Latest news on the persecution of Christians around the world http://www.persecution.com.au/news/ en Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:51:00 +1000 2008 Voice of the Martyrs Ltd (Australia) webmaster@persecution.com.au Security police officials in Tehran this month tortured a newly converted couple and threatened to put their 4-year-old daughter in an institution after arresting them. http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=9A1A3E28-2413-473D-BDB0-E76745BE94C6&c=9 On 25 April, Pastor Mohan Babu and two other believers were severely beaten by 35 Hindu extremists for holding a Vacation Bible School. http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=16ED4114-99A7-4BBB-B6DD-27B67ED8B54D&c=9 Belarus has imposed a fine of more than two months' average wages on a Baptist who "organised choir singing and conducted conversations on religious topics" . http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=D63E26AE-5665-4979-855A-671335BD4577&c=9 Pastor Shabanov is the second Baptist pastor in the remote village of Aliabad to face imprisonment on what local Baptists insist are trumped-up charges. http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=1144D3D8-4AC8-4024-87CA-B1EC13FB0298&c=9 Local authorities accompanied by an Islamist mob attempted to demolish two buildings in a church compound used by three congregations in Jatimulya village. http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=CEB5278D-8A04-413A-A767-835639ACE6C9&c=9 Preliminary findings of an ongoing study on gender violence shows that female victims of attacks in Orissa state last Christmas season are struggling with post-traumatic disorders. http://www.persecution.com.au/news/article.asp?artid=AB5CBB7D-AC6B-477A-8D2B-F03599EBD2C0&c=9