmark deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops, but praised the "martyr-like faith" of Chinese Catholics and their willingness to accept whatever was decided.