Seven Lao Christians released after international concern
BosNewsLife Seven Christian men who were detained by security forces in southern Laos for holding an “illegal” church service are free, a day after BosNewsLife news agency published about their plight. A government official in the Phin district of the southern province of Savannakhet confirmed to Radio Free Asia that they were all released Wednesday, […]
Seven Christians reportedly detained in Laos for “illegal” Christmas service
BosNewsLife Minority Christians in southern Laos faced a grim New Year after seven believers, including church leaders, were detained by the Communist government’s security forces during violent church raids, a well-informed advocacy official told BosNewsLife. Sirikoon Prasertsee, who leads the advocacy group Human Rights Watcher for Lao Religious Freedom, said the detentions occurred late on Saturday, […]