Story number 4 for 4 Jul 2001

(Turkmenistan)–Next, Keston News Service reports that two Christians living and working in Turkmenistan were detained last week and are believed to be on the brink of deportation. The two men are both believed to be Russian citizens and the Turkmen authorities are reported to have asked the two men’s families to pay for their deportation. Hundreds of people active in various religious groups have been deported in recent years. Please pray for the believers as the campaign of harassment against them increases.