As Nepal continues its transition from a monarchal Hindu Kingdom to a democratic secular state, Christians are becoming concerned that the country’s new constitution may limit or even ban evangelism.

Two church groups that have been meeting at a university in central Almaty, Kazakhstan, are now prohibited from using the school’s facilities. City officials told staff at the International University of Information Technology that renting space to religious communities is now banned. University officials had no choice but to comply with the ban. “We want to continue to rent to them,” a university official said. “It was profitable for us.”

Two Indian nationals have been locked in a Saudi Arabian jail for more than two months, even though they were sentenced to just 45 days in prison. The religious police arrested Yohan Nese, 31, and Vasantha Sekhar Vara, 28, on Jan. 21 during a raid on a prayer meeting. Four other Indian nationals at the prayer meeting escaped arrest.