Morning Star News
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Churches Raided in China as Shouwang Leaders Remain Under House Arrest
Local police broke up the worship service of a house church and arrested its pastor in China's Xinjiang region for the second time earlier this month as pastors at Beijing Shouwang Church remained...Friday, August 16, 2013
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Christians Targeted in Pro-Morsi Violence in Egypt
In the violence that exploded across Egypt on August 14, supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi attacked scores of church buildings and Christian-owned homes and businesses in...Thursday, August 15, 2013
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Coptic Christian Girl Shot Dead in Egypt
A Coptic Christian girl walking home from a Bible class at her church was shot and killed last week in Cairo by an unidentified gunman.Monday, August 12, 2013
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Missing Clergymen Reflect Dangers for Christians in Syria
The disappearance last week of an Italian Jesuit priest in Syria following the kidnapping of two other clergymen in April reflects the dangers Christians face in the war-torn country.Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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Churches Bombed in Kano, Nigeria, Killing 45 People
Suspected terrorists from the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group set off four bombs that hit two churches in Kano city on Monday night, killing at least 45 people.Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Christians in Eritrea Punished for Their Faith
Eritrean authorities are punishing 39 high school students for their Christian faith, excluding them from a graduation ceremony and subjecting them to beatings and hard labor.Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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Pastor's Daughter in Nigeria Allegedly Kidnapped, Forced to Convert to Islam
A Muslim leader in central Nigeria has abducted a pastor's daughter and forced her to convert to Islam with the backing of a sharia court, the church leader said.Monday, July 29, 2013
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More Christians in Pakistan Accused of Sending 'Blasphemous' Text Messages
A Christian couple was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to a Muslim cleric in Gojra, a religiously volatile city where a week before a young Christian man was...Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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Dozens of Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Gunmen killed six Christians in an early morning attack yesterday on Dinu village in southern Plateau state, a month after Muslim Fulani herdsmen shot a Christian to death in a nearby village,...Friday, July 19, 2013
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Christians Flee Villages in Egypt's North Sinai After Terrifying Murders
Christians in two villages in North Sinai, Egypt have fled for their lives after a priest was gunned down and a Christian businessman was abducted and killed, his decapitated body dumped onto a...Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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Pakistan: Christian Sent to Prison for 'Blasphemy' in Spite of Accuser's Retraction
A court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced a Christian to life in prison for alleged blasphemy in spite of the complainant retracting the accusation and admitting police pressured him into making...Monday, July 15, 2013
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Sudan Tracking Down Converts From Islam in Purge of Christianity
A Sudanese Christian has fled the country after authorities in Khartoum threatened to kill him for refusing to divulge names of converts from Islam.Friday, July 12, 2013
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Christians in Egypt Fearful After Five Copts Killed
Following the shooting death of a priest in Northern Sinai, Christians in Upper Egypt and elsewhere are living in fear after four Coptic Christians were killed near Luxor in the wake of the...Tuesday, July 9, 2013
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Morsi Supporters Attack Christian Targets in Egypt After Removal of President
In scattered locations across Egypt, mobs of hard-line Muslims enraged over the deposing of the country's Islamist president last week attacked Christian homes, business and church buildings.Monday, July 8, 2013
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Somalia: Islamic Extremists Publicly Kill Young Christian Man
Islamic extremists from the rebel group al Shabaab in Somalia earlier this month publicly shot a young man to death after identifying him as a Christian.Friday, June 21, 2013
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Christians Sentenced to Prison as 'Moderate' Comes to Power in Iran
Six more Christians were sentenced for practicing their faith last week, while Iran's presidential election of a moderate politician was not expected to soften the regime’s persecution of religious...Thursday, June 20, 2013
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Teacher in Egypt Sentenced for 'Defaming' Islam
A judge in Upper Egypt found a Christian teacher guilty of defaming Islam and levied a massive fine against her after prohibiting her lawyers from presenting a single witness during the trial.Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Vietnam Stonewalls Efforts to Rectify Religious Rights Abuses
In February, sustained night-time attacks by "villagers with the hand of the government behind them" in Vietnam's Central Highlands destroyed the homes and thousands of coffee plants of ethnic...Monday, June 10, 2013