Update on Imprisoned Azeri Pastor; Update on Muslim Attacks on Christians in Ethiopia; Update on the Widow of Murdered Sri Lankan Pastor

by Staff
March 28, 2008

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Update on Imprisoned Azeri Pastor

The Voice of the Martyrs has learned of the release today of Azeri pastor Zaur Balaev. Arrested on May 20, 2007 during a house church raid in Aliabad, Pastor Zaur was accused of holding "illegal meetings under the guise of religious activities" but sentenced to two years in prison on fabricated charges of resisting arrest. According to VOMC sources, upon his release Zaur insisted on giving Jesus the credit for setting him free.

For more details on Pastor Zaur and other persecution in Azerbaijan, go to www.persecution.net/country/azerbaijan.htm.

Update on Muslim Attacks on Christians in Ethiopia

VOMC has learned that only one Christian (and not two, as previously reported) was killed by Muslim militants on March 3, 2008, in the town of Nensabo located 325 km southeast of the capital Addis Ababa. His name was Tulu Mosisa. Dozens more were also wounded in the attack on Christians attending a worship service. For more details on the attack, go to www.persecution.net/news/ethiopia38.html.

Update on the Widow of Murdered Sri Lankan Pastor

Mrs. Shiromi Edirisinghe, widow of the late Pastor Neil Edirisinghe, who sustained gunshot injuries in the attack that killed her husband on the February 17 (see www.persec ution.net/news/srilanka83.html) still remains in critical condition, according to a March 14 update from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka. She has regained consciousness but is still unable to breathe on her own. Pray for the continued recovery of Shiromi and her son.

Please go to www.persecution.net/country/srilanka.htm for more information on the persecution of Christians in Sri Lanka.