Tag: Protestant pastor
Philippine Protestant council welcomes dismissal of charges against pastor
Other detained activists were also released after the court found no evidence to support the arrest and search orders issued against them
Philippine Protestant Churches urge gov’t to immediately release arrested pastors
The arrests "are reminiscent" of the days when church people "were arrested or killed for being vocal in their ministries for the poor"
Rights group slams arrest, detention of Protestant pastor in southern Philippines
Pastor Benjie Gomez was arrested after holding Sunday service in the town of Leon Postigo in Zamboanga del Norte province on June 6
Protestant bishop warns against Philippines’ new anti-terror law
Bishop Reuel Marigza said that even without the new anti-terrort law, violations of human rights have already been happening
Protestant pastor decries ‘wrongful’ arrest
UCCP Pastor Dan San Andres said the charges leveled against him are “baseless” and are part of a “crackdown" against human rights defenders
Protestant pastor red-tagged, arrested in Bicol
Pastor Dan San Andres, 61, chairman of human rights group Karapatan in the region, was arrested in Sipocot town, Camarines Sur
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