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Increase in Islamist attacks in Niger show signs of growing threat
Four attacks within the last three weeks in Niger have raised the spectre of a growing Islamist threat in the country.
In the latest attack on Tuesday (June 11), unidentified armed men attacked a para
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The rise of Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus will further increase in the next few years, predicts a new report by Anna Münster, a Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.
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In Eritrea, ‘persecution greater than ever and getting worse’
Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its “highest level ever and getting worse”, an Eritrean Christian leader, who cannot be named for security reasons, has told the Christian charity Open Doors Int
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Tehran church faces closure after pastor’s arrest
The future of the central Assemblies of God church in Tehran hangs in the balance, following the arrest of one of its pastors last week.
Iranian authorities continue to pressure churches of Armenian or Assyrian heritage to c...
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Iranian Christians face ‘systematic persecution and prosecution’
Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent months with some damning verdicts on the country’s human rights record.
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Tanzania – bomb outside new Catholic church one of worst ‘terrorist’ incidents in years
Tanzania, once celebrated as a role model for peace in Africa, is no longer being considered ‘safe’ after an increase in inter-faith violence, with little evidence so far of perpetrators brought to ju
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Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty gamble
A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were "ghosts," faceless adversaries who would not step forward.
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Jonathan Goodluck’s amnesty gamble
A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were "ghosts," faceless adversaries who would not step forward.
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Church shelled, seven Christians killed in Central African Republic
A weekend of violence in the Central African Republic included three artillery shells that crashed into a church and killed seven people, according to a pastor.
At least 20 people were reported dead a
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Brazilians’ ordeal in Senegal prison over, but legal challenges remain
Two Brazilian missionaries held in a Senegal jail without charge for five months were released on bail this month, yet still face accusations they operated youth programs without permits.
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