WEA Religious Liberty Prayer News: Sri Lanka, Sudan, Kazakhstan

24 May, It is reported that on 27 April, while a group of 30 Christians were gathered for prayer in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka, a mob of around 30 persons led by Buddhist clergy stormed the premises they were praying in, and demanded that prayer meetings be stopped.According to reports, the police who arrived on the scene instructed the Christians to stop the prayer meetings since there was no prior approval from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
However, according to Sri Lankan legislation, there is no legal requirement to obtain prior approval for religious worship activities.
Christians in Sri Lanka have been facing an increase in persecution over the past couple of years. According to statistics from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka, 103 incidents of Christian persecution were recorded in 2013 – a 98% increase from 2012.
So far this year, there have been over 40 attacks on churches and Christians in Sri Lanka.
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Christian man jailed for refusing to pay fine for holding worship service in KAZAKHSTAN16 May, According to reports, a Christian father of 3 was jailed in Kazakhstan for refusing to a pay a fine for leading an unauthorized worship service in his home.
Denis Yenenko was imprisoned for 6 days after he refused to pay a fine of USD 475 following a raid on his home in Sergeyeyka in 2013.
He was initially penalized for “participation in the activity of an unregistered, halted or banned religious community or social organization.”
It is reported that, in 2014, 39 people were fined for exercising their right to religious liberty in Kazakhstan.
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