Nepal: released
On July 17, the Nepalese authorities released a Christian pastor who had spent almost two years in prison for eating beef.
Barnabas Fund
In October 2012, Pastor Chhedar Lhomi Bhote (37) was arrested after a mob of Hindu militants burned down his home. After discovering that the minister had eaten beef, local residents, in an uproar, claimed that they also saw him killing a cow, an act considered a criminal offence in Nepal.
