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UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18
"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
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Friday, December 12, 2003 |
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8 years in prison for Chinese online whistleblower. Yet another cyber-dissident bites the dust as China's neandrathals lock him up for the most unpardonable of sins -- exposing the stinking corruption of government officials. Chinese official who exposed government corruption on the Internet has been sentenced to eight... [The Peking Duck]
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein
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TURKMENISTAN: FROM BAD TO WORSE (ANS)
AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- Turkmenistan is a former Soviet, Central Asian state, north of Iran and Afghanistan and south of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea. More than 91% of the population is Muslim (only 2.6% are Christian, mostly Orthodox). The nation is ruled with Soviet style oppression by President Saparmurat Niyazov, a totalitarian nationalist dictator who has created a personality cult around himself. Turkmenistan has a population of 5 million, and they have little chance to hear the gospel. Those who share the gospel, do so at great risk to their life and liberty
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CHRISTIAN TRACT DISTRIBUTION IN VIETNAM BRINGS ARRESTS
Evangelists Beaten and Christian Leader Threatens Street Demonstrations (www.compassdirect.org)
HO CHI MINH CITY, December 11 (Compass) -- News of clashes between Christians and public security police over Christian tract distribution has been pouring out of Vietnam since the opening of the 22nd Southeast Asia Games on December 5. The house churches, often zealous in their evangelism, have apparently organized the distribution of Christian tracts and literature featuring the testimonies of prominent Christian athletes, severely pushing the limits of religious freedom in Vietnam. By noon on December 10, at least 18 Christians were known to be in detention. Others were still missing. Meanwhile, the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, a prominent house church leader and religious freedom activist, survived an apparent assassination attempt on December 9. He threatened to organize street demonstrations if those detained over the literature distribution were not released. Although Vietnam recognizes two Protestant groups, dozens of house church organizations remain illegal and subject to official abuse.
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