Tag: jail

Jakarta court presses forward in jailing Ahok for blasphemy

Indonesia (MNN) — Ahok imprisoned on blasphemy charges, prayers needed

PUBLISHED ON 10 May, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ Ahok, asia, asian access, blasphemy charges, blasphemy law, election, freedom of speech, governor, indonesia, jail, Jakarta, prison, religious freedom

Entertainment, freedom of information in crosshairs of Turkey’s purge

Turkey (MNN) — Ministries cautiously watching purge and praying

PUBLISHED ON 3 May, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ andrew brunson, dating shows, entertainment, erdogan, freedom of information, freedom of religion, jail, journalists, justice, purge, referendum vote, turkey, universities, wikipedia

Appeal denied for American pastor imprisoned in Turkey

Turkey (MNN) — Sign the petition for American pastor’s release from Turkish prison

PUBLISHED ON 30 January, 2017 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ aclj, american, andrew brunson, appeal, coup, crackdown, fethullah gulen, jail, norine brunson, pastor, petition, prison, release, turkey

Guatemalan prison guards, police gather to study the Bible

Guatemala (MNN) — Christ changing prison culture… through prison guards

PUBLISHED ON 27 October, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ bible course, bible study, byron aguilar, correctional facility, cynthia williams, gangs, graduate, guatemala, instructors, jail, police, prison, prison guards, students

Crossroad leading captives worldwide into spiritual freedom

Malaysia (MNN) — Prison ministry changing lives in Malaysia

PUBLISHED ON 25 August, 2016 BY Lyndsey Koh
TOPICS:▼ 10/40 window, crossroad bible institute, cynthia williams, halfway houses, jail, malaysia, prison, prison ministry, society, southeast asia, transition

South Sudanese pastors home at last

South Sudan (MNN) — Two South Sudanese pastors finally home after months of struggles.

PUBLISHED ON 27 August, 2015 BY Alex Anhalt
TOPICS:▼ jail, pastors, prayer, prisoners, south sudan, south Sudanese pastors, sudan, travel ban

Prison time begins at home

USA (MNN) — Ministry leader explores how a life of crime begins in childhood.

PUBLISHED ON 28 August, 2014 BY Katey Hearth
TOPICS:▼ crossroad bible institute, david schuringa, jail, prison

Sudan retracts freedom claim for imprisoned Christian

Sudan (MNN) — Setbacks and disappointments for Sudanese Christian woman behind bars.

PUBLISHED ON 3 June, 2014 BY Ruth K'lama
TOPICS:▼ christ, christian, islam, jail, meriam ibrahim, open doors, persecution, sudan, world watch list

U.S. pastor in jail in Russia

Russia (MNN) — Russian Ministries advocates for detained U.S. pastor in Russia

PUBLISHED ON 22 February, 2013
TOPICS:▼ jail, pastor, religious freedom, russia, russian ministries

Pastor’s attorney arrested in Iran

Iran (MNN) — Voice of the Martyrs urges prayer for Iranian pastor jailed for more than 900 days

PUBLISHED ON 7 May, 2012
TOPICS:▼ attorney, christians, iran, jail, persecution, vom

Chinese officials take 70 Christians into custody

China (MNN) — 20-year-old house church gets raided; 70 Christians arrested

PUBLISHED ON 23 March, 2012
TOPICS:▼ arrests, china, china aid, house church, jail, persecution, voice of the martyrs

Iran ramps tension with the West

Iran (MNN) — Iran calls for fight against Western terrorism

PUBLISHED ON 23 July, 2010
TOPICS:▼ apostasy, evangelism, iran, isolation, jail, persecution, satellite television

Iran’s election anniversary nears; believers call for prayer

Iraq (MNN) — Tehran begins crackdown in advance of bloody anniversary

PUBLISHED ON 2 June, 2010
TOPICS:▼ apostasy, elections, evangelism, iran, isolation, jail, persecution, protest, sammy tippit, satellite television

Laotian pastors are released from jail

Laos (MNN) — Voice of the Martyrs reports jailed pastors are free, but prayer is still needed

PUBLISHED ON 26 November, 2008
TOPICS:▼ asia, jail, laos, pastors, persecution, vom

Proselytism gets Christian two-year sentence

Algeria (MNN) — One Christian’s jail sentence part of crackdown on churches

PUBLISHED ON 15 April, 2008
TOPICS:▼ church, evangelism, jail, sentence

Disturbing report for imprisoned pastor in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (MNN) — Reports leaking out of Azerbaijan on imprisoned pastor disturbing

PUBLISHED ON 3 December, 2007
TOPICS:▼ darnagyul, jail, persecution, zaur balaev

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