By Release International
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November 2018
Articles > World Mission > Asia > Central Asia
Central Asia clampdown on Christians
Christians in Central Asia are facing worship bans, arrest and torture, as Islamic nationalism gains ground in their countries. Pastors in the underground church have been describing their ordeal to Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world. Release has launched an appeal to help the church in Central Asia. Security police in Tajikistan arrested and fined ten Christians in August for handing out gospel literature. Release International says the group had gone to the Pamir mountains to give out tracts. They were fined about £750 — more than most Tajiks would earn in six months. In neighbouring Kazakhstan, a new religious survey has...
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