Nay Y Blang of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ in Vietnam, has been imprisoned for four-and-a-half years on charges of ‘succession and incitement’ for holding prayer meetings in his home.
He was not allowed access to a lawyer and was also found guilty of inciting others to ‘infringe upon the interests of the State’. In 2005 Mr Blang was imprisoned for five-and-a-half years for ‘undermining the unity policy,’ and in 2022 he was fined the equivalent of £130 for ‘abusing democratic freedoms and belief freedoms’.
Mauritania: Christians released
Officials in Mauritania have released all the Christians arrested after a video of a baptism ceremony prompted Muslims to call for their punishment. They were not charged with any crime.
A local Christian leader said: ‘They have been asked to go home and believe what they want, but in private and discreetly. It seems that our brothers have more to fear from the Islamists than from their government. Thank God for this happy ending.’
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