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Bangladesh
Map reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Islam in the state religion in Bangladesh but the constitution does not recognise Sharia and guarantees freedom of worship. This makes it one of the most open Muslim states, where conversions can occur in an atmosphere of general tolerance. However, Islam's social and cultural ascendancy is such that in many communities all sorts of pressure is put on people. In some cases, notaries refuse to sign papers testifying to conversions. In other cases, like that of the former imam, people resort to physical and psychological violence.
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Raymond Ibrahim reports for Gatestone Institute that, “Half of Iraq's indigenous Christians are gone, due to the unleashed forces of jihad [holy war]. Many Christians fled to nearby Syria; yet, as the Assad regime comes under attack from al-Qaeda and others… Christians are experiencing a level of persecution unprecedented in the nation's modern history.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West.
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012
"At least 200 angry locals chased the missionaries' car and threw stones at it, leaving three with cuts from broken glass, the district police chief said." This is the second attack by an Muslim mob against Christians in Bangladesh in recent months. The earlier attack, against a group of Christian orphanage workers, was reported by ICC on February 24th.
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Friday, February 24th, 2012
“[The] crowd was very angry and shouting at us…they said we are here stealing babies to convert them to Christianity, that we are making people Christians…suddenly a guy hit me from behind, just below my head. I started falling and somebody held me up”
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
“They have occupied my land and have even tried to kill me. They have repeatedly threatened to throw me off my land. I have to stay with friends at the moment for my safety,” Ruram said
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Church leaders in Bangladesh are beaten by local political leaders as police stand idly by, as Christians protest their illegal seizure of a Christian man's home.
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Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Bangladeshi Premier wants to keep Islam as the State Religion even though it is against the constitution.
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Government of Bangladesh for the first time is going to try individuals for persecution of religious minorities.
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Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Muslim villagers in Bangladesh beat a young Christian man for standing up for Christian girls.
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Six Christians arrested in Bangladesh for distributing Christian literature have been found innocent of any crime.
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Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Christian in Bangladesh loses appeal on charges of "creating chaos" by selling and distributing Christian books near an annual Muslim congregation.
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
Lay minister's home in Bangladesh has been destroyed because he preached to Gospel and converted non-beleivers in his village.
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
Christian man has been sentenced to one year in prison for "creating chaos" by selling and distributing Christian books.
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Human rights group says that the situation for religious and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh is appalling.
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