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Iran Sentences American Pastor to Eight Years for Planting House Churches
Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini was sentenced to eight years in Iran's most notorious prison Jan. 27 for allegedly threatening "national security" by planting house churches years ago.Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Vietnam's New Religion Decree Termed a Step Backward
Protestant Christians and leaders of other faiths in Vietnam are criticizing a new decree on religion that went into effect this year as a significant step backward, with one Christian activist...Sunday, January 27, 2013
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15-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan Allegedly Forced to Convert, Marry
A powerful Pakistani official's aide who is allegedly running a prostitution ring in Karachi has taken a Christian girl from her home and forced her to convert to Islam and marry him, according to...Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Attacked Christians in India Fear Returning Home
After Hindu nationalists in Maharashtra state attacked Christians two weeks ago because they refused to honor a tribal deity – violence that led many to flee their homes – the extremists yesterday...Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Nigerian President Defends Security Amid Reports of Slaughters
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan defended his administration’s efforts to protect churches as he visited a worship service in Abuja Dec. 30, amid disputed reports of massacred Christians in...Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Ordinary Muslims in Indonesia Violating Rights, Study Finds
Concerns are growing over at least 50 cases of religious freedom violations against Christians in Indonesia last year, as not only extremists but ordinary Muslims were responsible for many of the...Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Sudan Bombings Kill More Nuba Christians Around Christmas
Non-Arab Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains said they feel forgotten after Sudanese air forces killed at least 11 of the faithful in bombings before and after Christmas.Friday, January 4, 2013
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Sudan Arrests Coptic Priests for Baptizing Convert
As part of heightened persecution of Christians since South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year, Sudanese authorities have arrested two priests of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Sudan and accused...Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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12 Christians Killed in Christmas Bloodshed in Nigeria
Christmas Eve attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Nigeria’s Borno state – already reeling from the slaughter of at least 10 Christians earlier this month – took the lives of six...Friday, December 28, 2012
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Algerian Christian Unknowingly Convicted, Sentenced for 'Pressuring Muslim'
Without any prior notice or summons from police, a Christian convert from Islam in Algeria received word on Dec. 11 that he had been convicted of pressuring a Muslim to leave his religion.Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Swedish Christian Worker, 70, Dies From Pakistan Shooting
Birgitta Almby, 70-year-old Bible school teacher and director of a Christian-run technical training institute in Lahore, died last night in her native Sweden from wounds sustained in a Dec. 3...Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Iran Said to be Killing Imprisoned Pastor by Neglect
The condition of an Iranian pastor languishing in prison on charges of "actions against the Islamic state" is deteriorating as authorities intend to kill him by denying him medical treatment,...Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Equal Rights for Christians in Bhutan Stalled
While Bhutan's government has quietly enacted an "anti-conversion" law that Christians fear will be used against them, a proposal to grant Christians the right to construct church buildings and...Friday, December 7, 2012
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Christian Deported From Maldives for Bringing in Literature
Authorities in the Maldives held a Bangladeshi Christian in jail for 23 days before deporting him for bringing Christian literature into the South Asian archipelago that claims to be 100 percent...Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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Christians Killed, Church Building Destroyed in Sudan Bombing
The Sudanese military in the last two weeks has bombed more non-Arab people in largely Christians areas of the Nuba Mountains -- killing three Christians, destroying two relief agency structures...Sunday, December 2, 2012
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Christians Targeted in Nigeria's University Killings, Students Say
The gunmen who killed at least 46 people in Nigeria’s northwestern town of Mubi on Oct. 1 first asked them if they were Christians before shooting or knifing them, according to students who escaped...Monday, October 8, 2012